Technology Standards
Information Technology That Works!
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Technology Standards wants to be your partner for the best technology
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The leadership of Technology Standards has been providing guidance toward using best practices since 1982 to make the best use of technology so that your resources are used properly, thoroughly and efficiently. Our goal is to ensure companies are making the wisest choices now to avoid costly re-tooling of technology later.
Assessments
Although the idea of an assessment may seem somewhat unnecessary and possibly avoidable, it is nearly impossible and impractical to try to go somewhere before you find out where you are.
The value of assessments is to identify your needs so resources can be identified. Here are three of many assessments to consider:
1) Technical
2) Security and Vulnerability
3) Risk & Disaster Recovery
Analysis
Do computers seem sluggish? Do websites load slowly? Does it take a long time to login?
Data in your organization travels many directions at near the speed of light. So why is it so slow sometimes?
There are many leading causes to poorly performing networks. Here are just a few:
1) Delays caused by timeouts
2) Critical services are not tuned correctly
3) Directory Services are not well-designed
4) Bottlenecks in the infrastructure
Project Management
Technology deployments are often never fully completed and closed out. This happens when the tasks are over-whelmingly large.
It is wise to have help to see the project to completion. We can bring departments together and oversee projects like these affordably:
1) Enterprise system/computer upgrades
2) Network/Cloud migrations
3) Email and Directory Service designs
System & Process Automation
Time and other valuable resources are consumed unnecessarily with tasks, support and maintenance that could be automated with existing tools. Tech staff employees may be forced to leave many things undone just to perform tasks that can be automated.
Worse yet, security and policy breaches go undetected when the tools to notify managers go unused.
Healthy networks can be acheived when these tasks are automated:
1) Policy and auditting enforcement
2) Operating system & application updates
3) Printing services
4) Computer & Operating System upgrades
...this list can go a long ways.
Cloud & virtual Computing
Cloud computing isn't just an option for most organizations. It is a requirement to be prepared for technology changes. Cloud computing can modernize your business model to reduce operating expenses to pennies instead of dollars. Cloud computing can nearly eliminate expensive data centers.
For the services that must be local to your organiztion, millions of dollars can be saved by simply virtualizing the data center. Most organizations likely own the tools to accomplish this.
Here are some services that can be migrated to the cloud or virtualized:
1) Email and applications
2) Data and databases
3) Servers and Databases
4) Directory Services (login information)
User Awareness & Training​
One of the most common reasons technology fails is because training on how to use it or get the most out of it is not part of the package.
Training provides perceived value to the users. Organiztions improve employee performance with practical training.
Security is not limited just to using passwords correctly. User awareness of what causes security breaches, virus/malware outbreaks, the compromising of personal data and the risk of identity theft will be priceless to any organization.
Training should include:
1) How to use the computer securely
2) What phishing, spam & email etiquette is
3) Getting the most out of software