Title: Strategic Technology Planning for Your Business
Date: Friday, October 29, 2010
Time: 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Location: Central PA Chamber of Commerce Board Room, 30 Lawton Lane, Milton, PA 17847
Cost: Free, Refreshments will be served.
Speakers: Conor Quinlan, CEO of MePush, Inc. :: John Uehling, CEO of Contrast Communications :: Michael Rider, CTO of R3 Security
Target Audience: Business Owners and Managers
Registration: www.mepush.com/register.php
Overview: Many business owners struggle to plan strategically when it comes to technology in their business much less plan at all. This workshop will walk you through the steps and thought processes necessary to create a strategic technology plan for your business. You will leave the workshop with a working plan and the tools to align this plan with the goals of your business. The workshop will help you tackle questions and issues such as, but not limited to
- How do I plan to handle a mobile workforce? Work from home connectivity?
- How should I handle email? In house? Outsourced?
- How do I manage my office, cell, and other telephony needs?
- How do we connect multiple locations? What is VOIP? Skype?
- How do I manage 24/7 accessibility? Voice mail, email, text messaging?
- Do I need a server? Do I need 2? Should I host it in house or outsource it?
- Do I need an acceptable use policy for my employees?
- Should I buy used machines or new ones? Best practices for procurement?
- How do I manage software licenses and documentation of my network?
- Is my domain name renewed and locked down?
- Do I have a plan for my website?
- How do I plan to show up in search engines?
- How do I plan for backups? Disasters?
