Here are a few alarming findings from the Ponemon Institute that illustrate the importance of finding the right MSP: The 2020 average total cost of a data breach in Southern Africa is R80.64M. The average cost of a full data centre outage has increased by 30% since 2010. Two hundred eighty-two days is the average time to …
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Is Your IT A Smooth Ride in the Fastlane or Mostly Gridlock? Does the dialogue inside your head ever sound like this? Okay, why is this stupid machine updating now? Great, it’s locked up and I’ve got a Teams call in five minutes. No, it’s restarting. I’ve got zero time for this. So much for …
Managed IT Services PRICING The cost of Managed IT Services can vary widely. Fees range between R100.00 to R250.00 per user per month. Factors that affect cost are headcount, the size and sophistication of your IT systems, and whether you outsource some or all of the technology management functions. Your average 50-person firm can expect to pay …
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Managed Services has become a fashionable term. And sometimes this label has nothing to do with technology. This article aims to provide an IT-centric definition, present the six defining traits, and explore the associated benefits, so you know how to identify and choose a genuine MSP. What are Managed IT Services? Managed Services is the …
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I recently heard a buddy of mine do a presentation about his financial planning practice and was taken aback by the similarities between his ideal client profile and ours. Like a lot of boutique, fixed-fee money managers, my colleague has an asset minimum of R1,000,000 but has occasionally worked with individuals who have less. Why …
Mergers and acquisitions mostly fuelled by private equity and venture capital are driving consolidation of Managed Services Providers or “MSP’s.” This is common in maturing markets as services become more standardized and owners either choose to cash out or merge with regional or national players. A lot of Johannesburg based IT providers have been sold …
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Non-profits are vital to thriving communities. Big cities, small towns, and neighbourhoods depend upon non-profits to provide much-needed services to residents. And, like their for-profit counterparts, non-profit organizations face big challenges when it comes to how they operate and how successful they are. The Council of Non-profits lists implementing strategy as one of the top five …
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Nonprofit organizations face many challenges when it comes to technology including restricted budgets and limited in-house IT resources. This makes it difficult to own, implement, manage and leverage mission-critical technology. Gartner Group reports that businesses spend an average of 2.3% of annual revenues on IT. Regardless of whether your tech budget is higher or lower …
Natural disasters and even mistakes by employees can bring your operations to a halt. No matter the reason, this downtime disrupts operations and reduces your profit. Even if your systems are up 99.99% of the time, that’s still more than a full day’s work over the course of a year. Technology should not dictate your productivity. Take control of …
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Many small and mid-sized businesses waste valuable time and money interviewing multiple Managed Services Providers (MSPs) without a strategy or budget in place. This puts way too much faith in the hope of formulating a plan after reviewing 5-10 different proposals from organizations not likely to be in the same service class. National IT providers …
We all want to become more productive. Business gurus always emphasize the importance of time management and taking breaks to avoid burnout.
Most of the civilized world is on the Internet every day – businesses large and small, governments, educators, adults, children and, unfortunately, criminals. The Internet may seem like a world without boundaries allowing us to find just about any kind of information, learn about other cultures, conduct business across the globe and even socialize with …