What to Look for in a Managed Service Provider

By Sally Culley on June 22, 2011

More and more companies are considering working with a Managed Service Provider. Once they start doing the research and comparing all the different Managed Service Providers, they often get overwhelmed with all the different offerings. So, the question to answer is, "What do you look for in a Managed Service ...

How Secure Are You Really?

By 3coast on June 7, 2011

Let’s face it…everyone these days has a website. It is estimated that over 75% of the worlds small to medium sized businesses currently have an active website. These websites contain vital data to run the business, account numbers, client contact information, financial data, and an extensive amount of data that ...

12 Days of Christmas with 3coast

By 3coast on December 23, 2010

On the first day of Christmas, My IT Partner gave to me Business Support for IT. On the second day of Christmas, My IT Partner gave to me Two security features (email and web) And business support for IT. On the third day of Christmas, My IT Partner gave to me Three Staffing options (contract, direct hire, contract-to-hire) Two security ...

What Is “Cloud Computing”?

By 3coast on November 16, 2010

You already know that you can get your e-mail by logging into a website on the Internet. What if you could also get word processing, spreadsheet or presentation software as well? Instead of installing Quickbooks and maintaining the database on a server located at your office, why not login to ...

IT: Good Idea, Bad Idea

By 3coast on November 5, 2010

Scenario 1 Good Idea – Calling us when your computer is down Bad Idea – Calling a shrink when your computer is down Scenario 2 Good Idea – Communicating with clients on your computer Bad Idea – Communicating with clients ON your computer Scenario 3 Good Idea – Implementing an ERP to make your applications work better ...

“Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head”

By 3coast on July 28, 2010

Hurricane season is here and we are seeing more and more hurricane preparedness information; from updating home insurance, collecting materials and supplies, to planning for evacuation. There is so much available information on how to protect your family and home, that if a hurricane does tear through your area, knock ...

Company and Technology Management on the Same Page

By 3coast on July 13, 2010

As a Consulting CIO, I’m called on by clients to assess the fit of their technology to the business. Quite often this follows a change in company management, a significant change in the business model, or both. At this point, the relationship between the technology staff and business management can ...

Key Questions to Ensure Continuity of Your Business

By Stephen Sweeney on June 29, 2010

It's once again time to review your IT Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity (DR/BC) plan. Actually, since Hurricane season officially started June 1st, it is well past time. You do have a plan, don't you? There is an adage from a wise but unknown sage that goes something like this: "If you ...

Why IT Managed Services?

By 3coast on June 8, 2010

I’ve been asked this question a lot recently – what is the value of working with an IT Services company? I’ve heard several business owners, clients, and end users ask about the benefits and risks of having a company of IT geeks come in and manage their computers, network, software, ...

Who Uses Managed IT Support? (Video)

By Stephen Sweeney on June 7, 2010

Stephen Sweeney, Chief Operating Officer at 3coast, points out the current business trend of switching to managed IT support and explains why this option is becoming increasingly popular. To view this video in your browser click here. Visit 3coast's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/3coastServices

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