Head in the Cloud? Business Tech Mistakes You Can’t Afford
If you’re not exactly a tech wizard, then buying, maintaining, and securing all the tech necessary to run a business can be a very daunting prospect. You wouldn’t be criticized for wanting to deal with making a washer repair instead. However, it’s something that needs to be done, and the problem isn’t going to go away by you ignoring it! As you go about equipping your company with all the tech and IT resources it needs, it’s important to avoid some common mistakes. Here are some of the big ones.
Leaving your Head in The Cloud
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While the cloud can be an incredibly useful resource for small business owners, relying too heavily on it is always a big mistake. You may remember that when the cloud was first taking wing there were all kinds of security and reliability issues coming to light, with prominent websites and services deleting their user’s files out of the blue. Always treat the cloud as some convenient, auxiliary tech, rather than leaning on it completely for all your data needs. Most cloud providers do their best to maintain a reliable system, but their sincere apologies won’t be much help in the case of a massive error. Make sure all your important data is stored in several places, and that you’re using your cloud services in conjunction with more reliable solutions.
Slacking on Security
While your business may not be the largest in the world, that certainly doesn’t mean that hackers and other cybercriminals aren’t going to target it. With the internet being so accessible these days, the international hacker threat is more serious than ever. These days, security is a standard part of the package when it comes to IT support for businesses. However, even when you have the best protection services in place, it can pay to be familiar with your company’s security yourself. Don’t slack off on your cybersecurity – make a point to learn about it! Find out all the relevant ins and outs of the operating system’s security features, and regularly assess how well your current online security is covering you.
Forgetting your Phones
Smartphones are incredibly… well, smart these days. As they keep on developing, you need to make absolutely sure that you’re protecting any company data that happens to be on your employees’ phones and other mobile devices. There’s usually a lot of crucial data on a company phone, or somehow accessible through one. Because of this, you need to be doing everything you can to stop your employees’ phones and your own from getting lost or stolen. All kinds of massive business secrets have been leaked in the past due to employees being careless with their mobile devices. Even if your next big product doesn’t get passed onto the competition you can still risk your customers’ payment and personal details being stolen and distributed. You can’t afford either of these, so make sure all company phones are secured and look into remote wipe functions.
Dealing with tech can feel overwhelming, but it really doesn’t have to be. Make sure you’re avoiding these big mistakes as you go along to avoid any unnecessary headaches!
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