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As a premier Houston IT consulting company, AVATAR Managed Services offers a comprehensive range of services to support a business with its information technology needs, ranging from cybersecurity compliance through to a strategy to move away from a data center and beyond. Every company is unique and yet increasingly businesses across multiple business sectors have IT-related themes in common, two of which are dependence on information technology in order to carry out day-to-day operations and the need to protect and safeguard client data from cyberattacks and attempts to steal that data. A proactive IT strategy helps a business budget for the future with step-by-step enhancements to keep the company ahead of cyber threats while simultaneously upgrading infrastructure and harnessing cutting-edge IT tools and programs to automate repetitive tasks and monitoring. As Houston cybersecurity solution providers, AVATAR Managed Services have extensive experience across industry sectors including law firms, manufacturing companies, healthcare facilities, banking institutions, professional services, construction, engineering, energy, transport, and more. The starting point is usually a baseline IT assessment which AVATAR has developed and tuned over time to gauge the overall health of existing infrastructure technology performance and effectiveness. These indicators are quantitative and can be repeated over time to demonstrate the results of change and return on investment. A holistic approach is essential, with staff processes and procedures fully in scope for review and development. At times of stress in particular, after a cyber attack has been detected for instance, AVATAR's Computer Incident Response Team assumes command of the next actions to be taken, mitigating threats and minimizing risk moving forward in terms of cyber security, staff training, and reputation management. With IT operations a critical pillar of many businesses and with the need to have an online presence at all times, AVATARs security operations center operates 24x7x365, covering all business hours, weekends, and holidays. Once the assessment has been translated into a roadmap and plans, the next phase is implementation. Progress can be measured and plans should always be reviewed to ensure the option initially mapped out is still the best, this is because in the rapidly changing landscape of IT, new products may be launched or prices may fluctuate. Following the implementation of improvements and even after gaining cybersecurity compliance, ongoing maintenance and proactive enhancements are a sound investment for the future of the business.

As a premier Houston IT consulting company, AVATAR Managed Services understands that the world of information technology can sound overwhelming when it is not a part of the day-to-day business. Rather than framing a conversation around cybersecurity from the starting point of "how much will this cost?", it is worth considering the question from another angle, namely "how much could it cost the company to ignore cyber security and compliance?" Clients who disclose personal information to their trusted vendors expect that the data will be safeguarded and protected from cyber threats. It is also well known and widely publicized that cyber criminals are constantly evolving with new and more covert ways to tap into unprotected data sources, ready to steal or compromise the data. The resulting damage when a cyber attack is successful reaches beyond the actual data breach to a reputational compromise which can be difficult to recover from. For business owners across multiple business sectors who want to focus their time and attention on their core business and projects, it makes sense to reach out to a managed service provider like AVATAR Managed Services for their strategy and expertise on how to achieve and then maintain a healthy IT infrastructure. This extends beyond equipment to the way that tools are implemented, the processes and checks that are put in place to verify that everything is operating as expected, and the training of the staff so that there is a consistent approach and all members of the team feel empowered to follow the IT strategy, recognize any deviation from the agreed plan, and feel supported in order to report any confusion or potential issue as soon as possible.

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