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Is All This Extra Tech Actually Making Your Team More Productive?
You should want your team to be ready and able to accomplish as much as possible. So, when a team member approaches you with a request for a better laptop or a dual-monitor setup and the wish to do more with their time, you should agree. However, there may be that little voice in the back of your head, whispering, “Was that a wise investment?”It can be hard to balance the need for employee satisfaction with your budgetary restrictions, but it must be done. Let’s go over the considerations you need to make… as well as the pitfalls that must be avoided.Your Existing Technology May Be Holding You
You should want your team to be ready and able to accomplish as much as possible. So, when a team member approaches you with a request for a better laptop or a dual-monitor setup and the wish to do more with their time, you should agree. However, there may be that little voice in the back of your head, whispering, “Was that a wise investment?”It can be hard to balance the need for employee satisfaction with your budgetary restrictions, but it must be done. Let’s go over the considerations you need to make… as well as the pitfalls that must be avoided.Your Existing Technology May Be Holding You Back More Than You’d ThinkWhether your employees are requesting new or additional technology or not, you must maintain your technology over time, upgrading it as necessary. Exactly why it is so vital becomes clear with a few simple calculations.Let’s assume that an older computer burns through an extra five minutes of the user’s time every day, just because of slow loading times, restarts, and laggy boot times. That’s obviously frustrating, but it only gets worse when you start looking at it on a macro scale.If an employee works about 250 days each year and loses five minutes each day, they lose 1,250 minutes each year. This equals 20.8 hours, half of a work week. If this impacts your whole team, that’s suddenly months down the drain.So, ensuring that your team has the technology that reliably works really does make a difference.The benefits don’t stop there, either—back in the 1920s, studies indicated that productivity could be measurably boosted if workers felt their needs were being noticed and met. Essentially, the study demonstrated that prioritizing the well-being of a workforce was sufficient to motivate that workforce to perform more effectively. This means that simply providing your team with new equipment can help boost productivity.How Modern Productivity Can Be MeasuredThere are a few key signs that your productivity has improved, if you know where to look. Here are some places to get you started:Support tickets - The number of support tickets that come in for specific issues can indicate if productivity-sapping problems have been solved. For instance, if you’ve suddenly received far fewer tickets concerning Internet connectivity issues after you’ve updated your router, you’ve improved productivity by taking away a problem.Task time - If a task took 25 minutes to complete, and it suddenly takes 12 minutes after new tech has been introduced, that’s an opportunity to consider how your productivity has been improved.Employee feedback - Simply ask your team members if they’ve noticed anything changing after you’ve made improvements.We Can Help You Manage Your Hardware!Instead of having to make the decision when the duress of a desktop conking out or a server’s hum fading into silence is adding pressure, why not plan for it ahead of time so the panic doesn’t have to set in? Argentum IT will be there to help you design a predictable schedule to refresh your hardware, allowing for more effective budgeting and standardized IT across your business.We’re dedicated to helping businesses invest in the correct tools for their needs and ensure that their teams are able to maximize what these tools can do. Let us help you next. Give us a call at (502) 473-6407 to get started.
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What is the Importance of 24/7 SOC Monitoring?
Most cyberattacks do not wait for business hours. Attackers often strike at night, on weekends, and during holidays, when alerts pile up with no one reviewing them. That is why 24/7 SOC monitoring has become a baseline requirement for businesses of every size. At MDL Technology, we manage security operations for organizations across every industry
Most cyberattacks do not wait for business hours. Attackers often strike at night, on weekends, and during holidays, when alerts pile up with no one reviewing them. That is why 24/7 SOC monitoring has become a baseline requirement for businesses of every size. At MDL Technology, we manage security operations for organizations across every industry
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What Most Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Get Wrong About AI Adoption in the First 90 Days
Key Takeaways The first 90 days of AI adoption are where most small and mid-sized businesses make their biggest and most expensive mistakes. The pressure to move fast is real, but rushing in without a plan is how you end up with data exposure, wasted tools, and frustrated employees who don’t know what they’re supposed…
Key Takeaways The first 90 days of AI adoption are where most small and mid-sized businesses make their biggest and most expensive mistakes. The pressure to move fast is real, but rushing in without a plan is how you end up with data exposure, wasted tools, and frustrated employees who don’t know what they’re supposed…
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Why Businesses Are Investing in AI Development Service Solutions
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future technology reserved for large enterprises. Businesses of all sizes are adopting AI to automate repetitive tasks, improve customer experiences, make faster decisions, and gain a competitive advantage. As AI technologies become more accessible, organizations are turning to professional AI development service providers to build customized solutions that
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future technology reserved for large enterprises. Businesses of all sizes are adopting AI to automate repetitive tasks, improve customer experiences, make faster decisions, and gain a competitive advantage. As AI technologies become more accessible, organizations are turning to professional AI development service providers to build customized solutions that
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Best Business Password Manager for Small Business Teams
Discover the best business password manager for your team. Secure access, comply with regulations, and boost productivity effortlessly!
Discover the best business password manager for your team. Secure access, comply with regulations, and boost productivity effortlessly!
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What IT Vendor Management Services Should Cover
IT vendor management services coordinate contracts, support, cybersecurity, and costs for Southwest Florida businesses that need accountable IT oversight.
IT vendor management services coordinate contracts, support, cybersecurity, and costs for Southwest Florida businesses that need accountable IT oversight.
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Top Houston MSPs Compared: Response Times, Reviews & Pricing (2026)
8 Houston MSPs scored Google review data pulled 3 August 2026 6 weighted criteria No ... Learn More
8 Houston MSPs scored Google review data pulled 3 August 2026 6 weighted criteria No ... Learn More
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Doing Ordinary Penetration Testing Extraordinarily
Case study: Going fully remote required more than laptops and a cloud subscription
See how AIA Virginia replaced reactive IT with proactive planning, seamless remote onboarding, and budget-friendly hardware management with E-N Computers.
See how AIA Virginia replaced reactive IT with proactive planning, seamless remote onboarding, and budget-friendly hardware management with E-N Computers.
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The One Process at a Time Approach to Automation
When business leaders decide to automate, the instinct is to move fast. The technology is available now, competitors are talking about what they’re building, and a large initiative seems like the right response to the size of the opportunity. So you start big. The plan spans multiple departments and dozens of processes, with outside developers...
When business leaders decide to automate, the instinct is to move fast. The technology is available now, competitors are talking about what they’re building, and a large initiative seems like the right response to the size of the opportunity. So you start big. The plan spans multiple departments and dozens of processes, with outside developers...
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Fake Windows 11 Update Scam: What to Watch For
Most people install updates without a second thought. And that’s what attackers rely on. There’s a new scam that looks so convincing, even experienced users are getting caught out. Once you click, it’s already too late…
Most people install updates without a second thought. And that’s what attackers rely on. There’s a new scam that looks so convincing, even experienced users are getting caught out. Once you click, it’s already too late…
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