Business Technology

The way technology has evolved and continues to evolve creates more opportunities for businesses to grow and thrive. But this also means that there is more to protect from vulnerabilities. As you adopt new technology, you unfortunately may be adopting new threats into your network and IT systems. Now more than ever, it’s increasingly important to have a plan to protect your business from outside threats and unforeseen obstructions.

What is Business Technology?

It’s an unavoidable fact that the evolution of business is directly correlated with the evolution of technology. Business technology refers to the increased reliance on technology by all businesses in order to further optimize their actual operations.

Essentially, business technology encompasses all of the efforts that helps a company stay afloat and keep their processes operational within the ever changing landscape of technological advancements. This can come in several different forms, including customer-centric solutions, business-centric solutions, as well as backend/financial systems for your company.

No matter how it’s used to help a company, the simple truth is that technology is constantly evolving, and with it businesses are changing their ways in order to keep up.

How has Technology Changed Businesses?

It’s clear that the changing world of technology has affected the business world. The changing technology can create more pressure for business owners to quickly adapt with the times. This creates more stress for small to medium businesses in particular, as the budget to adapt isn’t always present.

Perhaps the biggest change technology has brought upon businesses is the fact that everything is so fast paced. People want efficiency more than ever, bringing in more customers in less time and those same customers wanting more product in a shorter period of time. To successfully implement the high-speed nature of business, we need our technology to evolve at the same rate. Having a Managed IT Services team in place to help with this will get you to where you want to be faster.

How does Business Technology Relate to Managed IT Services

Because new technology adds new layers to the way our systems work, IT services are necessary to adapt your security and redundancy to protect everything involved. Again, you want to be focusing on growing and sustaining your business. Allowing a MSP to handle all or most of your business’s technology will give you the opportunity to do this.

The other side of the coin, in relation to technology within IT services, is the fact that a lot of businesses have outdated platforms. In the same way you don’t want to let technology get ahead of you and your IT protection, you also don’t want your technology to fall behind and leave you more susceptible to issues. Having a team to work with you in preventing this will help you keep up with the changing times and leave you better protected.

4 Common Types of Business Technology

There are numerous forms of business technology, some recognizable and others not at the forefront of every business owner’s mind. Here are 4 common types of Business Technology that your MSP will be able to help you optimize to better run your business.

Computers
Computers are the most prominently used and recognizable components of business technology. As the piece of equipment used for productivity, communication, general operation, among many other things, it’s incredibly important to maintain and protect your office’s computers.

Cloud Storage
This is becoming almost a necessity for a lot of businesses. Providing you with a convenient method for virtual storage, among other things that keep your operations seamless and productive.

Business Class Email
Low-cost and scalable, business class email technology gives your team access to convenient email sending and file sharing. It also gives you a secure way to employ these services for your company.

Business Internet
High-speed, stable, and secure, business internet services gives you the opportunity to link all of these other pieces of technology together seamlessly. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will usually give you options to work with your particular needs. In order to efficiently run your business, you need the best connectivity in terms of your internet service. Business internet services are the best way to accomplish this.

Technology Business Reviews at Valeo Networks

At Valeo Networks, we have what we call Technology Business Reviews. This allows us to offer you critical insight into your systems so that you are able to make the necessary adjustments and decisions in order to keep your technology where it needs to be, whether that means upgrading or maintaining your current infrastructure.

Performing at the level you need to be at to have a successful business means making sure your technology gives you the opportunity to do so. Because technology changes so quickly, we want to make sure that you aren’t falling behind. This means that we will evaluate every little bit of your technological platforms, from how you connect with mobile devices to the performance of your onsite server. We want to make sure you can focus on your day to day workflow while we take care of evaluating your current technology.

Having a partner like Valeo Networks to conduct these evaluations offers numerous benefits, including:

• Up to date compliance
• Increased productivity
• Cost-benefit analysis of meaningful technology
• Improved security

You can be confident that your business’s day to day will never fall behind the changing technology landscape by utilizing our Technology Business Reviews.

Besides this, we at Valeo offer you every aspect of Managed IT Services and can work with you and your business to give you exactly what you’re looking for in a budget friendly, stress free manner.