Starting your own business is a challenge, growing it to become a successful business is an even bigger challenge.   There are many business challenges that we face and overcome every week, that’s what makes it so exciting.

The challenge of hiring great staff, the challenge of financing your dreams, the challenge of building your brand and making money are common to most businesses.  When it comes to IT within a business, that also comes with its own challenges.

Common IT Challenges

Based on our experience over the many years we have been meeting new clients to discuss IT, we believe that these are the 5 most common challenges that a business faces in this area:

1. To retain a competitive edge

In order to keep up with your competitors you need to have certain systems in place.  If you want to access new markets, streamline your processes or launch new services you will need IT agility.  When you have to catch up fast and jump on opportunities as they emerge you need the IT infrastructure in place to do so.

2. Technology that works for you

IT should be there when you need it but something you don’t have to think about.  You need reliable systems, proven technology and access to the best available products in the market.  You don’t need downtime or issues holding you up and damaging your reputation.

3. Data secure but accessible by team

With more fluid work practices it is essential that you team can access data remotely but in a secure fashion.  You can’t afford a data breach or loss of information.  You must consider disaster recovery planning and ensure you have your data backed up securely with layers of security protecting it at every stage.

4. IT budget and resources

While IT is essential to your business you may not think you have the budget to afford the best systems.  However, when you have a solution that is tailored to your needs you will only pay for what you need.  Fixed monthly costs that are priced for SMEs and offer cost effective enterprise technology available to all.

5. Ability to grow

Your business will probably look much different in 5 years’ time.  That is why you need systems that are right for today and ready to grow for tomorrow.  Built with the future in mind will save you time and money in the long term.

Are any of these challenges familiar to you?   If you are struggling with IT and the challenges seem to great, then it’s time you spoke to our expert team.  We are ready to offer you a consultation and come up with solutions to suit your plans.

When you make the decision to use a managed IT Service provider what you are actually doing is taking all your IT operations and putting them in the hands of an expert team to look after.

They are now responsible for ensuring that your IT systems are not only fit for purpose but are there for your business 24 hours a day.  They will monitor, manage and resolve any issue relating to the IT system and ensure you can get on with your business.

Reliance on IT

Many years ago when the reliance on IT was not the way it is now, it was sufficient to have a guy you could call when things went wrong.  He would hop into his van and drive to your office and fix your computer.  You may have had to wait a day or two for this, but hey, back in the day that was just the way it was.

As the years went on, it became a more complex situation as business came to be more reliant on technology.  This is when the IT professional started to be more pro-active by reviewing systems and trying to figure out what issues might occur and try to prevent them.

Benefits of IT Managed Service Provider (MSP)

Your MSP will know what new hardware, improved software, new technologies and better options for your business are available.  They will know what new security threats may be around and how to protect your data.  They will know your system, they will watch out for any issues or risk and address it before it becomes a problem.

As a smaller business you will now be able to access enterprise level technologies and support when working with the right partner.  Technologies that were only reserved for global brands not so long ago will be within your grasp.

Modern Enterprise

Every business needs technology and suitable IT systems to operate in the modern business world.  Reliance on IT is something that increases each day and if a smaller business does not keep up it will be passed by.  It is a complex area, you don’t have the time or the expertise to manage it and your time is too precious to be spent trying to fix an issue.

If your email goes down, if you lose data, all that downtime has a cost both financially and damage to your brand.   Can you afford the expense of not having a trusted IT partner today?

Put in simple terms – one of the biggest benefits of managed IT services is discovering and fixing problems before they can negatively affect your business.  If your systems are well maintained they will perform better, you will see less issues and have the benefit of increased performance in all aspects of your business.

If you are looking for enterprise level IT support at a cost effective price, then DNA IT Solutions may be the partner for you.  We manage all aspects of your IT, being a one stop shop for IT security, hardware, software, printers, cloud storage and much more.