A Best Practice Guide & Checklist For IT Procurement Strategy
If you’re a business owner, you understand how essential it is to maintain upgraded technology. This can be important for industry compliance and company efficiency. However, preparing for the procurement process is no easy task, especially when you’re responsible for other duties. Where do you even begin when it comes to developing an IT procurement […]
Hardware Refresh Project Plan: A Complete Guide
Being a business owner means making sure your company is running at its highest level. However, when technology continues to change and develop, you have to make sure your business hardware stays up-to-date. Hardware refresh projects can be very inconvenient for company growth, especially when it takes up so much time and money. However, proper […]
Solutions for the Retail Industry Infographic
We believe what stores really need is an integrated, sustainable solution that addresses your business needs as a whole. A total tech solution that solves your hardware, software and installation challenges right now and takes care of your repair needs down the road.
Financial Mergers and Acquisitions: Common Challenges and How to Avoid Them
Financial institutions undertake mergers and acquisitions to boost market share, capture synergies, diversify product offerings, and increase value to stakeholders. Often, the M&A process can save banks that would have otherwise ceased to exist. For the reasons above, financial mergers and acquisitions can be highly beneficial. However, M&A transactions are not always successful or effective. […]
What is IMAC and Why Should You Outsource?
Modern IT assets undergo frequent changes and upgrades. The rapidly changing technology and internal demands strain IT departments to their limits. IMAC is a crucial part of asset management, but it can be a big challenge for IT departments. IMAC outsourcing is one of the best solutions. By outsourcing IMAC, IT departments will get more […]
Point-of-Sale System Security (POS)
Retailers and banks are all too familiar with the point-of-sale (POS) system used to process non-cash payments. The POS system is comprised of many devices, including terminals, processing programs, computers, and more. The number of devices depends on the size of your business, but no matter how large your POS system is, it’s imperative to […]
How to Close a Bank Branch: Technology Decommissioning
Financial institutions’ branch strategy is rapidly evolving. While some FIs are converting their spaces into bank branches of the future, others are closing branches to focus on their digital footprint. Some financial institutions are doing a mix of both. Regardless of strategy, these changes require forethought and, often, technology decommissioning. Decommissioning a bank branch is certainly not […]
What is Hardware Lifecycle Replacement (LCR)?
Lifecycle replacement (LCR) is the process to maintain functionality and user productivity through the plan to acquire, track, support, and decommission hardware like laptops, desktop computers, printers, and other technology equipment. Lifecycle replacement is also referred to as hardware refreshment, asset management or IT asset management (ITAM). In fact, the International Association of Information Technology Asset […]
7-Step Guide To Computer Imaging [Checklist]
Whether from a human virus or a computer virus, businesses are feeling increasingly vulnerable to production downtime. In the current environment, computers are crucial lifelines and essential tools for businesses. However, ensuring multiple offices, departments, teams, and users are set up correctly can cause organizational headaches. Beyond existing technology obstacles, many businesses must also optimize […]
Managing a Technology Hardware Refresh
So you’ve decided it’s time for a technology hardware refresh. Your technology hardware and technology, in general, runs your business. Responsible for the heavy lifting, these essential strategic assets are required to make your day-to-day happen. But as your lifecycle replacement (LCR) plan indicates, it’s nearing time for a replacement. We’re talking about your computers, printers, scanners, […]