IT Organization Ideas For Keeping Your Business On Track

One of the biggest factors affecting your company’s bottom line is productivity. And that's especially true for online businesses where there are so many changing elements to keep track of. It’s probably costing your business money to delay getting your IT systems organized, so don’t wait. Use these tips to get back on track and organized for the next work day.  

Purge Your Workspace
This includes both your computers and your physical offices. People tend to hoard files and hardware the way we hoard things in our homes. But all that clutter gets in the way physically, visually, and as a drain on computer resources. Make note of all the files and programs you don't use and set up automatic archiving. Delete or trash anything that isn't necessary to getting the job done. 

Organize Files
After deleting whatever isn't needed, reorganize what's left into a logical hierarchy of drives and folders that are clearly labeled. Establish roles enabling you to hide certain volumes from employees so they don't waste time scanning through folders they shouldn't have access to in the first place. Make sure everyone is familiar with the new system, and if possible, publish a page on your intranet with links and explanations to help everyone get more familiar.

Get Productive Software
If you haven't checked out software options lately, do so, and do it regularly. There are always new versions of CRM, accounting, and other applications with additional features you can leverage. You might want to look into comprehensive software that manages multiple aspects of your routine. For example, the LANDESK IT asset management suites includes cloud services, business intelligence, security, and endpoint and mobile management, backed with comprehensive training and support.

Use the Cloud - for Free
You may not be quite prepared to migrate all your services to the cloud, but there are plenty of free options to facilitate storage and sharing that don't waste your server memory, yet provide convenient file access. Google Drive, Dropbox, and other online providers allow you 15GB of free storage and can integrate with other tools to make your materials easily available to social media followers and customer prospects. The right information can boost conversion rates, and making it available on the cloud saves you the trouble of providing it manually on a case-by-case basis.

Organizing all your resources will help get your business on track. Revisiting and improving your organizational efforts will not only keep it that way. While there may be risks to major investments, constantly adjusting processes for the better is a relatively painless way to improve efficiency.