5 Useless Excuses to Avoid Implementing Document Management
by Jeff Osgar, Solutions Specialist // Document Management on Nov 13, 2017 8:48:56 AM
Everyone has excuses for not doing something they know they should do better. An excuse is “a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense.” I'm too tired to go to the gym today. If I don't eat this bag of chips, it's going to go bad and I don't want to wa …
Scam Alert! 19 Ways to Avoid and Sink Toner Pirates
by Kirk Studebaker // President on Nov 8, 2017 7:36:34 AM
Shiver me timbers, toner pirates are at it again. This sounds like a funny office joke or a Saturday Night Live skit with the “Makin' Copies” guy. It's not. A bunch of our customers are reporting that these scammers have been calling them. Here's how the scam works, how to spot a tone …
3 Things to Know BEFORE You Lease a Copier - BEWARE!
by Kirk Studebaker // President on Nov 3, 2017 12:00:23 PM
A lot of my time is spent dealing with end-of-lease questions. Existing customers sometimes choose to go a different direction and need to terminate a lease with us. We also acquire new customers and help them end their current contract. Based on my experience, I have changed the end …
Quick Tips to Calculate ROI From Document Management
by Jeff Osgar, Solutions Specialist // Document Management on Oct 31, 2017 3:49:17 PM
How will my business benefit? If that's the first question many companies ask themselves when considering an IT implementation, the second is almost always “what's the return on investment?” Sometimes, that's hard to answer as there might not be direct financial benefits – better coll …
5 Ways Costs Shrink With Document Management
by Jeff Osgar, Solutions Specialist // Document Management on Oct 24, 2017 11:39:53 AM
What is the cost of out-of-control information to your business? There are real costs to your manufacturing business when you don't manage your documents. There are also opportunity costs as well – an inability to react quickly because your business moves at the speed of paper. Let's …
Why Document Management Is Better Than Paper: 6 Videos Explain
by Jeff Osgar, Solutions Specialist // Document Management on Oct 20, 2017 1:06:13 PM
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, a video has to be worth 10,000 right? I've written about document management – frequently – in the past few months. The right DM software can save you time, help to automate business processes, and save on storage costs – to name a few of the benefit …
How to Get the Best IT Help Desk Support
by Brian Petry, Service Manager // Network Technologies on Oct 19, 2017 2:32:00 PM
There are few things worse than reaching out to your IT help desk and then not getting the help you need and want. Expectations are important though – you won't always get immediate action on low-priority IT issues. Here at Coordinated, we do everything we can to ensure that our IT he …
A Simple Glossary to Help You Understand Document Management
by Jeff Osgar, Solutions Specialist // Document Management on Oct 12, 2017 1:20:02 PM
This layperson's guide to document management will help you understand the often unfamiliar words and concepts you'll discover when you begin to consider DM for your business. The IT world has its own vocabulary that is confusing to many – even IT pros! While this post won't help you …
Manufacturing: Why an Audit Trail Is Important
by Jeff Osgar, Solutions Specialist // Document Management on Oct 6, 2017 3:15:24 PM
We’ve talked in the past about the importance of controlling your documents. Under ISO 9001, every business-related document must be controlled, especially in the manufacturing world, where process revolves around a constant flow of documents, their approvals, and their ability to wit …