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IT Horizons Blog

We are IT Horizons - an IT company that strives to provide the ultimate solution for all your technology needs. We are blogging to help educate businesses in our community and keep them informed of current trends and opportunities.
Alex Saltman

Do You Need IT Managed Services?

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Your friendly guide to making IT less overwhelming—for good Are you wondering if your business needs IT managed services? Or maybe you’re concerned about whether it fits your budget? If your company has more than four or five computers, it’s probably time to consider IT managed services. The good news is, it’s more accessible than you might think. Let’s do a quick check-in. Have you ever found yourself: Spending more time fixing computer issues than doing your actual job? Wishing you could plan—rather than react—when it comes to technology expenses? Noticing a chaotic mix of different computers and software in your office? Relying on just one person for computer support (and dreading what happens if they get sick or take a vacation)? Watching “computer support” happen off the side of someone’s desk? Seeing files saved all over the place instead of in one central, safe location? Having staff use personal...
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Angie Saltman

10 Reasons Why Incorporating Data Privacy is A Savvy Business Move

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Data privacy might sound like a dry topic, but actually, it's incredibly cool – and crucial – for Canadian businesses and organizations. Here’s why:

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Angie Saltman

An Introduction to IT

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You’ve probably heard of ‘IT’ a lot and might use the term yourself. But what does IT really mean? Let’s break it down.

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Alex Saltman

Get Relief with IT Managed Services 

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Once a business hits 5 or 6 computer stations, managing IT can become a demanding task. Your business relies on its IT infrastructure to function optimally. As technology continues to change, it’s time-consuming (and often costly) to keep up.

That’s why IT Managed Services has become an increasingly popular solution for businesses looking to outsource the management and maintenance of their IT systems.

Here are a few ways that IT Horizons relieves the burden of managing IT for our clients:

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Angie Saltman

Ultimate Guide to IT Project Management

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Some teams sit around the break room talking about that one big project that might happen, or vacation plans… but if you want to see our team get super animated about a topic, it probably involves IT Project Management.

Because there’s nothing more exciting than starting a huge IT project that’ll require everyone’s favourite skills, right? Wrong? OK, well, let’s chat about what we love about IT project management and all the things you won’t have to worry about because we’ve got it covered.

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Alex Saltman

All About Hybrid IT Management

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Do you remember the olden days, when an office would have a big monitor at each desk, under the desk everyone had their own chunky tower, a big noisy server sat in the back office, and a stream of cords connected everything together to make a ‘modern’ office? It’s almost crazy to try to imagine doing business that way now!

Of course, if you have an office (and you may not even need one of those anymore), you’ll still have some on-site equipment. But now you’ve also got cloud-based ‘equipment’—services that are accessed from anywhere and provide an essential link to co-workers, customers, projects, and data.

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Angie Saltman

Top Q&As About IT Consulting

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Hello! It’s us, your friendly Grande Prairie IT services company, here to answer some of your questions about all things ‘IT’.   Do you help individuals with computer problems? No , IT Horizons works with small to mid-sized businesses. Although much of our work is with individuals at those businesses, our work is only through these organizations. We always get the latest software and upgrades so we don’t need an IT consultant, right? That depends. Are you confident that you’re getting only what you need, and that what you’re purchasing is saving time and money? If not, we can help. An IT consultant is not a salesperson. Our job is to analyze your organization, your current systems, and your needs, and then decide what solutions will suit you best (and actually save you time and money). If your IT strategy is to always buy and upgrade, then you’re using excess...
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