Quarterhorse Technology Inc. Blog

Every business that’s ever seen success can attest to the importance of good communication—both with clients and within the office. With the former, poor communications can lead to lost clients, lost revenue, and poor reviews. With the latter, poor communication can lead to frustrated staff, workplace disruption, stress, and a lack of team cohesion. Any of those outcomes can really slow down, or slowly kill, a business. That’s why many SMBs see the value in some form of communication system; communication systems like VoIP, web conferencing tools like Zoom, or collaborative platforms like Microsoft teams are all popular—especially right now. These tools might all provide value on their own, but many companies could benefit from approaching their communication system with a more inclusive and holistic approach.

Businesses around the world now find themselves in a situation unlike what most have ever seen. With so many trying to keep their distance from one another, many workplaces have deemed it necessary to close down for the time being or to operate remotely in order to reduce the risk they present to their clients and customers… but it isn’t as though these clients and customers are going to expect radio silence from these businesses.

We spend a lot of time on this blog talking about virus avoidance, but today we thought we would go into things you can do to keep another type of virus--specifically COVID-19--away from you and your technology.

If you’re trying to minimize your operating costs to improve your budget, it is important to keep in mind that sacrifice isn’t your only option. Instead, you also have the option of streamlining and minimizing some of your larger expenses by enlisting a managed services provider and the more sustainable business model we adhere to.

Many businesses are currently finding the best course of action for them to take right now for the good of their employees is to adopt remote work policies. However, this puts a lot of responsibility on the employees to conduct themselves appropriately and spend the time they should be working diligently.