Addressing business owner's 3 biggest IT challenges
Here's 3 contemporary IT challenges and associated issues that business owners are experiencing.
These are preventing growth, challenging progress and taking up more director's time. This prevents holidays, retirement etc.
1. Migrating to the cloud
For businesses that bought in to the Microsoft / Office domination of the 90's and 00's there was an emphasis on having your own equipment and the associated issues were as follows..
a. Remembering to backup and offsite tapes / disks
b. Having to replace equipment on a regular basis or face the consequences
c. High software licensing costs
Migrating to the cloud means that you no longer have a server on site. Given that you have a fast internet connection, and the ability to browse the web securely its possible to run email, office and CRM business applications via the web.
Problem is, it takes time which many directors don't have. Again this is another reason us directors don't spend so much time on the beach or with our families.
A Digital Custodian can help with migrating to the cloud, ensuring a smooth transition and making sure that you always own your data.
2. Reducing costs
According to a recent Fujitsu survey, the majority of business owners know they have to advance from a tech perspective, but just don't have the time money or resources to do so. Even if they have (23%) then the chances a project will fail is high. 80% of projects stall or stop completely because of lack of skills.
There is a way to overcome this - use the growing pool of developers in India. Its difficult to ignore the high level of skill and drive from a tech perspective that is available right now. Even though the unit of cost is lower ( IT person hours ), there are another challenges. Communication - time, timezones and dialiect often make IT projects with India are difficult.
A Digital Custodian can make sure that tranition to external suppliers is smooth and can help with the communication of an offshore team.
3. Controlling intellectual property
The reality in software development / IT is that not all projects go well and often there is an argument about who owns the code that has been developed if there is a dispute. Hours, months or even years of code can be denied tro a business owner if the developer decides to cut off their ex client.
A Digital Custodian ensures that in the event of a dispute, you will no longer need to worry about the investment you have made or will make in IT.
See our case studies page or contact the Digital Custodian, Mark Hopgood mark@hopgood.eu
These are preventing growth, challenging progress and taking up more director's time. This prevents holidays, retirement etc.
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| Directors could spend more time here with the right business system in place back home. |
1. Migrating to the cloud
For businesses that bought in to the Microsoft / Office domination of the 90's and 00's there was an emphasis on having your own equipment and the associated issues were as follows..
a. Remembering to backup and offsite tapes / disks
b. Having to replace equipment on a regular basis or face the consequences
c. High software licensing costs
Migrating to the cloud means that you no longer have a server on site. Given that you have a fast internet connection, and the ability to browse the web securely its possible to run email, office and CRM business applications via the web.
Problem is, it takes time which many directors don't have. Again this is another reason us directors don't spend so much time on the beach or with our families.
A Digital Custodian can help with migrating to the cloud, ensuring a smooth transition and making sure that you always own your data.
2. Reducing costs
According to a recent Fujitsu survey, the majority of business owners know they have to advance from a tech perspective, but just don't have the time money or resources to do so. Even if they have (23%) then the chances a project will fail is high. 80% of projects stall or stop completely because of lack of skills.
There is a way to overcome this - use the growing pool of developers in India. Its difficult to ignore the high level of skill and drive from a tech perspective that is available right now. Even though the unit of cost is lower ( IT person hours ), there are another challenges. Communication - time, timezones and dialiect often make IT projects with India are difficult.
A Digital Custodian can make sure that tranition to external suppliers is smooth and can help with the communication of an offshore team.
3. Controlling intellectual property
The reality in software development / IT is that not all projects go well and often there is an argument about who owns the code that has been developed if there is a dispute. Hours, months or even years of code can be denied tro a business owner if the developer decides to cut off their ex client.
A Digital Custodian ensures that in the event of a dispute, you will no longer need to worry about the investment you have made or will make in IT.
See our case studies page or contact the Digital Custodian, Mark Hopgood mark@hopgood.eu
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