How Computer Service Agreements Can Save You Thousands Of Dollars

Unless you, or someone on your staff is trained and qualified to work on your computer system, you’ll outsource your computer support needs. In which case, you have two choices:

(1) Call the service provider when the computers have crashed, or

(2) Put your system under a maintenance contract and have the service provider monitor and maintain your system. The service is often called managed care, or a maintenance contract.  Suggestion - Having a computer maintenance contract won’t prevent problems, but it will reduce their frequency, allow you to anticipate problem situations, and get repairs done up to 100 percent faster than if you didn’t have a service contract.

The 2 Biggest Mistakes Business Make Buying Equipment –

Buying Cheap, And Buying Only What You Need Now!

Mistake #1: Buying cheap just to save money (see above for more details).  If cost is an overriding factor, then a good recommendation is to pick a mid-priced brand and model, and then stick with it.  If you need to add new PCs to your system, stay with that brand (and model if possible).

Mistake #2: Buying ONLY what you need now.  In the long run you will save time and money anticipating your computer needs. First, carefully think through what you need now, and what you reasonably anticipate you’ll need 6-12 months from now for PCs, networking, peripherals, wireless needs, database management, storage capacity, etc. Include the consultant in this process because you may not know about all your options or needs. Technology is always changing and something better will come along, but unless your business can afford to constantly be reinventing your system, it’s more cost effective to anticipate needs and buy with growth in mind.