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The one thing you cannot predict in business is an IT error. You can train your employees to be the best they can be, you can invest in your logistical structure, you can invest in your storage capabilities, you can do pretty much everything in the world; except know when your IT systems will go down. It’s just the bane of businesses all around the world because no matter how advanced technology gets, it’s still a man made invention. Things we make will always hiccup, breakdown and cause us a severe headache at work. However you need to have some kind of protocol in place for when this happens. There are three stages to this which you need to implement in your own business and train employees to follow.
Is it genuine?
Let’s be honest, even though you have hired some great professionals they won’t all be tech savvy. Many employees will just go by what you tell them and how you have trained them. They aren’t tech specialists and they don’t know every error code in the book. So they could have a problem which is easily fixable even though to them it might look serious to them. Hence why you need to give the responsibility of checking out minor errors to your managers. Managers aren’t just there to count the take of the day, they’re there to give advice, encouragement and also help out with problems that stop the flow of work. Train your managers on how to fix certain minor issues that your software runs into and make sure they are trained to a higher standard that normal employees.
React as a team
When an IT error occurs to one workstation, that employee is no longer able to work at their full capacity. However that could also mean his or her team are unable to continue with their work as they are relying on that individual to complete a task. For example, if an employee is not able to design the logo of a company in your marketing department, fellow employees won’t be able to work on the other aspects such as an advertisement, billboard, pamphlet and social media. So everyone needs to react as a team. The other employees need to talk and agree on the various stages of their own tasks they can complete without the logo or whatever is missing. To this extent, it keeps the ball rolling and allows everyone to carry on working throughout the day.
Specialist help desk
Every business needs to have some kind of specialist help on hand. For your IT managed services, a company like IntelligIS offers 24/7 monitoring of your IT systems. So, they will know about the error maybe before you do. They can then work quickly to find the source, fix whatever is wrong, strengthen the firewalls and then give you a report of what just happened. This is your final step in the three stage protocol.
IT errors are the bane of the business world. For no apparent reason, entire systems can go down without warning. The key is to figure out if it’s a minor or major issue, then quickly react as a team to keep the workflow going and finally, call a specialist to identify and fix the error.
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