The greatest IT concerns for small and medium businesses (SMb) in the New Year will be security and data backup and protection. Over 50% of the average SMb IT departments’ time is spent with menial backup and routine administrative tasks. Through the utilization of a virtualization solution your business can reduce the time it takes to complete everyday tasks, backup critical data and boost overall network security.
Most of the problems that face SMb today can be traced back to the way they store and access information. In 2009 a survey conducted in North America revealed that nearly a third of the polled businesses experienced IT systems failure over the last two years. Over 60% of those lost sales or customers because they were not prepared to handle the outage. The lack of a contingency plan is a problem that can be seen in businesses regardless of size and industry. Without proper security and long term backup solutions in place, a business can become immobilized for days or even weeks once a problem arises.
Virtual storage solutions work in conjunction with your current hardware to build a more efficient IT infrastructure and will also allow for a stronger degree of security. Security systems in general incur a high amount of processing overhead to keep them functional.
Because virtualization cuts down on network strain and provides efficient hardware configurations, a lot of processing power can be relocated to more productive tasks. Lastly, virtualization consolidates resources. Which means that when it comes time to patch or backup system data, the procedure becomes highly automated which improves efficiency and preserves security.
Because virtualization automates many of the backup and security tasks normally assigned to your IT department, worker productivity will be increased as man hours are freed up. As an added bonus virtualization solutions require fewer resources in the form of electricity and cooling which will further reduce the costs incurred by your business. With a general reduction in operational costs, improved data security and a more efficient use of your current manpower the real question becomes how can you afford not to make use of virtualization technology?
If you would like to learn more about the specifics of what a virtualized solution can do for you visit our website here or contact Maureen McHugh today.
- Richard Keene
IT Computer Support of New York
Design and Optimization Department
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February 22, 2010
Thanks I have passed this information on.