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Smart PC hardware selection can make your
installation, support, troubleshooting and upgrading work much easier.
Selecting the right PCs and related peripherals can lower your
company’s computer support costs dramatically, while
boosting system reliability and employee productivity. Pick the
wrong PC hardware and well let’s not even go there!
Now
let’s shift gears and look at money-saving techniques for modems
and printers, two of the most popular, but unfortunately also the
most headache-prone, PC peripherals out there in small businesses.
Now
let’s examine some simple ways to control your computing expenses
with Microsoft Office software applications.
We’ll
spotlight some simple money-saving techniques you can use with the
Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. With more than six
versions of Microsoft Windows in use among small businesses, you
have plenty of opportunities to save (and waste) money.
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Software Purchases and Maintenance
Now
we’ll round out our look at software support cost control by
surveying how small businesses buy, customize and update Microsoft
Office and Microsoft Windows.
Data Protection PC Support Tips
When looking at
data backup best practices, you’ll find only two kinds of small
businesses: those that have experienced a data disaster and those
that will. Countless studies have shown that small businesses
without a sound backup and disaster recovery procedure never fully
recover. In addition, small businesses without a thorough, regularly
tested recovery plan are likely to go out of business within a few
months after a data disaster.
Are
your computers ready to weather the strain of brownouts, blackouts,
surges and sags? If you answered “Not Sure” or “No,” you're
certainly not alone. In most small businesses, unless you have an
in-house computer support person, or a similar arrangement with a
local consultant, your computers, phone system and
telecommunications equipment may be a lot more vulnerable
than you realize. Unfortunately, when it comes to all things related
to data protection, vulnerability means exposure to huge potential
expenses.
Ten years ago, it was difficult to
get a virus through anything but infected diskettes. Now it’s a
lot easier to become a victim. Highly destructive and rapidly
propagating viruses can infect your hard drive through e-mail
programs, Web browsers and other Internet-borne mechanisms. In fact,
today’s viruses and security vulnerabilities make the primitive
pre-Internet-era viruses seem utterly inconsequential.
Discover
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World, Get More Steady, High-Paying Consulting Clients with
Joshua Feinberg's PROVEN Strategies
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