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Straight answers about small-business IT in Dallas (page 3)
What things cost, what to ask, how to switch providers, how to wire an office and how to keep a dental or law practice out of trouble. Written by the person who does the work.
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Getting internet into a new office: who coordinates it and when
Internet is the slowest item in any new office and the one nobody owns. Here is who should coordinate it, what the lead times look like, how fiber, cable and fixed wireless compare, and the order list for the week you sign.
How much does it cost to move office IT in Dallas?
The honest answer is that it depends on desks, drops, servers and how much of the old office is worth moving. Here is what drives the number, with typical market ranges, and how I quote it.
Low-voltage contractor or IT company: who should run your cable?
Both a low-voltage contractor and an IT company can run Cat6 in a Dallas office. The difference is where their work stops. Here is who does what, and which to hire for your situation.
Moving office IT over a weekend without losing a business day
Shut down Friday at five, work normally Monday at eight. Here is what has to be true before the weekend, how the two days run, and the honest cases where one weekend is not enough.
Office IT decommissioning: closing the old office properly
Leaving an office is more than turning off the lights. Drives must be wiped, equipment disposed of properly, the suite handed back in the state the lease requires, and every service canceled in writing. Here is the list, and how it pairs with setting up the new site.
Office Wi-Fi access point installation: cabling, placement and setup
Good office Wi-Fi is a cabling job first and a radio job second. Here is how I decide how many access points an office needs, where they mount, and what a proper installation includes.
Opening a second office: how the IT gets set up
A second office is not a copy of the first. Here is what the new location needs, how the two sites share files, sign-in and phones, what to order the day you sign the lease, and how one owner-led company supports both.
Server rack and patch panel installation for a Dallas office
A rack and a patch panel turn a pile of cables into a network you can actually manage. Here is what goes in the rack, where it should live and how the installation goes when one company does the cabling and the equipment.
Server room relocation: who moves the servers and computers?
Movers carry furniture. A technician moves the server. Here is how a small server room is backed up, shut down, transported, reconnected and tested, and when moving it to the cloud is the better answer.
Document management, backup and e-discovery for Dallas law firms
Where your matter files should live, what a law firm backup actually has to do, and what e-discovery infrastructure means for a firm your size. Written by the person who would set it up.
IT support for Clio, MyCase and other legal software
Clio and MyCase run in the cloud, so what is there to support? Everything around them: the sign-ins, the Outlook integration, where the documents live, e-signature and the security that keeps client files private.
IT support for solo attorneys and small law offices in Dallas
What a solo or boutique law practice actually needs from IT, whether to pay hourly or monthly, and what affordable really looks like, from the owner who plans the work and stays your contact.
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