Toronto-based consulting firm to provide IT management services to assist smaller businesses

Toronto, June 9 - Technology Strategists, Inc. a technology-focused management consulting firm, announces the launch of IT Management Services, a suite of planning, consultative and operational services designed to extend the benefits of large IT shop disciplines to smaller business environments.

IT Management Services covers a range of assistance for smaller businesses from evaluations and staff mentoring, through problem and change management services to full functional outsourcing. These services can help firms move from seeing IT as a necessary evil to viewing it as a business enabler and potential competitive advantage.

“It has been apparent that there is a mismatch between the need for IT management skills in the SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) community and the realistic availability of staff resources to address those needs.” said Greg Latiak, Principal Consultant, Technology Strategists. “Our solution can outsource those skills by offering to manage all aspects of a company’s IT program in a graded manner from assessments to complete execution and implementation.”

According to Mr. Latiak, IT Management Services addresses some of the common issues faced by smaller businesses. The level of involvement and resources needed to implement and maintain a solid IT infrastructure often becomes taxing and complex – and may simply not be done.

"Most businesses use computers to manage their essential operating information - sales transactions, inventory planning, accounting and such. These businesses are also besieged by vendors pushing new products, software upgrades and more hardware. The choices can be almost overwhelming and it is rarely obvious which way to go,” says Mr. Latiak.

“In addition, not every business uses or manages their IT investments effectively and may not be able to quickly solve problems or recover from hardware failures or poor software changes. The IT Management Services offerings can provide a complete solution to these problems – which in turn allows management to focus on what they do best.”

Technology Strategists, Inc. is a Toronto, Ontario (Canada) based technology-focused management consulting firm established in 1995. Technology Strategists was formed to provide assistance to corporations seeking to better achieve business goals through more effectively utilizing investments in technology.  "Our strength is understanding how things fit together."

Service offerings include:

Planning

·       Business Processes

·       Information Technology and Strategic Plan Alignment

·       Business Contingency Planning

·       Production Readiness Evaluation

·       Infrastructure Implementation

·       Technology Moves

Organizational Processes

·       Operational Maturity Assessments

·       IT Staff Coaching & Mentoring

·       IT Management Services

·       Interim IT Management Support

·       Metrics and Performance

·       Service Level Agreements

·       IT Cost Optimization

·       Problem Management

·       Change Management

·       Upgrade and Migration Management

System Performance and Capacity

·       Application and Infrastructure Architecture Evaluations

·       Application Performance Evaluations

·       Technical Infrastructure Capacity Planning

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For additional information, please visit the Technology Strategists web site at http://www.tekstrat.com, or contact Greg Latiak, Principal Consultant at (416)540-7384 or glatiak@tekstrat.com to arrange an introductory consultation.