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PRACTICAL IT
MANAGEMENT
What everyone should know about managing
technology for small businesses.
Bio
• Aaron Boigon, SVP Director of IT for Plumas Bank
• 25 years experience as IT professional, business owner,
consultant, and manager
• Advise numerous businesses and non-profits as part of
my personal mission to evangelize a common-sense
approach to IT management
• Stand-up comedy, philosophy, history, linguistics,
anthropology, and creative writing
What we’ll cover…
• 5 Lessons of Essential IT Management
• Cybersecurity
• Outsourcing
• Efficiency
• Build it vs. buy it
• IT planning and budgeting
• How and why to share this information with others.
Lesson 1: Cybersecurity
Confidentiality
IntegrityAvailability
CIA Triad
Lesson 1: Cybersecurity
What’s the #1 cause of CIA triad failure?
-Human error
Solution?
-Annihilate human race
Lesson 1: Cybersecurity
Moral of the story:
• Sick with a virus? Get a second opinion.
• Sew on a patch to fix your breeches, install a patch to fix
your breaches.
• News flash! This a crappy password: f@ll2017!
• The 7th Sense: I see dead people…login to my computer.
• Browsing the web is like walking in New York City.
• Being backed up every night is awful, unless we’re talking
about data.
Lesson 2: Outsourcing & Cloud
Can we do this ourselves?
Should we do this ourselves?
Lesson 2: Outsourcing & Cloud
Begins with asking the right questions:
• What’s the billing model?
• What services are provided?
• Which services are proactive vs. reactive?
• What’s the expertise of the staff?
• Do they outsource key services?
• What are their response times?
• Are they licensed/insured?
• What industries do they serve?
Lesson 2: Outsourcing & Cloud
Moral of the story:
If you can’t support it, have someone else do it…as long as
it isn’t your brother’s best-friend’s mother’s grandpa’s
cousin’s dog’s owner’s nephew.
Lesson 3: Efficiency
Achieving efficiency with technology sounds fun, but the
reality is quite tricky…
Lesson 3: Efficiency
Old school modes and tools still make up 75% of all
business communication.
• Look for low-hanging fruit
• Manual processes
• Human analog to digital converters
• Dual screens and chat
• Get formal training
• On-the-job training – you learn what everyone else in your job
already knows
• Formal training – fills in the gaps and teaches you what you don’t
know
Lesson 3: Efficiency
Moral of the story:
Why can’t we all just get along? Technology enables
collaboration, and human interaction is the heart of human
enterprise…but I didn’t say it’s Paradise.
Lesson 4: Build it or buy it?
We have a problem to solve.
Should we build a solution, or buy one?
Answer: It’s all about total cost of ownership (TCO)
• You make it, you maintain it, you upgrade it, you
troubleshoot it.
• You own it forever.
Measure: Does it contribute to the bottom line?
Lesson 4: Build it or buy it?
Moral of the story:
Unless your name rhymes with “Neon Husk” or “Baloney
Spark” you probably shouldn’t build it. But if you build it,
you should be selling it.
Lesson 5: Plan and budget
Link your business plan to your technology.
The plan and budget is where rubber meets the road.
Budget elements (think upgrades, growth, capacity)
• Staffing – in-house, outsource, recruiting
• Software – licensing, subscriptions, support
• Hardware – servers, laptops, networking, support
• Projects – have their own budgets
Lesson 5: Plan and budget
Moral of the story:
Cars need oil, humans need sriracha, technology requires
maintenance. Plan ahead so you’re not paying more when
it breaks. Sure, get competitive bids to keep your sources
honest…but don’t be a maverick and ignore what your
support folks are offering.
Technology: is there hope?
Thank you. Now go forth and evangelize!
The 5 lessons we covered:
• Cybersecurity
• Outsourcing
• Efficiency
• Build it vs. buy it
• IT planning and budgeting
Share the morals of each story with coworkers, groups,
customers, and family members.
