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Is IT a full time job in a mid-size business?
LockedI currently work in a mid size buisness with no full time IT. They have a windows network with 40 workstations, 3 servers, and an advanced ERP. There are also around 30 computers attached to CNC machines but not the network The company is growing and expanding and they want to improve their technology, add a VOIP phone system, and possibly an Exchange Server.
I have been helping them with IT for over a year now and I am the only person with “technical” knowledge. They do have an “IT Manager” but he can’t even map a network harddrive.
They keep telling me that “IT is not a full time job” and “Once it is set up it all runs itself and IT would have nothing to do”. What would you do in this situation? Please let me know if you have ideas on how to convince them that they need IT staff / or if you think it is a lost cause.