Why This Is the Wrong Question, Sort Of "Should we use free software or pay for the paid version?" is the most-asked question from small-business IT decision-makers. It’s also the wrong framing. The right question is: what’s the total cost of the software over 3–5 years, including the productivity cost of the limitations, and what…
The IT Structure Small Businesses Grow Into (and Out Of) Every small business goes through the same IT-leadership progression. Early: whoever’s the most technical wears the IT hat on top of their real job. Growth stage: a full-time IT support person, often a generalist. Later: a full-time IT Director or Manager. Somewhere between the "IT-of-one"…
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