Ironcrest Advisory Group

Business Technology Checkup · About 2 minutes

How solid is your technology foundation?

Answer eight plain-language questions. You'll see which areas look healthy, which may need attention, and practical next steps for each, including things you can check yourself.

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Network documentationIs your network documented well enough that someone new could understand how it's set up?

For example: a network diagram, a list of equipment, and a record of who manages each device.

Network segmentationAre guest Wi-Fi and personal devices kept on a separate network from your business systems?

Guests and personal phones shouldn't be able to reach your computers, servers, file shares or printers.

Backup coverageIs your important business data backed up automatically, with at least one copy stored off site or in the cloud?

Think about files, accounting data, databases and email that the business couldn't easily recreate.

Restore testingHave you successfully restored data from a backup within the last 12 months?

A real test of getting files or a system back, not just seeing that the backup job ran.

Equipment lifecycleIs your server, storage and network equipment still supported by its manufacturer and receiving security updates?

Consider firewalls, routers, switches, Wi-Fi access points, servers and NAS devices.

Administrator accessHave default passwords been changed on your equipment, and is administrator access limited to the people who need it?

Includes firewalls, routers, Wi-Fi, storage devices and server admin accounts. Please don't type any passwords anywhere on this page.

Business continuityIf your office lost internet access or a key system for a full day, is there a plan for keeping the business running?

For example: who decides what happens, which systems come first, and how staff keep working.

Workflow efficiencyDoes your team regularly spend time re-entering the same information or repeating manual steps between systems?

For example: copying form submissions into a spreadsheet, re-typing invoices or forwarding the same emails.