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Healthcare IT requires a special approach to planning, budgeting, and execution. Unlike regular businesses, hospitals have to deal with multiple compliance issues. That’s why they need to make sure that IT is in top shape. This involves significant expenses for internal IT departments.

IT Budgeting: Best Practices for Small and Medium Businesses

Small and medium businesses (SMBs) are facing growing IT expenses. As new technologies emerge and the cyber threat increases, investing more in IT seems mandatory. When these expenses become a major part of the budget, many SMBs begin experiencing financial problems.

IT services are among the most outsourced services for businesses worldwide. By 2028, the market volume is expected to exceed $777B, up from $512B in 2024. While the benefits of outsourcing IT services are numerous, this approach also comes with certain risks.

IT infrastructure, network, and services are an integral part of any business' function. A startup is likely to need almost all of the same services as a large enterprise does, just on a smaller scale.  However, smaller companies rarely have the opportunity to create sizable IT teams.

Google has unleashed a powerful new tool to make your Gmail inbox a safer and spam-free haven, and it’s called RETVec.

As data breaches become more common and cyber security emerges as one of the most important considerations for large organizations in the information age, cost-effective methods of reducing security threats are heavily sought after. Luckily, human firewalls are a great addition to traditional security measures that can strengthen the weakest links in the company, reduce data loss and theft, and maintain a secure environment with reduced technological intervention.

Many companies understand the necessity of technology in their daily operations but often don't know what they need. They may not understand the value of the investment, only that some things work better or that they are more insulated from the threat of cybersecurity attacks in one environment compared to another.

Large and small businesses alike face a cadre of increasingly sophisticated data security threats. These threats come in the form of data breaches, ransomware attacks, data leakage, hacking, and insider threats that result in the loss of consumer confidence and place your business at risk.

Do you inwardly (or outwardly) groan at the thought of yet another video call?

They’re now a normal part of our working lives, but it doesn’t make them any more exciting.

Good news: Microsoft is introducing Metaverse-style avatars, called Mesh avatars, to Teams.

For companies that do not want the expense of managing an in-house information technology team, using an outsourced IT service provider is an outstanding option that can provide the level of service and support you require for all customers. All IT functions are handled for you, including:

Network management
New hardware installation
Security and compliance
Remote access solutions
On-site support
Remote access solutions
Mobile device management

These are just a few critical functions your IT service provider will provide, but one of the most crucial will be ongoing remote support.