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Three Ways You Can Minimize IT Downtime
Downtime isn’t just frustrating, it’s expensive. According to a recent ITIC study, 98% of organizations say a single hour of downtime costs more than $100,000. While that’s a staggering hit to any business’s bottom line, there are simple steps you can take to minimize downtime and maximize your peace of mind.
- Monitor Your Servers
Wouldn’t it be nice to know if your server was going to crash before it happened? With regular monitoring and maintenance, you can spot potential red flags before you’re face-to-face with downtime. And if/when your server does crash, you can react immediately and get back up and running as quickly as possible.
- Schedule Regular Backups
When your systems are down, every minute counts. You don’t want to waste time figuring out if you can recover your files after a hardware crash. You need to be able to restore your data as quickly and easily as possible. Scheduling regular backups ensures a speedy recovery, and access the important data you need to run your business.
- Keep Devices Updated
Maintaining the health, stability and security of your devices is a time-consuming—but necessary—task. When you stay current with your device and software updates, you reduce the chance of failure and minimize loss of productivity.
We get it—you’re trying to run a business. Your time is limited and these preventative measures are easier said than done. But, the damage of downtime can be irreversible.
When you trust a managed services provider with your technology, you get a team of reliable IT experts in your corner, who make sure your systems are optimized and prepared with monitoring, system updates and a business continuity plan. Don’t let the cost of downtime be your downfall. Contact us today to get started.
Scream for Section 179 Tax Deduction
While Halloween has passed, the scariest season for businesses has started to send shivers down their spines– tax season. But, do not let the doom and gloom of tax season get you down, Section 179 may simply be the trick that lifts you up.
What is the Section 179 Tax Deduction?
Instead of slowly depreciating equipment over numerous years, Section 179 permits you to deduct the full cost of any qualifying hardware or applications acquired or leased throughout the year. It’s designed to motivate businesses to stay competitive and move on by buying the technology they require while also benefiting their bottom line.
What qualifies?
Bought, financed or leased equipment
Workstations, laptop computers, tablets, mobile phones
Servers, printers, routers, network switches, network security devices
Off-the-shelf applications (productivity, administrative, operating systems, etc.)
What do I have to do?
Must be acquired, financed or leased and implemented by midnight Dec. 31, 2017.
Must be acquired for business use more than 50% of the time.
What are my limitations?
$ 500,000– Maximum total amount you can write off of equipment purchased in 2017.
$ 200,000– Maximum total amount you can write off of leased equipment in 2017.
$ 2M– Maximum total amount of equipment acquired in 2017 eligible for full deduction.
How can I take advantage of the Section 179 Deduction?
Merely make the purchase and use Form 4562 to claim your tax break.
The full tax break can be claimed till you’ve reached $2M in hardware or application purchases.
Previous the $2M point, the reduction decreases on a dollar-for-dollar basis and disappears as soon as $2.5 M worth of software and hardware is acquired.
Devaluation is frequently one of the most intricate products a business has to deal with. Our goal, along with your tax accounting professional, is to make your taxes as easy as possible. For additional information about Section 179 or if you require assistance starting, contact us to request your free, no-obligation Section 179 assessment.