Thank you!!

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NCET Biz Bite | Aaron Boigon, Practical IT management | Sept 2017

  • 1. PRACTICAL IT MANAGEMENT What everyone should know about managing technology for small businesses.
  • 2. Bio • Aaron Boigon, SVP Director of IT for Plumas Bank • 25 years experience as IT professional, business owner, consultant, and manager • Advise numerous businesses and non-profits as part of my personal mission to evangelize a common-sense approach to IT management • Stand-up comedy, philosophy, history, linguistics, anthropology, and creative writing
  • 3. What we’ll cover… • 5 Lessons of Essential IT Management • Cybersecurity • Outsourcing • Efficiency • Build it vs. buy it • IT planning and budgeting • How and why to share this information with others.
  • 5. Lesson 1: Cybersecurity What’s the #1 cause of CIA triad failure? -Human error Solution? -Annihilate human race
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8. Lesson 1: Cybersecurity Moral of the story: • Sick with a virus? Get a second opinion. • Sew on a patch to fix your breeches, install a patch to fix your breaches. • News flash! This a crappy password: f@ll2017! • The 7th Sense: I see dead people…login to my computer. • Browsing the web is like walking in New York City. • Being backed up every night is awful, unless we’re talking about data.
  • 9.
  • 10. Lesson 2: Outsourcing & Cloud Can we do this ourselves? Should we do this ourselves?
  • 11. Lesson 2: Outsourcing & Cloud Begins with asking the right questions: • What’s the billing model? • What services are provided? • Which services are proactive vs. reactive? • What’s the expertise of the staff? • Do they outsource key services? • What are their response times? • Are they licensed/insured? • What industries do they serve?
  • 12. Lesson 2: Outsourcing & Cloud Moral of the story: If you can’t support it, have someone else do it…as long as it isn’t your brother’s best-friend’s mother’s grandpa’s cousin’s dog’s owner’s nephew.
  • 13. Lesson 3: Efficiency Achieving efficiency with technology sounds fun, but the reality is quite tricky…
  • 14. Lesson 3: Efficiency Old school modes and tools still make up 75% of all business communication. • Look for low-hanging fruit • Manual processes • Human analog to digital converters • Dual screens and chat • Get formal training • On-the-job training – you learn what everyone else in your job already knows • Formal training – fills in the gaps and teaches you what you don’t know
  • 15. Lesson 3: Efficiency Moral of the story: Why can’t we all just get along? Technology enables collaboration, and human interaction is the heart of human enterprise…but I didn’t say it’s Paradise.
  • 16. Lesson 4: Build it or buy it? We have a problem to solve. Should we build a solution, or buy one? Answer: It’s all about total cost of ownership (TCO) • You make it, you maintain it, you upgrade it, you troubleshoot it. • You own it forever. Measure: Does it contribute to the bottom line?
  • 17. Lesson 4: Build it or buy it? Moral of the story: Unless your name rhymes with “Neon Husk” or “Baloney Spark” you probably shouldn’t build it. But if you build it, you should be selling it.
  • 18. Lesson 5: Plan and budget Link your business plan to your technology. The plan and budget is where rubber meets the road. Budget elements (think upgrades, growth, capacity) • Staffing – in-house, outsource, recruiting • Software – licensing, subscriptions, support • Hardware – servers, laptops, networking, support • Projects – have their own budgets
  • 19. Lesson 5: Plan and budget Moral of the story: Cars need oil, humans need sriracha, technology requires maintenance. Plan ahead so you’re not paying more when it breaks. Sure, get competitive bids to keep your sources honest…but don’t be a maverick and ignore what your support folks are offering.
  • 21. Thank you. Now go forth and evangelize! The 5 lessons we covered: • Cybersecurity • Outsourcing • Efficiency • Build it vs. buy it • IT planning and budgeting Share the morals of each story with coworkers, groups, customers, and family members. Thank you!!