Level 3 – Strategic Benefits

What really makes SlingStoneIT so completely different from any other firm is our commitment to strategic security leadership. We will prioritize security projects to meet your business needs. We will truly become your organization’s virtual CSO!

• Backup & Disaster Recovery Planning
  Don’t get caught without a backup plan or a data loss after a disaster. We will work with your team to develop an affordable plan to protect your critical business systems and data from disaster.
• Security Training & Awareness Tools
  Security plans are only as good as their weakest link. And the “human” end user is very often that weak link. Our team will periodically publish a Security Awareness Newsletter for all employees as well as periodically perform Security Awareness activities and presentations to increase end user awareness and knowledge.
• Risk Posture Summary
  Executives want to know the bottom line – what are my risks and are they managed and acceptable? Our team will prepare a Risk Posture Summary for your executives.
• IT Security Budget Planning
  Budget processes are always tedious and difficult but they become even more so when security is involved. Security expenditures don’t increase revenue or reduce cost. But they are critical nonetheless. Our team will assist with planning for and justifying security-related budget items whether staffing, tools, software, or services.
• New Security Technology Research & Evaluations
  Adequate research avoids making costly mistakes with the wrong technology or the wrong vendor. Our team will research new security technologies to help guide you through the maze of emerging technology and how it can be put to use for your business. Feel secure that new investments in technology are smart decisions without huge unknown risks.
• Security Policy Review & Maintenance
  Build a world-class environment on a small budget by having updated security policies that will guide you in the future as you grow. Having effective and up-to-date policies can impact regulatory compliance efforts as well as the effectiveness of overall security efforts. Without consistent and well-understood policies, there is little hope of employees obeying the “rules”.
• Audit Preparation Projects – Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, PCI, SB1386 (OPTIONAL)
  Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and other recent regulatory standards have placed enormous burden on your company. We work with your team to develop a cost-effective set of procedures and processes to meet the new audit requirements. Most importantly, we make sure that all new processes are the least burdensome possible in order to keep your business running strong with minimal disruption or added bureaucracy.
• Volume Purchasing Power
  As an established reseller and purchaser of IT goods and services, SlingStoneIT has established great discounts that you will benefit from when buying hardware, software, services, and related items from suppliers such as CDW, Dell, and others.
• Unbiased, Ethical Guarantee
  Would you let your staff accept kickbacks and payments from vendors when your company makes purchases? Of course not. So why would you expect anything less from your IT service provider? Whenever SlingStoneIT recommends that you purchase a product or service from another vendor, we will not accept any kick-back, commission, or referral fee from that vendor. In fact, if we will benefit financially from a purchase that we recommend, we will fully disclose it to you before you make your purchasing decision. We want you to feel confident that we are truly your trusted IT advisor when we recommend purchases and that we have only your organization’s best interest in mind.
• Full Product Pricing Disclosure
  When purchasing any product (hardware, software, or supplies) from SlingStoneIT, we will disclose our cost to you so that you know you’re getting the best deal and that we’re not recommending that you buy products simply because we will make a profit.
• “At Cost” Product Pricing
  When purchasing any product (hardware, software, or supplies from SlingSToneIT, we will resell that item to you for no more than our cost from distribution plus the agreed upon percentage or dollar amount (whichever is greater). So you’ll always know you’re getting a great deal.
• Contract Commitment
  We believe that customers should remain customers only if they are happy with the services and value they receive from us. We don’t want to lock you in to a long-term, legally binding contract. We want you to use our services for many years to come because you feel we provide the right value each and every month. So all of our contracts are on a month-to-month basis.