Does your IT services provider excel at something that is NOT IT?
Every day, we hear about businesses that started doing one thing and are really good at it: accounting, copier management, voice, office furniture, but they also do IT.
That little “also” should make you pause.
The Problem with “We Also Do IT”
When IT is treated as a side hustle, it usually shows.
Technology isn’t just a plug-and-play add-on like toner or long-distance phone service. Its not that easy to “also do IT” alongside other simpler business endeavors.
It requires dedicated expertise, constant monitoring, and a proactive approach to keep a business secure and productive.
But when IT is bundled in as an extra revenue stream for another business, the results can be:
- Reactive support: waiting until something breaks before fixing it.
- Limited expertise: a few “IT guys” trying to cover complex systems alongside their real specialty.
- Security gaps: patching servers isn’t the same as reconciling a balance sheet or fixing a printer jam.
Why It Matters if They “Also Do IT” but IT is Not the Main Focus
Business leaders don’t get second chances with downtime.
Your employees and customers expect things to just work.
If your phones go down, it’s an inconvenience.
If your IT goes down, your business stops.
When IT isn’t the core focus, you pay the price in slower response times, preventable outages, and exposure to risks that a true IT partner would catch and address early.
Stick with Specialists
At Stringfellow Technology Group, IT isn’t a side gig: It’s the whole show.
We’ve built our entire playbook around managed IT services, security, and growth enablement.
That’s what we do, and only what we do.
So if you’re weighing whether to trust your technology to a company whose main business is accounting, phones, or copiers, ask yourself:
- Do I want my IT strategy in the hands of someone who “also” does IT?
- Or do I want it with a partner whose entire business is IT?
We think the answer is pretty clear.
