10 Tips for Efficient Technology in 2023

1. Clean Your Computers (inside & out)

Clear off any dust and make sure the fan doesn’t have anything blocking airflow. A slow computer can be caused by something as simple as a dirty fan. Uninstall unnecessary programs and limit the programs that startup with your computer.

2. Update Your Software

Start the new year off with new updates. Manufacturers fix bugs and enhance features to make your technology run smoother. Take the time to check for any software updates that you may have missed or have been putting off.

3. Change Your Passwords

Data breaches can take a long time to mitigate, which directly goes against efficiency. Be proactive and change your passwords every so often to prevent hackers from cracking the code. Preparing is better than repairing.

4. Add MSP Services

Automate and delegate jobs as much as possible by adding Managed Services like Unified Communications (UCaaS), Managed Print Services, and others. Efficient technology is technology that works for you. Let Managed Service Providers like WTS make you trust your technology again.

5. Update Your Business Continuity Plan

A Business Continuity Plan ensures that management can react quickly and efficiently to sudden major business interruptions. Keeping your BCP current is an important step to ensuring its effectiveness. The information included in a Business Continuity Plan can be time sensitive, which means they change over time. Taking time to update your BCP can mean the difference between losing a couple of hours of work to a couple of days of work (or more) if a disaster occurs.

6. Run Risk Assessments

The best way to be prepared for the new year (and new cyberattacks) is to run Risk Assessments and Penetration Tests on your own network. Find the faults in your infrastructure and fix them before it’s too late. The global average cost of a data breach is $4.35 million.

7. Upgrade Your Cabling

Structured Cabling is crucial to taking advantage of today’s newest technology. Equip your business with a professional-grade cable infrastructure system that will allow your business to utilize the latest in voice, data, and video technology. WTS uses quality, name-brand, high-performance products and properly performs office cabling installations in accordance with industry standards.

8. Check Compliance

Depending on what line of work you’re in, you may have certain regulations that need to be met. Our Sound Management Solutions provide speech privacy that meets HIPAA and GLBA federal mandates, for example. Fire codes are the most common though. With constantly changing codes and the limited life span of the electronic fire alarm system, upgrades are unavoidable.

9. Schedule Training

Training your employees on cybersecurity, like how to recognize phishing scams and how to keep work-from-home networks safe, are vital to the overall security of your business. Schedule training for the upcoming year to help your business grow and help employees use technology efficiently.

10. Update Your Strategic IT Plan

The key to efficient technology is a Strategic IT Plan. Update your plan to make sure it holds current IT objectives and capabilities, strategic initiatives and actions, risk management, security, and performance metrics. Make sure your technology aligns with your business goals for the new year.

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