As a business leader, you know that technology is essential for your operations. From cloud storage to team collaboration tools, everything relies on your IT infrastructure running smoothly. But no IT journey is ever truly finished. It's important to assess your current resources and understand your progress.
One resource that can help start this conversation is a technology health checklist. Think of it as your IT system’s annual physical. It helps you take a step back, assess your current environment, and make sure everything is working as it should. From there, you can sit down with your MSP and discuss the findings.
As always, we’ll note our bias as an MSP. We understand that every business will have a slightly varied approach to operating and investing in its IT. What’s most important when completing a checklist like this is that you have a trusted IT partner or MSP to discuss the results, whether that’s us or someone else. Those conversations can inject nuance and collaboration into a process that one worksheet won’t solve alone.
So, what should you be looking for? Here’s a quick rundown of the key areas on our checklist:
1. Stability & Availability
These questions will help you assess whether your systems are consistently running as expected, with minimal downtime or disruption to business operations.
2. Security and Risk Management
Are you protected from threats? Evaluate how well your IT environment defends against cyberattacks, data breaches, and other vulnerabilities that could impact your business.
3. Support & Responsiveness
When something breaks, is it fixed quickly and painlessly? A healthy IT partnership should include fast, effective support that minimizes frustration and keeps your team productive.
4. Visibility & Control
Do you know where things are and who’s in charge of what? Good visibility means you can track assets, responsibilities, and performance across your entire IT landscape.
5. Integration & Productivity Enablement
Is IT helping you work smarter, not just keeping the lights on? Modern IT should streamline workflows, automate routine tasks, and support better collaboration.
6. Strategic Alignment & Foresight
Is IT driving or enabling your business growth? Your technology should align with long-term business goals and anticipate future needs, not just respond to present demands or when things go wrong.
By using this Technology Health Checklist, you can stay ahead of potential IT issues and avoid costly disruptions down the line. It’s a simple step that gives you peace of mind and helps you focus on what you do best: running your business.
Ready to give your IT systems a check-up? Let’s get started!
