The Datamax Thinking Blog

When firms in the legal industry understand that they should focus on law and let experts handle legal IT, they save time and reduce expenses in the long run.

Do you feel you're not getting the most out of your technology spending? Or that your legal IT departments are not helping you meet your business goals?

First, rethink your strategy, and your mindset.

When it comes to technology, there are a few key things that firms in the legal industry do in order to improve their business processes:

• Be smart. Select only technology that supports your business objectives.
• Your IT infrastructure must retain its critical pieces: copiers and print output.
• Hire professionals to manage your IT so you can focus on work that brings your firm revenue: practicing law, acquiring new clients, and retaining current ones.
• Remove distractions. Don't try to handle copier repairs in-house, as this only slows down your work.

Here's an overview of how law firms are spending on IT, from the InsideLegal/ILTA Technology Purchasing Survey (click here to read the complete survey).

Obviously in order to secure your business and sensitive data you have to know your points of weakness.

How many printers, scanners, copiers, computers, laptops, webcams, tablets, and smartphones are in your office right now? Every one of them is a ripe target for hackers. 

So, if you truly counted, and I know you did because what better way to spend your already limited time, then that’s how many points of penetration the cyber-thieves of the world have to gain access to your network (and your data). Oh, and if you have any videoconferencing systems, smart TVs, or DVRs, go ahead and tack that on to your list of hacker-vulnerable equipment.

When it comes to your various information technology, document output, and internal network needs; are you still trying to do it yourself? Is your IT deck wobbling?

You’re fired!

And thank goodness for it! Network services management is way more challenging than anyone thinks it really is, but you already know that, don’t you?

One truism that I find in life is that no matter how easy something looks on the surface; it’s almost always at least twice as difficult to actually do (and twice as difficult is just for starters). This is especially true when it comes to things we actually can do.

With TechCare, you will see the benefits in long-term infrastructure stability, less reliance on your on-site IT staff, fast issue resolution, and performance optimization.

With available technologies and data services growing exponentially, many businesses are struggling to keep up. If you are looking for the best way to optimize productivity, maintain IT support, and grow your company’s ability to harness current technologies, consider managed network services.

Instead of relying on the traditional break-fix model in which problems are handled as they arise, managed IT takes a proactive approach.

Managed services is a rapidly growing sector of the services market, becoming the popular choice for many forward-thinking businesses. But doubts remain for some: does a managed network services contract get you better results than traditional IT methods? Can you really save money with managed IT services?

The answer is yes, and then some. Managed network services help you maintain your IT system, saving you money, time, and effort. In today's connected business world, IT systems are under constant demand to function fully and at peak, with no lag time or downtime.