When your business is in the position to add new technology, the process can be pretty confusing. You try to make good business decisions every time, but with technology, there are more variables that need to be weighed. Is the technology going to benefit your business? Is it the right technology for what you are trying to achieve? What is the actual cost? Today, we outline three strategies that can help you make better IT decisions. This way, you can focus on growing your business!
What it Means to Make Good Technology Decisions
There is no question that the right technology, used the right way, and supported sufficiently, will have a positive impact on a business. The problem is that there are so many options out there that do relatively the same things, so how can you know if you are committed to the technology that can most help your business? It really comes down to one question: What does your business need technology to do for it? It seems like a simple question, but it is important to consider.
At Macatawa Technologies, we deal with small to medium-sized businesses that are always looking for the most effective business solution. If you have questions about what your business is, you will likely have problems integrating the right technology. Here are three tips that you should consider when implementing new technology.
1. Prioritize Security
When choosing technology, business owners need to start with security. If the technology doesn’t meet the security demands of your organization, you will pay more to secure it than the solution is worth. You should start the technology procurement process with a strategy on how that technology either works to protect your business’ assets or needs to be protected so that your assets stay secure.
2. Be Prepared
New technology can present your organization with new opportunities. It also is an investment of both time and money. An investment like that can be flipped underwater pretty quickly if you are hit with a data loss scenario. We understand that continuity is critical for your business. Our backup and disaster recovery program is a turnkey solution for critical data protection and rapid recovery. By having this backup in place, you can assure that you are protected against any situation where data could be permanently lost.
3. Do Your Research
One of the best pieces of advice that can be given to a small business owner that desperately wants to implement new technology to make their business better is to learn about it before you decide to deploy it. We don’t mean that you should read a single article about how it helped one company. We mean do some diligent investigation about how specific technology could help support your business’ mission. By getting enough information, and knowing exactly how you will need to use it, you can be confident that any deployment will be successful, and that the solution will actually work to help you build a better business.
Technology can do a lot for a business. If you would like more information about technology, how we support businesses like yours, or any other technology-related questions, give us a call today at (616) 394-4940.
