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Are Your Computers Safe?
Understanding the Risks of Computer Failure and How to Protect Your Business
If you’re like many small-business owners, computers are not your top priority. Most likely, you’re busy focusing on the daily demands of your business, not thinking about or performing IT maintenance. But what you don’t know—and don’t take steps to prevent—can hurt you.
In the months to come, you’ll find articles here explaining the risks associated with specific computer problems and how you can protect your business. Each of the following topics will be covered in greater depth in individual articles in the near future.
Data Loss
Imagine for a moment that you came in to work one day, turned on the computers and all of your company’s data was simply gone. Irretrievable. It happens, and for businesses without a data management and backup plan, it’s rarely a happy ending:
- 70 percent of all small businesses that suffer a data failure will not recover and eventually will go out of business.
- IDC reports 25 percent of small businesses fail to back up important files: 50 percent back up files from computers using inefficient manual processes, and only 14 percent use an online backup service.
In a future article, you’ll discover how using a solid data management plan and regular computer maintenance by an IT service technician can help prevent data loss that could potentially put you out of business.
Security Breaches
Security breaches caused by computer viruses, spyware, and other ill-intentioned invaders can ruin a business due to costly fines, plummeting consumer confidence, and other devastating effects.
- Estimates suggest that spyware is infecting up to 90 percent of computers in the U.S.
- U.S. small- and medium-sized businesses rate network security first among important technologies for their business, "with 73% of U.S. respondents saying it is ‘very important’ and another 18% saying it is ‘somewhat important.’"
The best way to prevent security breaches is to ensure that all components of your business’ IT framework—your network, computers, Internet connections, and output devices—are secure. An IT service technician can help safeguard your systems, and you’ll learn more about how in an upcoming article.
Speed and Performance Issues
Computer lags and crashes are more than inconvenient; they cut into your profits by wasting time you could spend building your business. You’ll read in an upcoming article about the importance of computer “defragging” and other routine IT maintenance that an IT service technician can provide to prevent speed and performance problems.
Finding the IT Service that’s Right for Your Business
A large number of small businesses can’t afford to employ a full-time IT expert, and many businesses don’t need a dedicated expert on staff. For those who require routine system maintenance rather than everyday service, a cost-effective IT service plan makes good business sense: a professional takes care of your computers and you take care of business.
Stay tuned for articles on these topics and more designed to help your business succeed.
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