I am so old I once worked in an office with no computers! Since then I have seen IT creep into every aspect of organisations, and continually morph into its next life-form. I wonder if we had the opportunity to scrap all our existing IT and design something form the very start what it would look like?
As a consequence of this evolutionary approach to managing IT it is easy for it to become a bit of a ‘dogs breakfast’ and lack a number of key efficiency and security measures. A recent article on the Life Hacker ? Blog site (Read it here) looks at the top 10 mistakes small business makes in the area of IT.
The article expands on each mistake, and it is worthwhile taking the time to read this short article, however, as a teaser, here are the 10 mistakes in point form:
10. Not investing in training
9. Using too many communications tools
8. No social media strategy
7. Not taking security seriously
6. Not using two-step authentication
5. Failing to back-up data
4. Email chaos
3. No actual tech support
2. Slow internet
1. You’ll need to read the article…
So after reviewing the article think about your business and whether you have all these bases covered. Not your job? Then find out who’s it is and check with them.
The Avondale Business School can advise your organisation on being effective in these areas – find out how by contacting Warrick Long at the Avondale Business School.
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