Can a piece of software increase your cash flow and profits? No, not the software; it is the automation of processes that the software facilitates. Regardless of your business, you must have processes in place and make them workable in order to succeed and scale. Unfortunately humans are prone to distraction and must sometimes be given a framework for getting mundane tasks done.

Some say chivalry is dead — the code of honor followed by knights of yore as they protected their kingdoms. We know better.

It’s an all too familiar occurrence for businesses today: something goes wrong – from the simple accidental deletion, to the loss of an entire building’s worth of data – and IT is supposed to make it all better. Right now. (Is it done yet?) This is not always the easiest task to accomplish. Why? It may be worth considering that you are using the wrong backup and recovery solution or you are simply using the one you have incorrectly.

Backup isn’t just about storing copies of your customers’ data; it’s really more about what happens when you need to restore it. You see, the more often you back up, the more up-to-date the data is when the time comes to restore it. Much of this is driven by the backup window, which is the time it takes to perform a backup without impacting system and network performance. Performance degradation is one reason backups are usually done during off- peak hours.

In this white paper, we’ll cover a number of key components or processes that your service desk must perform efficiently in order to ensure that the processes you, the business owner or manager, have put in place achieve your definition of success with your MSP business.

Take a look at these surprisingly common “schoolboy errors,” and see if your MSP business may be guilty of making these mistakes. If so, make some immediate changes to rectify the situation or problems could be just around the corner.

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