{"id":1186,"date":"2021-02-23T14:09:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T19:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/?p=1186"},"modified":"2022-07-31T11:38:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T16:38:54","slug":"small-business-it-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/small-business-it-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Small Business IT Services To Help Maintain Your Business Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1186\" class=\"elementor elementor-1186\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4220911 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4220911\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f1f21f\" data-id=\"6f1f21f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9dec7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9dec7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you own a small business, there are likely many aspect of business management that you approach in a different way than larger companies or corporations do. From accounting to insurance, the needs of small businesses are unique. For modern small businesses, one of the most important things that must be addressed differently are IT needs and services.<\/p><p>Here, we\u2019ll discuss why small business IT services differ from those of large companies and how small businesses can choose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/managed-it-services-houston-tx\">managed services provider<\/a> that\u2019s right for them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7b997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e7b997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SmallBusinessITServices1_IST.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1188\" alt=\"Small Business Getting IT Services In Houston\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SmallBusinessITServices1_IST.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SmallBusinessITServices1_IST-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SmallBusinessITServices1_IST-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc584f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfc584f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/small-business-it-services\/#Cost_Management\" >Cost Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/small-business-it-services\/#Quick_Resolution_to_Emergency_Issues\" >Quick Resolution to Emergency Issues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/small-business-it-services\/#Latest_Technology_Techniques\" >Latest Technology &amp; Techniques<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/small-business-it-services\/#How_to_Choose_an_IT_Services_Provider\" >How to Choose an IT Services Provider<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/small-business-it-services\/#IT_Managed_Services_for_Small_Business\" >IT Managed Services for Small Business<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cost_Management\"><\/span>Cost Management\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ada8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76ada8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The way that small businesses manage their budgets is completely different than how large companies handle finances. This includes budgeting for essentials like IT services. Unlike large companies, small businesses often cannot afford to have a full-time dedicated IT staff. The sheer cost of hiring, training, and maintaining an in-house staff can be cost-prohibitive and even those small businesses who can afford an IT staff likely cannot afford an in-house team that\u2019s experienced and capable of handling every single aspect of the business\u2019s IT needs.<\/p><p>This is where outsourced IT services come in handy. Many small businesses find that outsourcing their IT services to a third-party provider not only helps give them better and more comprehensive IT support but also helps them better manage costs and afford reliable, expert-level IT assistance. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c45ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6c45ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_Resolution_to_Emergency_Issues\"><\/span>Quick Resolution to Emergency Issues\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df4ba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df4ba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Large corporations and businesses with large in-house IT departments are fully capable of managing an IT disaster like a cybersecurity breach, network issue, or<a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/it-backup-and-disaster-recovery\/\"> data loss incident<\/a>. But is your small business? For many, the answer is no. Although it only takes one event for a small business to potentially lose everything from an IT incident, it takes a large amount of experience and knowledge to recover from one. To ensure you\u2019re covered no matter what, outsourcing your IT to a third-party provider gives you peace of mind and much-needed protection from potentially devastating incidents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36228a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d36228a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SmallBusinessITServices2_IST.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1189\" alt=\"Small Business IT Services Provider\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SmallBusinessITServices2_IST.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SmallBusinessITServices2_IST-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/SmallBusinessITServices2_IST-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd9d8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fd9d8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Latest_Technology_Techniques\"><\/span>Latest Technology &amp; Techniques\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5489ed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5489ed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because of their larger budgets, large-scale businesses have access to the latest and greatest technology, equipment, and IT experts to help them succeed. Despite having a lower budget, small businesses can still benefit from new technology and techniques by partnering with a small business IT services provider. This is because the provider can split the high costs of new software, services, and equipment between their many clients and offer the benefits to those small businesses they work with. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6d300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d6d300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Choose_an_IT_Services_Provider\"><\/span>How to Choose an IT Services Provider\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c97afc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c97afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Like any business investment, it\u2019s important to do your research before hiring an IT services provider. You want to ensure that the provider\u2019s service offerings match with your business\u2019s needs and prioritize things like scalability, flexibility, and affordability when looking at their service agreements. Although the IT provider is not an in-house IT team, remember that their influence on your business\u2019s short- and long-term success is just as impactful. Ideally, you want to choose a provider who is local, reliable, has good reviews, and can act as a \u201cone stop shop\u201d to reduce confusion and complications with multiple vendors. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24c3cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d24c3cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IT_Managed_Services_for_Small_Business\"><\/span>IT Managed Services for Small Business\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f038c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f038c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A good managed service provider for small businesses should have the following \u201cfully managed IT\u201d approach to small business IT services. The should ensures that their clients spend less time worrying about their IT infrastructure and more time doing what they do best \u2013 managing and running their business.<\/p><p>Small business clients rely on a wide range of services, including but not limited to:<\/p><ul><li>Server\/Desktop Monitoring<\/li><li>Exchange\/Active Directory\/SharePoint Solutions<\/li><li>Backup &amp; Disaster Recovery Solutions (BDR, Cloud, peace-of-mind)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/managed-it-services-houston-tx\/colo-data-center\">Colocation &amp; Data Center Solutions<\/a><br \/>Helpdesk<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/design\/cloud-application-development\">Cloud Services<\/a> (Virtual Servers, Private Servers, Hosted Systems)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/managed-it-services-houston-tx\/remote-server-monitoring\">On-site\/Remote Technical Support<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/design\">Website Design<\/a>,<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/managed-it-services-houston-tx\/mobile-app-development\">Mobile, Application<\/a>, and Graphic Development &amp; Design<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you own a small business, there are likely many aspect of business management that you approach in a different way than larger companies or corporations do. 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