Thursday, October 15, 2009

What topics are covered in an IT Audit?

If you are a company and have never had and IT audit, here are a few things to look for in professional firms who provide IT Projects for Small Businesses when they perform an audit.

- Network design evaluation
- Network performance analysis
- Inventory of your technology assets
- View of you entire network's security

In some cases these IT solution providers will do a basic version of this at no cost to your business.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

What to expect with an IT audit

Just like you might have a management consultant or accountant audit the financial position of your company, many small businesses are choosing to have and IT audit completed. Area you might expect a professional IT services firm to review are;
  • Data backup strategy 
  • Information security
  • Network performance
  • Anti-virus and anti-spam evaluation
  • Software use
  • Computer and server health
Having an IT audit performed is a great way to understand how to analyze proactive IT network management and desktop support in order to keep your business running smoothly.