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Hiring an IT consultant: Check IT List

Kevin Beaver, Contributor
10.14.2004
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Often, IT departments in small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) don't have all the expertise for every situation, so hiring an IT consultant for the job can be a good option. But what should you look for in a consultant? Because the market is saturated with so-called computer experts -- many of whom started their own businesses while looking for work after the Internet bust -- finding the right IT consultant for your computer and network support issues can be a real challenge. Don't despair, though -- there are a lot of great consultants out there.

In order to find and hire the right consultant for your SMB, you just need to know what questions to ask and what qualities to look for. Keep in mind that you can find great consultants who work for themselves and others who work for larger s

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ystems integration firms. The best fit for your SMB will likely come from an independent consultant who has experience with smaller businesses. However, don't eliminate others who appear to be a good fit. You can ask your current or prospective IT consultants the following 10 questions to help ensure that you're getting the most value for the money you're spending on outside expertise: Kevin Beaver is the founder and principal consultant of the information security services firm Principle Logic LLC, based in Atlanta, where he specializes in information security assessments and incident response. He has more than 16 years of experience in IT and is the author of several books on information security including the new title Hacking For Dummies by Wiley Publishing. Kevin can be reached here.

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