How much is your productive time worth to you? That’s an interesting question. After all, you spend a lot of time getting your product to the market. How valuable is that time when you have to worry about your computer system?

Recently, we have seen some pretty nasty virus attacks that cripple intranet infrastructure. Viruses such as W32/NIMDA create major network chatter, and bring down your entire operation. These viruses are also getting harder to deal with. Simply running a virus scanner and cleaning your system is not enough. These next generation viruses open security holes in your system, remain dormant and attack at the most inopportune moments. They mutate and go dormant again, lying in wait to cripple your business. For example, the virus listed above has at least 10 known mutations. Cleaning it from your system requires changing registry keys, deleting specific files, and closing TCP/IP ports. No virus scanner on the market performs these tasks for you. It requires a person who is intimately familiar with the Windows registry and operating system.

We not only have viruses to worry about. Now a new menace called “spyware” is creating quite a stir. There are spyware scanners, not unlike virus scanners on the market. However, the database of spy software grows DAILY. This means at any time, malicious code on your network can provide private information, such as e-mail addresses, names, phone numbers, and even CREDIT CARD NUMBERS to some pretty unscrupulous characters out there. Spyware can exist as a running process, a “cookie” in your web browser software, a file in the operating system, a registry key, or a folder. Properly removing spyware is just as tricky.

You need a qualified IT professional to help you deal with these problems. Whether you’re a small business or a large company, these are just two major areas of responsibility you have to worry about. These areas require constant monitoring. An IT professional makes it his / her business to keep up with the latest software and hardware information. This information is updated on a daily, if not, hourly basis.

IT OnDemand is the solution. You don’t have to hire someone and create additional overhead for your company. We’ll take care of that for you. All you have to do is choose which plan you like. We take care of the rest. IT OnDemand is an affordable peace of mind. After all, what’s the cost if you’re down? What’s the cost of your sensitive customer data flowing right out your front door?