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By 3coast on January 13, 2010

Sometimes purchasing new technology for your business can be like embarking into alien territory. A copy machine doesn't just make copies anymore. What happens when the bells and whistles you bought don't work right? Here are some things to think about to make buying small business technology a little easier. What makes ...

3coast Introduces IT Support Designed for Dental Practices

By 3coast on January 12, 2010

3coast, a Houston-based managed IT support and IT staffing firm, broadened its ENCOMPASS IT Support offering to include technology support designed for dental practices. ENCOMPASS DDS™ is built to assist a dental office with the tasks associated with minimizing operatory downtime, maximizing productivity and protecting its systems. “ENCOMPASS DDS provides peace of ...

Here is a Method that is Helping Project Managers to Stop Wasting Time

By 3coast on January 6, 2010

Too often, projects start without clearly knowing the work required. Even high-level requirements are not enough to gauge the depth and complexities of most projects. Low-level requirements bring more clarity, but experience has shown that it is often not enough. Also, the longer the project, the more likely requirements will change ...

What To Do When the Copy Machine Only Makes Copies

By 3coast on December 15, 2009

How many of you have thought this?…The copy machine is supposed to copy, print, fax AND scan? How do I set THAT up? We are so accustomed to hearing discussions and presentations on how technology is an enabler. It seems no matter what you need, someone is there to enthusiastically explain ...

One Secret to Managing and Maximizing Company Cash Flow

By 3coast on December 9, 2009

Most companies lack good visibility into their spending. Visibility into your spending gives your company a competitive edge by providing insight on how to manage and maximize cash flow, manage and forecast business costs, and monitor supplier performance. Studies show that only 4% of companies have a real-time look into ...

The Secret to Better Managing Project Expectations

By 3coast on December 1, 2009

From project initiation to delivery, expectations should be monitored and managed to ensure success. What are expectations, and who owns them? Expectations are a two-way street between the client and project team, brought together through clear and constant communication. Project expectations are the client’s vision of the results of the service ...

How Protected is Your Network Against Employee Theft?

By 3coast on November 18, 2009

Insider theft is on the rise. Displaced workers are abusing their corporate data access to steal, exploit and damage information networks. In a survey of 800 worldwide CIOs, more than 40% agreed that displaced employees were the biggest threat to vital information. International companies are estimated to have lost more ...

3coast Shares Business, IT and Hiring Advice on New Radio Segment

By 3coast on November 17, 2009

3coast announced a new radio segment on technology where company executives share insight on staffing trends and how IT can drive business optimization and boost efficiencies. 3coast will be featured on "Business, Networking and You with HNN," hosted by R.D. Yoder, president of HNN, every Wednesday at 3:06 p.m. on ...

Project Management 101 – Back to Basics

By 3coast on November 10, 2009

The Standish group reported in 2009 that only 32% of IT projects were considered successful, leaving 24% to be cancelled before completion and 44% considered challenged. For many troubled projects, the source of the problems can be directly linked to a failure in implementing basic project management processes. Let’s get ...

Serenity Now! Restore Peace of Mind in IT

By 3coast on November 4, 2009

A reactive approach to IT support can be costly and time-consuming. This is especially true for SMBs, which don’t usually have the resources to employ a full-time IT resource or spend a lot of money outsourcing IT. When there is a problem, the costs associated with solving IT issues can ...

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