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Choosing Outsourced Tech Support is No Small Task

Making the decision to use a third-party IT provider is a major step, with just as many risks as rewards. Outsourced IT providers can potentially save companies time and money with their services, but a poor provider will do nothing but slow down your communications and impede your technical efficiency. It’s essential to do plenty of research—and answer some important questions—before settling on any one service provider.

What is Your Growth Capacity?

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For businesses, having the latest technology means being able to run at peak efficiency without interruption or lag. Even so, there will always be unforeseeable events that interfere with day-to-day operations. So what can you do to make your systems reliable?

Make Your System Resilient

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The latest technology craze comes in the form of cloud computing. While still a strange concept to some, the cloud has become more accessible to small businesses looking for ways to cut their overhead IT costs and embrace a more efficient means of data storage.

Despite all of its benefits, however, the move to the cloud is not a prudent undertaking for all companies. Here are some questions to consider before making the transition to the cloud:

What is the Cloud?

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A strong relationship with your IT service provider is essential to smooth business operations—particularly as business technologies are growing more complex and IT budgets are shrinking. Building a relationship with a managed IT provider ensures that your business always has a competitive edge in the industry. 

Below are some tips on ensuring that you get the most out of your IT service provider.  

Do Some Research & Find the Right Provider

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Vancouver's Leading Managed Services Provider Strengthens Relationship with Microsoft

Vancouver, BC (April 15, 2013) - Xyfon Solutions, a leading managed IT service provider headquartered in Vancouver, announced today that it has been named a Microsoft Certified Partner in the Microsoft Partner Network.

“We are honored to be in partnership with Microsoft, and it’s great to be recognized for our work.” says Farid Najafi, Director of IT.   

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No matter how prepared you are, there will always be times when your IT department is forced to run well below staff. Whether you’re missing employees due to illness or simply don’t have enough employees to absorb a sudden workload, there are steps you can take to make sure that all tasks are completed without a loss of employee morale.

Here are a few tips on how to maintain efficiency and get the most out of the staff:

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In today’s environment, the management of IT is important to a business operation that your systems have to function properly 24/7.   Keeping up to your IT operations can be difficult and expensive while taking time away from you acheiving your business goals. Therefore what are the signs that you may be ready to outsource to a managed service provider?

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How to Select the Best Server solution for your company

Trying to decide whether you should implement an in-house infrastructure or subscribe to Cloud server? While the Cloud has lately monopolized the developmental buzz, 80% of the market still relies on in-house server infrastracture. Here, we’ll take a look at the pros and cons of each solution and provide a cost analysis over a 10-year period, so you can make an informed decision.

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Microsoft Windows Server® 2012 is now available preinstalled from the dell factory! Here’s a quick snapshot of some of the key features within the 300+ features available in Windows Server 2012. This Windows Server release includes building blocks for solutions that were originated specifically for Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers and storage.

Storage

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The next release of Microsoft's operating System and Office Suite is coming up and in this article we will discuss when, why and how should small & mid-sized businesses consider upgrading their environments. 

Windows 8 and Office 2013 has some cool new features that work across multiple platforms including Mobile handhelds and tablets.

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