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Some Things Are Easier For Your Business In A Downturn
1. Some Things Are Easier For Your Business In A Downturn
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Whether you are running a small retail store, or a multi-million pound operation, the chances are IT
plays an important role in your business. Businesses spend thousands of pounds every single year on
IT systems. These systems make the lives of their customers easier, but also their lives easier too.
For most, this also acts as a place to store extremely important data. Manchester IT support can
ensure this data is protected at all times.
With the arrival of grid (aka "utility" computing), it sure looks like the CIO who is only in charge of
managing existing equipment and systems will soon be no longer needed. That also means that the
DBAs and other support personnel may also be at risk. Talk about application delivery controllers
change happening!
21. Companies take on IT Contractors in the early stages of the recovery as they don't yet have the
confidence to take on permanent IT workers yet (or they may not be legally able to as they have so
recently laid off a whole load of them).
Everyone loses focus, although a lot of business owners find that they lose focus regularly. Why?
They are juggling too many projects and thoughts at once. They are trying to think about finance,
marketing and IT, all at the same time. This is not healthy. Instead of each task being doing to the
very best of their ability, they rush and they find that they are not doing the best they can. Using an
IT support team will allow them to re-establish their focus, on their business. This means that the
tasks that they get involved with have a positive impact on their business. This also means that they
are using their time effectively and not working long hours for any real reason.
Recently we've seen how a seemingly small 'software update' resulted in a broad outage of
NatWest's banking systems. It led to an unheard of step: banks opening on a Sunday. If, like
NatWest, IT is at the heart of your business then what are the implications of such a problem if it
happens to you? What should you do to maintain reliability?
As the CIO you need to make sure that you fully understand what assets you need protect. You can't
protect everything, so make sure that what you do protect is the most important. Take the time to
learn from past attacks. If you don't, you'll be forced to repeat the learning over and over again.
Finally, realize that your vendors may open a door to your IT Systems that could end up costing you
a great deal.
12. IT Contractor rates start falling. Some companies issue take-it-or-leave it 10 percent cuts across
the board to all their contractors--even those with perfectly valid contracts with plenty of time to
run. Some companies even go back for a second bite of the cherry.
Perhaps you're involved in estate management, and buying and selling school grounds or buildings.
You'll want to make sure that you get the best deals, and that you meet the legal requirements, so as
not to fall foul of the law.
2. It is not what you know, but who you know! The IT industry is extremely community based. The more
people you know in the industry, the better the chances are of getting a good position. Network
wherever possible, even offering help for free initially. Who knows, this might actually lead to a full
time job role in the future. For those that are training in fields such as web design, consider building
a website. It will be a great case to showcase a skill set. Obviously doing some portfolio work for free
will help people to see what you are capable of!
The rogue wave using a right break, which merely seems. But they're looking through the lens of a
terrible event. Having the ability to speak efficiently with my customer is the most important part of
my occupation.