Over the years, I have had my clients try to handle IT issues alone, and it ends up costing them way more time and money then it really needed to. So, think about these two questions before you start to handle a thorny issue.
What is your billing rate per hour?
Are you an expert in the issue you are trying to solve?
If my customer had called me first, I would have saved them a lot time, and remember—time is money. Just because you think you are taking care of an internal issue does not mean there is no cost. I have a couple examples of actual issues from my customers.
WAIT! STOP! Don’t Buy That Shiny New Computer—Yet
There is a shortage of everything computer. The price of computers is easily 15 – 20 percent more than they should be. It’s not just computers. Printers, toner, computer hard drives—anything electronic and having a supply chain associated with it. This is where a refurbished computer starts to make a little sense.
Hackers Want to Be Your Valentine
It’s not just China that is doing the scanning, there are other countries involved as well, and they are not just targeting my IP address, but whole blocks of IP addresses. Individuals are very busy looking for vulnerabilities and open ports. Just a quick search through the web shows this is an issue.
I Backup in the Cloud, and I am Not Interested – OK, So Read On
What you have in the Cloud is another copy of your data, which is good, but Microsoft is not backing up your data. What happens to all the data if a hacker got into Microsoft and was able to delete the data held and synced by OneDrive? Because OneDrive, is a bidirectional synch, I believe that data would be gone off OneDrive, and off your PC!
What’s wrong with having my Data in the Cloud? I like it! Part 3
Learn alternative ways you can secure your OWN data on your OWN network and not rely on cloud storage or worry about hacking. Arnold Consulting has the expertise and experience to get you set up securely and affordably.
Executive Order on Cybersecurity by the President of the United States
Do you have the right things in place in the event of a cyber attack? Our President signed an executive order on cyber security. Find out how this effects your business through a couple case files.
