Is Your Current IT Setup Costing Your Business Money? MyZA

Sandton, October, 25, 2021 – A comprehensive IT Audit will determine your exact IT requirements by highlighting what is missing or unnecessary and at risk. In the process, your company will gain insight into exactly how much money it can save by implementing the right solution. Don’t let the thought of conducting an IT Audit make you apprehensive. This audit is really a Business Technology Review aimed at helping you to save costs and is not meant to penalise you or your company in any way.

Poor IT infrastructure can result in severe negative impacts on your company, including its bottom line. While most businesses consider the initial upfront costs of an IT setup, they fail to consider the ongoing maintenance and support needed. Westech offers well-priced monthly IT maintenance contracts known as IT Service Level Agreements (SLA) to meet your IT needs.

Hidden IT Factors That Cost Your Business Money
Upfront IT costs will include obvious things such as the hardware, software and licensing, but less obviously, issues such as outdated software may have an impact on some programmes resulting in them no longer working on the latest Operating System (OS). Although it may be a relatively simple issue to resolve, it involves employee downtime, and this downtime, multiplied by the number of employees in your company, may soon add up to costs that could have easily been avoided.

Another example is the ripple effect that an IT outage can have on a company – especially if backups fail due to outdated data recovery activities. In instances such as these, it is better to be proactive rather than reactive.

Importance of Regular IT Audits
Being proactive means conducting regular IT Audits to ascertain your company’s monthly IT spending details and reducing complexities by standardising software and company IT configurations. It is also vital to evaluate your IT security to determine how effectively your company is protected against viruses, hackers and other IT threats.

A professional technical and technology review of your company’s IT environment covers many areas. The following summarises the most important Key Performance Areas that should be examined to uncover the full extent of your company’s IT strengths and weaknesses.

Active Directory
Applications
Backups
Email
Infrastructure
Licensing
Network
Ransomware
Security
Servers
Workstations

Once an IT Audit has been conducted, it is suggested that regular and practical IT training for employees be conducted.

Why You Should Consider Outsourcing Your IT Services
If your company does not have a large or dedicated IT department, there are reliable IT companies that can be cost-effectively outsourced, such as Westech in Johannesburg, South Africa, that will provide pivotal IT functions such as;

An experienced outsourced IT service provider is an efficient way for companies to access reliable IT infrastructure and has many benefits.

Westech, one of the preferred IT companies in South Africa, can be contacted to conduct an IT Audit to help determine your company’s current and required IT status. Furthermore, as one of the best IT companies in Johannesburg, Westech offers well-priced monthly IT maintenance contracts known as IT Service Level Agreements (SLA) to meet your needs.

Contact Westech to conduct a full background check on your IT infrastructure, hardware, and software to ensure the best IT support specific to your business. Once the audit is complete, Westech will provide you with a detailed report which will enable you to improve your company’s overall IT strategy.