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Today''''s small and mid-sized businesses, defined as 5 to 500 desktop stations, are cost conscious and are working with limited budgets. Many have no IT staff or an IT staff that is reluctant to make investments in new applications. It is less expensive and seemingly easier to adopt individual PC-based applications than to develop new network or internet based applications that can be shared by all users. With a smaller scale of operations and limited IT staff and budgets, small and mid-sized businesses often use off-the-shelf software packages on individual PCs with limited or no sharing of data among them. In the short term, these PC based packages are often economical and functional. However, as these businesses grow and expand their staff, their requirements also grow, increasing the number of users and fragmentation of databases. This is where Managed Service Providers become the strategic choice to enhance productivity, strengthen database security, reliability and availability, as well as reduce overall cost.
Ascent Solutions is a Professional Managed Service Provider with a strong focus on Managed Services for Small and Mid- Sized Business.
Our careful 6 Step Implementation Plan defines cost savings through remote or on-site services to manage networks, improve efficiency, backup data, update software and a host of other pro- active valuable services to grow businesses.
Our first step is to meet with the business owner or manager to evaluate their administrative business goals. Good planning is essential to the success of an effective Managed Service Program. The planning should include projections for the addition of employees and computer stations as well as the type of information and documents that will be shared for security and efficiency purposes.
Interviews with key personnel help the Ascent Solutions technical staff determine what part of our Managed Service Program you need and how to customize a program that is a good fit for your organization. The next step is a full System Inspection.
Ascent Solutions technical personnel evaluate the technical health of your computer systems and network. This inspection is an onsite service consisting of networking analysis tools, physical inspections, and a security audit. Steps 3 through 6 entail inspection review, initial problem resolution, initiation of a monitoring phase on all devices and finally, improvement of reliability, security and productivity to get your business running smoothly.
At Ascent Solutions we can manage your network locally or across the nation. No matter where your offices are located, we can deliver the services you need quickly, efficiently and reliably. | 
