Have you ever walked into an office space overflowing with copiers, printers, scanners and fax machines? It’s the business office equipment room or corner of the studio with a photocopier against one wall and a printer against the other. They’re separated in the middle by a fax machine and a scanner, and the area is flooded by a sea of employees waiting for their documents.

Maybe you want to improve digital efficiency and asset tracking, or maybe your small business wants to improve its network security. Whatever the reason, there comes a time in the life of a small or medium business when an IT specialist is needed.

While some companies will turn to an internal IT hire, have you considered outsourcing IT needs for your company?

You communicate with your employees and coworkers via Slack or Microsoft Teams, schedule a Zoom call, and search Google Drive for yesterday’s file.

As our world is catapulted into the digital era, it’s a familiar structure for many businesses with or without a managed IT team—cloud storage, video meetings, and a space for virtual water cooler talk. But, if your IT infrastructure sounds anything like the mock company above, you may have fallen victim to overspending on IT.

It’s 5 p.m. on Friday, and your inbox lights up with an email from the company president.
“Please send a money transfer to this account. Use your personal account and you will be reimbursed on Monday. It’s urgent.”
The request and timing seem odd, but you send the transfer and wait. Only, there is no reimbursement on Monday morning. You’ve just fallen victim to email phishing.