Small Businesses need to run a tight ship to stay afloat. I see so many Small Businesses that are quoted outrageous prices for their IT support and infrastructure. You can purchase good reliable computer and network equipment that does not have to cost a bomb and will achieve the same results as the top of the range products.
With the purchase of new equipment there needs to be a balance between risk and reliability and cost. If you purchase a business computer are you prepared to pay a little more for reliability and onsite warranty as this will reduce risk and increase reliability. If on the other hand you have a good relationship with a small local computer shop you can purchase faster clone desktop computers at a cheaper price that may end up being just a reliable as the branded HP or Dell but there is a risk. The risk being that if anything goes wrong you will have to take the computer back to the shop for warranty repair and be without a computer for a period of time.
Small Business should get advice before making a purchase so that they can keep costs down and also reduce the risk.
Nothing is more disappointing than going to a client and finding they a bought a new piece of equipment that does not do the job required because they did not ask for advice. The IT support staff look bad because they cannot get the hardware to do what it needed and the client is may well need to spend more to resolve the issue
With the purchase of new equipment there needs to be a balance between risk and reliability and cost. If you purchase a business computer are you prepared to pay a little more for reliability and onsite warranty as this will reduce risk and increase reliability. If on the other hand you have a good relationship with a small local computer shop you can purchase faster clone desktop computers at a cheaper price that may end up being just a reliable as the branded HP or Dell but there is a risk. The risk being that if anything goes wrong you will have to take the computer back to the shop for warranty repair and be without a computer for a period of time.
Small Business should get advice before making a purchase so that they can keep costs down and also reduce the risk.
Nothing is more disappointing than going to a client and finding they a bought a new piece of equipment that does not do the job required because they did not ask for advice. The IT support staff look bad because they cannot get the hardware to do what it needed and the client is may well need to spend more to resolve the issue