Archive for 'Technology Assessments' Category
Solution Providers News: CRN Announces the Channel’s Mid-Year Bestsellers List
Solution providers recently got word from the CMP Channel and The NPD Group of which companies had made the Mid-Year CRN Channel Bestsellers List. The NPD Group is a research firm that worked with the CMP Channel and CRN to evaluate the performance of solution providers and their technologies and technology companies and come up [...]
What’s the Next Stop with IT Audits?
After you’ve completed IT audits and further established a relationship with most of your clients, you will be able to start to plan a project and organize it on a monthly basis. When you conduct IT audits, you will find some things that need to be done this month, some that can wait and still [...]
Solution Providers Confronted with Industry “Fakes”
CRN and VARBusiness magazine recently reported on the prevalence of counterfeit goods in the computer industry and the difficulty many solution providers can have identifying them. Recently, Aqua Systems, a Roslyn, New York-based solution provider sold counterfeit goods to clients. Whether or not the solution providers are guilty of knowingly doing it or not will [...]
Solution Providers Confronted with Industry “Fakes”
CRN and VARBusiness magazine recently reported on the prevalence of counterfeit goods in the computer industry and the difficulty many solution providers can have identifying them. Recently, Aqua Systems, a Roslyn, New York-based solution provider sold counterfeit goods to clients. Whether or not the solution providers are guilty of knowingly doing it or not will [...]
PC Hardware: Check Your Ego at the Door
Clients of your firm may think about giving their top managers and producers the latest PC hardware believing these gadgets will help them stay on top of performance and productivity. But your job is to tell clients how they should really spend their money. PC Hardware: What Do Clients Need? You need to examine clients’ [...]
IT Audits and Using Current Events to Get to Customers and Clients
IT audits are a typical request after big news about IT disasters. Current events present a great opportunity to ask customers about a back-up plan that includes virus protection and other important items during IT audits. Your marketing efforts can be helped by worms and viruses, especially when these issues are mentioned in the [...]
Computer Consulting: Who Are the Time Wasters?
The computer consulting business revolves around selling your personality, your charisma and of course business know-how. But in the end, you’re selling time above all else, and wasting it is not an option. You need to keep track of every hour spent, whether billable or part of your sales function, prospecting or administrative. How [...]
Computer Business News: Nokia and Red Hat Enter into Enterprise Linux Partnership
Computer business innovator Red Hat, Inc. recently released information about its Enterprise Linux operating system. The system has been selected by Nokia Corp.’s Networks Business as the primary operating system for platforms that are carrier grade. These two companies will work together to design carrier-grade telecommunications products, and Red Hat will provide consulting, certification, training [...]
IT Audits and Fulfilling Client Needs
When you’re in the process of IT audits, you want to solve client problems. What problems do they have, and what can you do about them?Questions Will Get to the Needs Analysis Ask lots of questions during IT audits. What are prospects looking for? You will find that their needs have not changed for a [...]
Tips For Businesses With Small Business Server
There are three ways you can maximize the profits of your Small Business Server consulting profits. In the past seven years, Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) has become a very widely-used and well-respected networking suite. Many small business computer consultants, systems integrators and VARs have decided to use Small Business Server; but before you decide [...]
Computer Business News: SGI Bounces Back from Bankruptcy
Computer business SGI recently stated it will be returning to the market. A judge signed off on the company’s plan for reorganization which will allow it to rise from bankruptcy protection status as early as October. The re-envisioned SGI computer business will sport just 1,600 staff, a smaller structure than previously. The computer business will [...]
Computer Business Software – What Should You Buy?
Computer business software is an area where many new network consultants get overwhelmed. You need to make sure you will recover, and then make a return on, the time and money you put into acquiring and learning new computer business software.
Small Business Server 2003 – Is It For Me?
Small Business Server 2003 is an excellent choice for your computer consulting business. It is sold as a suite with many features so you can continue to build on the application and provide value added services long after the initial installation of Small Business Server 2003.
Small Business Networking: Overcoming Client Objections
When you begin talking about a small business networking upgrades, prospects and clients will often dwell on cost. They neglect to consider the soft costs of not properly investing in a network, such as lost employee productivity when imprudent corners are cut, downtime when fault-tolerance is an afterthought, and service costs from computer consultants when [...]
Technology Assessment – Promoting Your Business through Exhibitions
Technology assessment jobs rely on effective promotion. Consultants should consider attending exhibitions to promote their technology assessment services. Exhibitions Exhibitions include trade shows and fairs. They are an extremely popular way for technology assessment businesses to gain maximum exposure. To get the most out of an exhibition, consider these important tips. Design an Eye-Catching Booth [...]
IT Audits: A Checklist
IT audits need to be as comprehensive as possible. To ensure you hit every area you need to during your IT audits, review this checklist. IT Audits – Physical Security: To ensure that appropriate physical controls are in place to secure technology assets (servers, networking and telecommunications equipment) preventing unauthorized access. IT Audits – Logical [...]
IT Audits: How Long Do They Take?
Keep IT audits to within a half a day as a starting point. If there’s more exploratory work that needs to be done, that should be an added fee and done at a later time. Keep IT Audits Short and Sweet Generally within four hours on-site for IT audits, you usually figure out exactly what’s [...]
IT Audits: Capitalizing on Current Events
Worms and viruses are actually a good thing for your marketing. When they are mentioned in the news, there’s an excellent chance that the small businesses that you’re targeting are feeling the pain and feeling the pinch. There’s nothing like a massive blackout to raise tremendous awareness! Events like these raise awareness of the need [...]