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Home | Computers & Technology | Information Technology The abillity to keep these important systems operating is best cultivated by years of experience in similar service situations. If this is a new situation for you, carefully consider the following points before diving headlong into a change of your IT department: * Understand the depth and scope of your full inventory, including both hardware and software. * Is your current IT person willing and able to help you with this process of documentation? * Keep your list of business relations updated, including telephone, data, web hosting and other service providers. * How is the data backed-up: who, where, and when? * Who keeps the master list of all passwords in the company, and who keeps and maintains the backup? * Where will the master list of all installation disks, user license key info, and software and hardware purchase records be kept? * Would the company fare all right in the face of an audit by the Business Software Alliance, or is this a risk? * What does the maintenance schedule look like, and which tasks are completed by which staff members, and when? Keep a checklist. * Has another set of eyes looked at the network, perhaps a third-party consultant or someone who could see the trouble areas before they happened? * Is the system protected from security threats from inside the company as well as outside? * Who keeps the master records of all security procedures and products in use, including the protocol followed by staff members. * Is the system compliant with the industry's guidelines? * Who can access info such as key data, financials, legal department, and other areas - and where is it all kept? Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com
Nick Pegley is the Vice President of Marketing at All Covered.
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