Articles tagged "IT予算"

SMB backup basics: the 3-2-1 rule is three copies, two media, one off-site. Sync is not backup. Compare NAS, cloud and HDD costs and budgets by company size.

Copier lease costs = monthly lease fee plus per-page charges. Price ranges, early-termination traps, re-lease, data erasure and a review checklist for SMBs.

Resetting or deleting files does not erase a PC. Vendors charge roughly 1,000-5,000 yen per device. Compare HDD/SSD methods, costs, certificates, vendor tips.

Windows 10 ESU year 2 starts Oct 14, 2026 at about $122 per PC (estimate); skipping year 1 means $183. Extend only PCs stuck on Windows 10; replace the rest.

Business AI plans for SMBs: ChatGPT and Claude cost about 20 USD per user a month, Gemini comes with Workspace, Copilot Chat is free. Costs for 10-30 staff.

Cashless payment in Japan costs ¥0 to tens of thousands of yen upfront, with fees of 2-3.5%. Compare terminals, simulate fees on ¥1M sales, check payouts.

Windows Server 2016 support ends Jan 12, 2027. SMB options: new server (800K-2M yen), NAS, Microsoft 365 or Azure VM. Costs, schedule, checklist and mistakes.

Generative AI training costs for SMBs: free courses from 0 yen, e-learning from 1,000 yen monthly, workshops from 100,000 yen, plus hidden costs and tips.

Meeting room video conferencing costs ¥50K–200K for small USB setups, ¥300K–800K mid-size, ¥600K–1.5M+ for Teams Rooms. BYOD vs dedicated, hidden costs.

MFP lease runs about 10,000-30,000 yen/month for an A3 color unit, plus counter fees of 0.8-3 yen (B&W) and 8-20 yen (color) per page. Includes 5-year totals.

Business online storage costs about 600-3,000 yen per user monthly, or 70,000-360,000 yen yearly for 10 users. Compares Box, Dropbox, Drive, OneDrive.

Office move IT costs run about ¥600K–1.5M for 10 people and ¥2M–4.5M for 30. Cost ranges, a schedule from 6 months out, vendor roles, failures, checklist.

Analog cameras cost $350-1,000/unit installed; cloud cameras add $7-20/month. Access control runs $700-3,500 per door. Covers costs, mistakes, checklist.

EDR for SMBs costs roughly $2-7 per device monthly, or $5-20 with managed MDR. Who needs it over antivirus, costs by size, and pitfalls before signing.

Microsoft 365 for 5 users costs about $70/mo plus $700-1,400 setup. Covers plan tiers, mail/file migration, cost by size, DIY vs vendor, and pitfalls.

UTM firewalls cost about ¥100K-400K to buy plus yearly licenses, or ¥5K-30K a month leased or rented. Who needs one, costs by company size, and pitfalls.

Office network and Wi-Fi setup costs about ¥300K–600K for 10 people, ¥800K–1.5M for 30. Cost breakdown, router risks, wired vs. Wi-Fi, and a quote checklist.

A neutral guide for small businesses choosing between Google Workspace and Microsoft 365: per-user monthly cost bands by plan, where each one is genuinely stronger, migration cost, the risk of running both, and a checklist to decide.

When to replace company PCs: refresh cycles by role, cost bands per machine, buy vs lease vs subscription, secure disposal, and how to smooth the budget.

A practical guide for small businesses to audit recurring SaaS costs: how to inventory contracts, spot duplicate tools and ghost accounts, and decide what to cut.

How much should a small business spend on IT? A neutral guide to IT budget benchmarks, cost breakdown, a 5-step planning method, and a checklist for non-technical owners.