Adopt These 3 IT Concepts to Ensure Future Success

By its nature, technology is always changing, evolving, and moving forward. Organizations that understand this and plan for these changes end up making the most out of their technology. Those that don’t, get left behind. Here are three ways to make sure that your company’s technology will best serve your future needs.

Be Future-Minded and Appreciate Technology
First off, you’re going to have to come to grips with the importance of being future-minded regarding your company’s technology. For business owners who don’t specialize in or oversee their technology, this can be a difficult mindset to adopt, especially if you purposely avoid it in order to focus on other aspects your company.

Just because you’re primarily tasked with overseeing the administrative side of your business, doesn’t mean you can afford to ignore your tech. Otherwise, you’ll look around one day, only to discover that you’ve got an office filled with outdated IT equipment. Todd Nashville explains to IT Knowledge Exchange:

Don’t get into a rut and get too comfortable. The IT field is forever changing and changing faster than ever before. It’s easier to stay current with technology than trying to play catch up after many years of being stagnant. That learning curve can be hard to overcome.

Be Equipped for Future IT Needs
In addition to keeping up with IT trends, you’re going to want to predict your own company’s growth and IT needs, within reason. Having a good grasp of where your business will be in one, two, or even five years will make it so you can implement the right technologies for the future, today.

For example, if you have a good idea of approximately how many users and devices your business will have five years from now, then you can purchase and implement an IT infrastructure with that will have enough open access points to accommodate such growth. Otherwise, growth will find you unprepared and you’ll have to upgrade your infrastructure at the worst possible time, and most likely be hit with a major, unplanned expense. Directive offers IT consulting to companies just like yours in order to best prepare them for future growth and IT trends.

Be Prepared for Future Security Challenges
Just as technology is always changing and benefiting business in new ways, so too are the security threats that challenge these new technologies. Network security is something that you’re going to need to stay on top of; it’s not a task that can be completed and forgotten about.

Take for example one of the hottest IT trends for businesses, the Internet of Things. In order to take full advantage of dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of new devices accessing your network, you’re first going to want to have in place every network security measure possible. Todd Nashville explains:

Without strong authentication, firewalls, and other measures, we are heading for a heap of trouble. The more devices we add, the more vulnerable we become. To support all the various types of devices, we should have some standards. Modifying our connections so each new device will work is a major obstacle.

By preparing your company in these three areas, you will be equipped for anything the future throws at you. Of course, having Directive guide you through any and every upcoming IT challenge will go a long way to ensure your company’s success. Give us a call today at 607.433.2200 to learn more.