Proper Data Backup and Recovery Methods

20% of small to medium businesses will suffer a major disaster causing loss of critical data every 5 years. (Source: Richmond House Group)

Watch our "Proper Data Backup and Recovery Methods" webinar presented on April 22, 2009 to learn best practices for keeping your company data safe and secure.

This webinar is part of our webinars playlist created within our SMART I.T. Services, Inc. YouTube Channel. Now you can go straight to our webinar playlist so you don't have to sort through our numerous videos to find what you're looking for. Now that's SMART!

It's Back... Extreme Technology Makeover 2010

SMART I.T. Services, Inc. is proud to announce that entries are now being accepted for our Extreme Technology Makeover 2010 giveaway. Action Insurance of Utica, MI won our 2009 giveaway. You could be next!

This makeover includes technology that can help increase employee productivity, gain overall efficiencies, reduce IT costs, prevent data loss and associated expenses and increase overall profitability. Does this sound like something your business could use in these tough economic times? Then enter for your chance to win our Extreme Technology Makeover by clicking here.

Take Your Agency to the Next Level 2009 Opening Video

By popular demand, the grand opening from Take Your Agency to the Next Level 2009 is available for viewing, featuring Jerry Fetty as Super Smart IT Guy.

Extreme Technology Makeover Video Submission for Action Insurance

Action Insurance of Utica, MI was the winner of SMART I.T. Services' Extreme Technology Makeover. They were announced as the winner at Take Your Agency to the Next Level on January 30, 2009. Check out their creative video submission for the technology makeover!

Webinar: Creating and Maintaining a Free Intranet Site

Keeping information and company resources organized can be challenging. In today’s economy, it is especially important to have your systems as organized as possible to maintain optimal efficiency.

On February 25, 2009, Bryant Caudill of SMART I.T. Services presented "Creating and Maintaining a Free Intranet Site," a webinar that gave a first-hand look at what Microsoft SharePoint has to offer and how to easily organize your company resources by setting up an intranet site of your own.

Follow along as Bryant guides you through setting up a sample intranet site using SharePoint. This webinar is broken up into 6 sections, clocking in around an hour. Visit our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/smartitservices to view the complete webinar.

Stay tuned for our next webinar, "Increasing Productivity with Remote Workers," taking place on March 25, 2009 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am.

Lunch and Learn - Lansing

Hey Lansing area agencies! You're invited to join SMART I.T. Services on March 26, 2009 for “How to Reduce Your IT Costs 30 to 50%”, part of our quarterly lunch and learn series.

• Learn how you can reduce your business cost of data,
• Discover how to cut costs and reduce threats associated with spam email messages and unauthorized employee web surfing
• Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of our “5 Ways to Increase Your Agency’s Profitability” report, commissioned for the benefit of insurance agencies like yours
• Lunch is provided compliments of SMART I.T. Services!

When:
Thursday, March 26, 2009 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Where:
MAIA
1141 Centennial Way
Lansing, MI 48917

To register, visit http://www.smartservices.eventbrite.com/

Take Your Agency to the Next Level 2009 Wrap Up Pt. 2

Take Your Agency to the Next Level 2009 Wrap Up Pt. 1

Thank you to everyone who attended Take Your Agency to the Next Level on January 30, 2009! This year's event was another success, with the overwhelming favorite session being "Ask the Geeks", where Jerry Fetty and Bryant Caudill answered a wide-range of technology and automation questions.

Not only did attendees walk away with a wealth of information and guidance from SMART I.T. Services, many left the seminar with some great prize giveaways just for attending.

The biggest winner of the day was Action Insurance (pictured left with Jerry Fetty) of Utica, MI, who were awarded with our $60,000 Extreme Agency Technology Makeover. Hetrick & Associates of Marquette, MI and Burr & Company of Grand Rapids, MI were also finalists for the makeover. In the coming months, Action Insurance will receive a variety of technology solutions to help increase the productivity of their agency.

Check back often for videos and additional tidbits from the seminar. In the meantime, check out a few pictures from Take Your Agency to the Next Level 2009 below.

Take Your Agency to the Next Level 2009 is almost here!

Take Your Agency to the Next Level 2009 is fast approaching. Be sure to sign up now before it's too late! This annual seminar presented by SMART I.T. Services takes place on January 30, 2009 at the Best Western Sterling Inn Conference Center in Sterling Heights, MI.

• Discover the latest technology and how to implement it to increase productivity and profitability
  


• Learn how to get the most out of the technology you already have
  


• Extended "Ask the Geeks!" session based on feedback from last year's seminar - bring your questions for the geeks!
  


• Find out what other agencies like yours are doing to stay competitive in this soft market

Click here for more information and to register!

Happy Holidays!

SMART I.T. Services, Inc. would like to wish you happy holidays and a very prosperous new year!