Do more with less: how to optimize your efficiency?

In today’s highly competitive market, one of the main challenges for businesses is how to stand out from the competition. To succeed in standing out, it’s vital to remain functional and efficient. Economic instability, labour shortages and inflation are the key factors that currently drive companies to improve their infrastructures in order to maintain or increase productivity. These are the reasons why SMEs must adopt digital technology (if they have not already done so). And although the high costs of operation remain a significant concern, a company’s success also rests largely on its accessibility to competent and qualified personnel in various fields including technological sectors. Fortunately, a few specific adjustments to start with can maximize cost-efficiency from an IT perspective. 

Simplify infrastructures to increase efficiency and productivity

The purpose behind standardizing a server is to ensure consistency while reducing complexity. By standardizing the digital environment, it will be much easier to implement software, flexibility, accessibility, troubleshooting and innovation. This kind of IT infrastructure becomes a strategic option that is easy to use even with a reduced workforce.

Customize new technologies to meet specific needs 

The IT sector is constantly changing and technologies can quickly become obsolete. To remain competitive, it is important to thoroughly and regularly assess existing infrastructures in order to determine whether they continue to meet current specific needs. Appropriate programs can be integrated into the digital environment to ensure full production potential, and resources can develop in a dynamic way to manage fluctuations in service demands. At the same time this approach eliminates possible redundancies. 

Improve security thanks to a multi-layered approach

A security strategy goes well beyond basic authorization controls and identity management. Implementing multi-layer protection will allow you to improve your resilience to breaches and cyberattacks. By stabilizing and securing the IT environment, time and human energy resources can then be invested elsewhere and to greater efficiency. 

As technology evolves, you must adapt quickly and anticipate future developments and growth. Other basic tools and services can accelerate success, reduce costs and improve your company’s IT flexibility. Proactive management will give you a competitive edge through innovation. The need for IT assistance is growing incrementally for this kind of project and MicroAge can help you find solutions to optimize your efficiency.

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With a growing Network of independently owned locations (currently at 41) from coast-to-coast, MicroAge is Canada’s leading IT solutions and service provider focused mainly on small and midmarket businesses.

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