Get Bigger and Better Bandwidth for Your Business

You're a business that accomplishes important work. You deserve a fast Internet connection. A business that opts for a consumer-grade Internet connection in order to save money will end up losing more money than what they save. A fast Internet connection can help your business grow, making it worth the extra investment.

The Internet is becoming more intertwined with our everyday life and its changing the way we do business. In a recent survey of small to medium-sized businesses, Oxford University found that two-thirds of companies believe technology is the key to transforming their business in order to "achieve longevity and sustainable growth." Almost all the latest technologies that businesses can take advantage of to gain this competitive edge are Internet enabled.

Every new mobile device, along with the apps they use, is designed to take full advantage of an Internet connection. Then there's the wave of new cloud services built specifically for business. These enterprise-level cloud services can eat up a lot of Internet bandwidth. If your company is trying to keep up with the newest business technology trends, you have been steadily adding new Internet-enabled software and hardware to your network, then you will want Internet speeds that can meet your needs. Because these technologies are dependent upon the Internet, an insufficient connection will render your technology investments worthless. Internet lag means waiting for uploads and downloads, this is called downtime, which adds up in the loss column and kills productivity.

Because every Metro Washington, DC Internet provider offers different speeds, it's difficult to promise exact upload and download metrics that your business can experience with an upgrade. While different ISPs offer different amounts of bandwidth, it is standard for every ISP to offer businesses a premium Internet package capable of speeds faster than what a basic residential package can provide. Considering how much more productive your technology will be with a blazing fast Internet connection, business Internet packages are well worth the additional investment.

With the rapid growth of business technology, and the outlook of a future where the Internet will come with more things (this is a trend literally referred to as the Internet of Things, or Machine to Machine Communication), it's best practice to sign up for an Internet package that gives you room to expand. Keep this in mind for whatever grade Internet package you sign up for. If you have a small business, you may be getting by just fine with a residential Internet package, but you will still want to assess your needs and have a package that allows for growth.

Macro Systems can help assess your company's Internet usage and point out where the bottlenecks exist that cause lag. It may be that your Internet connection is fine and you just need to upgrade to a more powerful router, or it may be that the perceived lag is actually coming from a poorly maintained piece of equipment. All it needs is a tune up from the professionals to get your old equipment connected and productive once again.

Whether it's your company's Internet speed, computer processing power, or improving the performance of any part of your IT infrastructure, give Macro Systems a call at (703) 359-9211 and stop losing money from poor technology performance