How Do You Know When Enough is Enough?

Running a business can be full of challenges. One of the biggest challenges to face is knowing when to cut your losses and move on when something isn’t carrying it’s weight. Whether it is a workstation, server, or service; we have all faced that hard decision in one way or another. An easy trap to fall into is to live by the old adage “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. All too easily it becomes “If it kinda works, don’t fix it”, and there is a BIG difference between something that “ain’t broke” and something that works the way it should. One method to evaluate if it is time to move on is to measure how much time you are losing each day to inefficiencies and problems. For example, if you are operating under a slower internet speed, you are probably spending time waiting on pages to load or content to refresh. Even if everything else runs perfectly this still adds up to an average of 10 minutes or more every day of wasted time. That may not seem like a lot, but over the course of a single year that adds up to more than a 40-hour workweek of wasted time. Another trap that a lot of businesses fall prey to is to sign up for internet service and the “set it and forget it”, paying the bill each month and renewing each year without reviewing their account to make sure they are paying for what they need and what they are getting. Technology moves so fast nowadays that before you know it, you are still paying for the same internet speed you had 5 years ago, and paying WAY more than need for what you are getting. So, how do you know when enough is enough? There are two types of checks that should be performed regularly to make sure that you are able to run your business efficiently and “get the most bang for your buck”. The first check is a network analysis to examine the current health and status of everything on your network to make sure that everything is running as smoothly as it should. This allows you to prepare for and make changes as they are needed; it is always better to be proactive than reactive! The second check is to have someone perform a telecom audit of your internet and phone service to make sure that you are not paying for things you don’t need, not paying too much for what you are getting, and not paying for service that is inappropriate to your needs. If you are interested in taking a deeper look at your network and telecom service please let us know. We can work with you to analyze your current situation and put together a personalized plan of any recommended action steps based on the findings. We have recently had a number of clients interested in upgrading their internet service; dropping older, slower, less reliable service for super-fast fiber internet - available at deep discounts in many areas through the end of the year.