Understanding Blockchain

The Technology Behind Cryptocurrency Will Do Much More In Time.

There are enough new technologies today that it can be hard to keep up with all of them. One technology that is leaving a lasting mark is blockchain. The technology behind the ever-popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin (and every other cryptocurrency), is quickly becoming a household name.
Here is a brief look into blockchain technology, how it works, and what kind of innovations businesses can use to make it work for them.

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IT Project Management for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

To get a successful technology project, you need the perspective of the pros

 Every business should be looking to technology to increase efficiency and accomplish their organizational goals. When a business looks to introduce new technology, it often presents challenges that could impact its ability to function optimally. 

 Our team of dedicated IT technicians are proficient in helping our clients deploy the technology they need in a manner that ensures they can hit the ground running. If you have some anxiety about adding the technology that can immediately improve your business because your team lacks the knowledge and experience needed to do so, we can help!

End-to-End Support for IT Projects

Providing the stable hand needed to see your IT projects through

 The fact is that IT projects can put a strain on your business, especially if they aren’t well managed. At Capstone Works, we pride ourselves on making all technology-based transitions seamless and providing the level of support you need to get new technology implemented and working for you. While some projects are less detailed than others, every project needs stable management and a clear vision of how it will impact your business. 

 From the beginning of every project, our consultants can help design a plan to efficiently and effectively implement any new technology. We then have the know-how and experience to successfully deploy the technology to meet your business’ specifications. Some of the IT projects we specialize in include:

• Cybersecurity - With today’s threat landscape the way it is, your business’ cybersecurity infrastructure needs to support all of your IT initiatives. Our technicians can help you build a virtual wall around your business’ IT to help keep your data and applications secure. 
• Hardware refresh - If your business’ IT is getting a little long in the tooth, updating your servers, workstations, and networking hardware is a good idea. Specific businesses can utilize new hardware to improve their business’ functionality with point-of-sale systems, document management, and more. 
• Software deployment - Software is the backbone of almost every business and it can be a major challenge to integrate new applications into your day-to-day workflow. Our consultants can help you procure the right software for your business’ needs and deploy it in a manner that has it working for your business from day one. 
• Cloud migration - For many businesses, utilizing cloud-based platforms can be beneficial, not only for the up-front cost reduction, but also for the anytime-anywhere access cloud platforms provide. Our team can successfully move any and all applications and data into the cloud to gain its benefits.
• Communications and collaboration - Businesses need to be able to do more with less and to accomplish this they require communications and collaboration platforms designed to help them maximize productivity. 
• Analytics - The more you know about your business, the more you can tailor your business decisions to what can help it be more successful. We can help you warehouse your data so that your analytics platform provides you with the best possible information. 
• Mobile management - It’s a mobile world, and as a result many businesses need to support their staff with mobile tools. Our team can help you implement end-to-end mobile management and policies that allow your business to better support your mobile initiatives. 

Superior Project Management 

There are many other IT projects that we can help your business accomplish. 

 We understand that new technology projects need to be meticulously planned and carried out. We also know that there are times when a project team needs to think outside the box. Our project managers are committed to keeping all projects on-time and on-budget, while keeping lines of communication open to ensure that every project we manage results in technology that is properly integrated into your business’ infrastructure. With our technicians managing your technology integration projects, you get the professionalism, experience, and accountability to ensure a successful conclusion.

 Don’t waste time and money toiling on your business’ technology projects. Call Us Today! (512) 343-8891

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Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Gain the Professional Perspective Needed to Get Through Any Problem

How fragile is your business? It’s a question every business owner has to ask. It may seem like it is solid, but when that thing happens, will you be able to react and respond?  It’s important to have a strategy to fix the ills and get back in action quickly.

In order to do so, you will need a very specific and detailed plan in place that will allow you to maintain control over all of the facets of your business. This is what is known as a business continuity plan.

At Capstone Works, we know just how important it is to avoid downtime. We also know that, by and large, it is extremely difficult. Any number of problems could arise that would take your business down for a time, and, make no mistake, when an element of your business isn’t working, your whole business suffers. That’s why it is important to build comprehensive situational plans to combat a lack of continuity.

Continuity Planning

Expert Continuity Planning Can Keep Your Business Running, Regardless of the Situation

At Capstone Works, we work with businesses every day and without a doubt, the most glaring weakness for many of them is what happens when part of their business falters. Many businesses simply don’t have the requisite continuity plan in place to approach negative circumstances with the confidence needed to remedy the situation and get operations back on track.

Our consultants optimize continuity planning to focus on your business’ most important goals, while also providing advice on how to put together a comprehensive plan that properly manages risk and can quickly assuage your business’ potential problems to restore operations, fast. Our method is built on industry best practices and the experience of working directly with businesses on their continuity strategies.

Our expert consultants will not only help you concoct a comprehensive business continuity plan, we will also work with organizations that don’t already have an in-house continuity officer to appoint and train one. Working with Capstone Works, this officer will lead any continuity problems your business may have, giving your organization the complete coverage it needs to mitigate any threats to continuity.

Our business continuity consulting service includes the following services:

• Risk assessment - We look at your business and find the inherent and potential risks to your business’ continuity in your IT, your operations, and your support staff.
• Business Impact Analysis (BIA) - We work with you to identify the possible impacts of a business interruption. Essentially, it is a full assessment of risks your business faces and what the impact would be if those risks came to fruition.
• Continuity consultation - Once the risks are identified and the impacts are weighed, our professional consultants will help you make the changes that are necessary to help your organization build continuity, regardless of the circumstances. We can help you identify what needs to be secured under a disaster recovery plan, how to implement business continuity, and much more.
• Establish roles - We will help you assign a continuity officer and determine the roles and responsibilities for other members of your staff. A comprehensive business continuity plan is worthless if the people assigned to act, don’t.
• Deployment and testing - In order to ensure that the plan will work, it needs to be tested. Our expert technicians will help train assigned personnel and then test them to ensure that they are up to the task of performing continuity-based responsibilities.

With threats to your business’ continuity more abundant than ever, you need to ensure that you have the answers should one of those threats become reality. If you are ready to put together a thorough business continuity plan that could potentially save your business, look no further than the professionals at Capstone Works. For more information give us a call today at (737) 757-0785.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

A cloud-based computing platform designed specifically for your business.

Today’s workers need more from their computing platforms. They need them to be consistent and redundant and, most importantly, available from wherever they are. At Capstone Works, we offer a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) platform that can transform your business by providing the custom computing interface, application deployment, and cost reduction that is attractive to both the modern company, and the modern worker.

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