As small business open and grow the technology we employ to makes work easier gets in the way. When you first open a business money is tight and your first reaction is to go for value over quality. When you only have two or three computers sharing an internet connection, an off the shelf router is going to be enough. That all-in-one inkjet printer from home gets the job done when you only need to print a few pages a week. Any off the shelf Dell computer is going to be fine when you are just invoicing a few clients.
But as a business grows these tools begin to get in the way. That router suddenly begins to fail when there are 15 people trying to share a connection. The all-in-one inkjet printer can no longer keep up with all the printing, copy, and fax when you are going two a case of paper a week. That Dell computer is now 5 years old and has been crashing a lot. All of these things are going to slow down your business. What happens if the computer’s hard drive fails or the fire sprinklers go off in the middle of the night?
The goal of an IT audit is to take a holistic look at your business’s entire IT infrastructure and determine where the inefficiencies. After looking at all aspects of a business’s technology, the auditor will present a report with suggestions, time lines and goals. This outline can be used a roadmap for upgrading your IT needs and eliminating Inefficiencies.
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