Avoid IT Issues by Upgrading on Time

One indisputable fact about doing business is that everything goes better if you plan ahead. Having procedures in place preparing you for anything is a great move that will save you time spent dealing with problems. The value of preparedness can especially be seen when it comes to performing maintenances on your computer network.

Timely Software Updates Help Keep Your Network Safe
Upgrading your software is one important IT network chore that you need to be doing. This task becomes more complex as you deal with multiple applications spread out across different workstations. Updating your software is a task that shouldn't be put off because many of these updates include security patches that will protect your network from the latest viruses and exploits. Forgetting to upgrade can lead to a security breach. Therefore, it's best practice to plan ahead with your maintenances so that you don't forget to upgrade.

What Updating without a Plan Looks Like
If you don't have a planned approach to network maintenance, then you may have a more haphazard approach to performing updates. Maybe the only time you upgrade your software is when a pop up menu tells you to. Performing maintenances based on notifications isn't the best way to upgrade because it's inconvenient and easy to put off. This is because notifications will usually appear at inconvenient times, like when you're working on an important project.

In times like this, it's easy to click on "Remind Me Later" and put off upgrading so that you can stay focused on your project. However, putting off an inconvenient software update may lead to a network security issue, which will make you want to go back in time and inconvenience your past self by having him or her click "Update Now."

As you may have experienced, some software updates are more inconvenient than others. Sometimes, an update to something critical like your OS can demand that you literally stop whatever project you're working on and reboot your PC in order to implement it. A major update like this forces you to step away from the computer during a busy workday and it can derail your progress. This can be a point of frustration if you had not planned on taking an "upgrade break" from your project.

The time spent waiting on your computer to reboot and install an update, and the time it takes to refocus your attention on your project can both be chalked up to downtime. When this downtown-caused-by-upgrading scenario is multiplied by the number of different applications spread across multiple workstations, it all adds up to a huge waste of time. This downtime could have easily been avoided if someone had planned for the updates to take place at a more convenient time.

k_Street Consulting, LLC can Plan and Implement Updates for You!
To avoid downtime caused by updates, you can simply outsource the chore of network maintenances to k_Street Consulting, LLC. With our managed IT service, we're able to perform updates and several other computer maintenances remotely. In addition to doing maintenances, we also come up with a network maintenance plan for your business. This means taking an assessment of your IT infrastructure and your operations and then planning when is the best time to upgrade everything.

Having k_Street Consulting, LLC manage and maintain your network is a sure way to keep your system up to date so that you can stay on top of the latest viruses and not get hit with any surprises, like a pop-up box screaming "Update Me" that can potentially sink your productivity. To avoid having maintenances like updates stall your operations, we perform upgrades while you're away from the office. Doing upgrades during off hours frees up your network's resources so that your system won't experience lag from implementing updates. Doing maintenances overnight also ensures that employees won't be sitting around doing nothing while their workstations are rebooting.

When k_Street Consulting, LLC plans and takes care of your company's computer maintenances, it frees up your time from having to do them yourself, and it gives you peace of mind that the maintenances are being done by professionals you can trust. Other aspects of your company's technology strategy can benefit from careful planning as well. k_Street Consulting, LLC can make your business an IT roadmap and plan out your technology purchases for years to come so that you can spend smart and save money. We can also plan your network security strategy, ways that you can manage your data, your company's mobile strategy, and much more. Call us at (202) 640-2737 to benefit from careful technology planning!