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Hybrid working has increased dramatically in the last few years, this has left a hole in many businesses’ security that seriously needs a review!
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An IT strategy is a detailed plan to align technology and IT processes to meet your business goals.
It defines how you intend to apply IT, laying out a 3 to 5 year roadmap for supporting your business strategy, while informing short and mid-term decision-making. It should encompass everything, from IT processes and training to infrastructure.
As the business environment, your market and technology constantly evolve, your IT strategy should also be reviewed regularly and adapted to ensure new innovations are adopted, to maintain a competitive edge against competitors.
Having an IT strategy in place also manages IT risks as cyber threats are constantly evolving without a regular it strategy you may find your technology falls behind and is more at risk.
There is no single IT strategy model, but your review should ensure that your strategy covers the following:
A comprehensive IT strategy allows you to be creative and proactive rather than reactive, as it offers insight into priorities and actions that will impact on your business.
Writing your strategy also gives you time to reflect on potential threats and current challenges, so you can plan for, cost and deal with them before they become an issue, allowing you to focus on your core activities.
To update your IT strategy into a document that identifies priorities and lays down the technologies, architecture and processes you need, here are some key steps to take before updating your strategy:
Understand your business: Your IT strategy must keep pace with business as it responds to internal and external factors.
A deep understanding of business objectives, timescales, projects and looking at what has changed, both inside and outside your business will inform what your IT strategy needs to deliver
Consult all stakeholders: Helping stakeholders understand how a refreshed strategy will help them achieve their objectives encourages participation and buy-in, as does listening to their input. These conversations aren’t about products and tools but about what your stakeholders want to achieve as a basis for going forward.
Complete an audit: Review existing IT infrastructure; understanding its effectiveness and limitations and how different systems integrate with each other will provide clarity over where you are now against where you need to be.
You can also audit other aspects of IT services such as suppliers, outsourcing partners, IT security, licenses, etc.
Today technology is ubiquitous, not only for business but also for consumers. We all take our technology everywhere with us and we expect interaction as a customer to be easy and convenient, whether it’s from the palm of your hand or your home computer.
The fact that technology is part of our daily lives illustrates how vital it is for any business to make sure it is using its technology effectively and to evolve when necessary.
From the way your teams communicate internally and with customers to boosting productivity and reducing costs, a failure to understand how your technology is driving or impeding these aspects of your business will take its toll on performance.
Businesses also run the risk of exposing themselves and their customers to security breaches as cybercrime approaches and malware constantly evolves to beat existing security measures, with the potential to halt operations, risk customer data and damage the business’s reputation.
Businesses which don’t invest in reviewing their IT strategy run the risk of missing out on innovation and changing habits, falling behind their competitors.
If you don’t have sufficient expertise within your business to review your IT strategy, finding the right IT support partner is an important initial step; they can offer non-biased advice and a different perspective on your organisation’s opportunities and challenges.
With experience in remote IT support, compliance and project management, an outsourced IT partner can help you with your review to create a comprehensive, up-to-date, living document to ensure that your strategic business plans are not frustrated by your own technology.
It also provides a much more realistic test of your systems, as testers behave as hackers would, giving a more valuable insight that reflects the real world.
Penetration tests are also conducted by specialists, so organisations using their skills benefit from their experience and knowledge to deliver deeper insights into systems, so that more specific remedies can be implemented to combat threats and deliver greater business continuity.
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Scam calls have become an unfortunate reality for UK businesses, infiltrating workplaces and causing potential harm to businesses and employees alike. These fraudulent calls can
Team Productivity:
You and your team are able to see where they are using their time and how productive they are actually being. Also they are able to clock in and out, so really good for flexi-working.
Team Monitoring:
If you would like to know what your team is doing and how productive they are being, we are able to monitor them and create screenshots of what they are working on. This can be run in normal or stealth mode.
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We proactively seek opportunities to support good causes for our community.
From sponsoring local community football teams, to engaging with charity fundraiser days, we believe it’s important to continually strive to do good for the better of others.
We have members who volunteer with youth organisations, are engaged with the Round Table, run marathons and volunteer at events where we may be needed. Every charity receives a discounted IT and Telecoms service too.
Protecting your digital data is crucial for every business and this can start with the industry-leading security we offer. The Syn-Star specialists can help with identifying any vulnerabilities within your IT systems and act accordingly to ensure cyber-attacks and data breaches are mitigated.
Your business will never fall behind with its technology when you work with Syn-Star.
We understand IT and Telecoms for your business is an investment, but it’s important to use the best resources available to enable the growth of your business. Our IT Consultancy and Virtual IT Director Services are available to support you with how you use your business technology for years to come.
Syn-Star can conduct quick and easy phishing exercises to identify people within your team who need to improve on their knowledge around fraudulent emails and how they can be alerted to these threats.
At Syn-Star, our experts can proactively work to understand exactly what software you need to support with the business operations. Whether you need a listening ear on what software to choose, or would like to seek some specialist knowledge, we’re here to help where we can.
At Syn-Star, we keep Telecoms simple. There’s so much available to help UK companies with their communications. VoIP systems, fixed landline, cloud phone systems, SIP trunking and more. Contact us for further details.
Desk phones, cordless phones or conference phones, Syn-Star can provide you with whatever you need.
From conference calling facilities to the headsets which work best for your team, we’re able to provide all the equipment you need and complete any telecoms job from start to finish.
There is no need to be in the office to make and receive phone calls from your company’s number. Our market-leading Telecoms platform gives you the flexibility of desk phones, soft phones and mobile apps as standard.
Whether your team works remotely, or perhaps staff are on a business trip anywhere in the world, calls can still be made, and people are reachable via phone wherever they go.
With a range of products, our team can support you by installing exactly what you need for internet connectivity. We work with the very best products to provide speedy bandwidths which play a part in the increased productivity of your team.
