Tips to managing IT in a small business. Reduce the complexity of your network and simplify IT.

1. TIPS TO SIMPLIFY
MANAGING IT
IN A SMALL BUSINESS
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2. It’s better to work smarter rather than harder, especially when the two
roads take you to the same place.
Regain your composure with these helpful IT management tips from
ThrottleNet!

3. Make managing IT operations easier by
understanding how everything works from a
technology standpoint. If necessary, start from
scratch with a leaner, more effective system to
simplify managing IT operations.
REDUCE
SYSTEM
COMPLEXITY

4. If you have an internal IT team, empower them to
use their expertise to make key decisions and solve
problems. By encouraging creativity, your team will
be that much more effective.
UNDERSTAND YOUR
WORKFORCE &
DELEGATE
APPROPRIATELY

5. IT professionals often get backlogged by focusing
on unnecessary or redundant projects. Instead, use
your most valuable resources in a way that
generates revenue for your company. Always have
realistic expectations.
UNDERSTAND HOW
TO PRIORITIZE
YOUR NEEDS

6. Micromanaging IT operations can cause delays,
especially if you’re less of an IT expert than those
doing the work. If you find yourself second-
guessing your team, take baby steps to build up
trust.
TRUST THE
IT EXPERTS
RUNNING YOUR
TECHNOLOGY

7. on-the-spot decision making tends to create more
problems than it solves. You’ll sleep much easier
knowing that you have an action plan built to
handle any crisis and that a small issue is much
less likely to turn into much larger problems.
ANTICIPATE
PROBLEMS BEFORE
THEY HAPPEN

8. A chunk of your IT workload can be automated,
and there’s no excuse not to use it. Network alerts,
scheduling updates and rebooting machines can
all be automated, allowing key contributors to
focus on more important tasks.
EMBRACE
AUTOMATION

9. ThrottleNet can help simplify IT, from fully managing your
network, assisting with cloud migrations, developing
customized software and helping your staff adhere to
best practices.
Contact us today at throttlenet.com/contact to learn
more!
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