Now That You Are Going To Compete In Business, You Need Desktop Management

The reason for business is to make money, and once engaged in the process, the usual trajectory for successful companies is expansion and growth. Today, it is hard to imagine being able to function in the market place without the use of information technology. For any company that is using computers, the need for desktop management is absolute.

The first and probably most used interconnecting use is the ubiquitous office electronic mail system. As soon as it is set up, it becomes extremely popular, and for good reason, it offers the fastest and surest communication method. And the fact that it can also eliminate a few meetings probably helps explain the popularity. Having professionals dedicated to the set up and maintenance of the office information technology network is the most efficient way to get the most out of its capabilities. One of the drawbacks to computers is the complexity of keeping them running, updated and working for the employees, instead of the other way around. The costs of allowing each employee to set up their own machine and keep it working can exceed the value of the system. Having a team of professionals dedicated to the job of nurturing the information systems network really can increase the productivity of employees and the company overall, boosting the bottom line despite the cost if installation and upkeep. The notion of dedicating a team to this process smells a little like inflated bureaucracy, but this increase in personnel has a demonstrable positive effect on profit.

The centralization of computer care makes them more efficient in a number of ways. First and foremost, it allows the company to be sure that all the computer products are compatible, which can save a lot of embarrassment and loss resulting from data which can not be presented. It also ensures that all the software in the system is standard, meaning that there are no special programs that individual employees may have fallen in love with. Every software maker touts their product as a plug and play process that requires no special training or knowledge. To their credit, most of the time that works out pretty well. But regardless the effort and intent, there are simply too many ways to install too many types of programs for the makers to evaluate and prepare for. This leave the occasion where installing a seemingly simple program hijacks the system and freezes or other wise compromises the entire network. This method of maintaining the information system also helps preserve the integrity of this process, which is often sabotaged by well meaning and hard working employees who mean well. Invariably employees have experimented with a wide variety of programs on their home systems, and often grow quite fond of specific capabilities. In the attempt to either use the same productivity in the office or the desire to share their favorite program, they introduce these favorite programs to the work system.

When employees introduce software from home, they risk circumventing preventive efforts by the desktop management team to keep malware out of the system. It is complicated enough to fight the constant attacks from the external world of the internet. Protecting from intrusions within the firewalls and other protective measures is difficult, costly and inefficient and a bane to the technicians working hard to keep the system running.