The Future of IT for Small Business

September 18, 2018

Every year as part of my job, I take time to look at new and emerging technology that affects our clients and market. IT has evolved so much in the last 10 years and is making another evolutionary jump. It is very difficult for me to look at a new client and recommend investing in hardware and software for their business. I can’t do it because it makes no financial sense and is a waste of money. Your IT service company will not tell you what I’m going to tell you because it makes them obsolete. Eliminates the purpose of their existence. Only the owners, CFO, Managers that understand the value of productivity really get it. How do I know this? I have held a CTO role at four different IT companies over the last 27 years. I specifically looked to merge my company, Spectrum 360 Technology Group, with a data center for one important reason: Cloud for SMB is the future. It is here and it is a show stopper for SMB’s.

Does anyone remember “Microsoft Small Business Server”? This was a great “office in a box” solution for small business. File Server, print Server, integrated security, desktop management and Exchange/Sharepoint collaboration. Well, you still had to buy many things to get that to work. You had to have Windows Professional editions for every desktop($$$), pay for a good backup system($$$), pay for good Anti-Virus($$$), then pay an IT services company or hire an IT person to set it up and manage it. This didn’t even include off-site backup($$$), email filtering($$$) or disaster recovery($$$). The ($$$) just means more money.

Welcome to the new “office in a box” called “Quasar Complete”. Unlike Azure or AWS, we include everything your business needs to run including cloud-based desktops loaded with the software you use everyday. You specify what you need for your employees and we provide the everything you need to run your business:

Servers
Desktops (Thin Client)
Mobile Device Management and Support
Microsoft Exchange Email with Mail Filtering for SPAM, Virus and Malware
Server 2016/Windows 10 based Operating Systems
Microsoft Office 2016
End point protection (anti-virus, Anti-malware, Anti-Ransomware, Firewall, Device Security)
Cloud Connect Hardware (replaces the desktop and is included)
Automated Backup and Disaster Recovery
Business Continuity
Watchguard Firewall
24/7/365 Certified local support (not outsourced)
Guaranteed 99.99% uptime
Cyber-security Training for Employees

Best part is, you only pay per user for what you use on a month to month basis. Dynamite scalability. No big upfront costs and better tax benefits. Save your money and use it to grow your business, not maintain it.

Another great benefit is that your business becomes bulletproof from catastrophic events because your IT infrastructure is running on enterprise level equipment in a hardened redundant data center; not your office.

If you are looking at a tech refresh (having to buy new computers/software), having IT issues you can’t seem to get resolved, or your are a new business starting out, we can can save you a lot of money and provide a robust reliable platform for your business.

Get out of the IT business for good. Focus on your business not ours.

Join my weekly webinar tomorrow and get the information you need to take advantage of this emerging technology.