Over the past several years, technology has been on a trajectory of offshoring almost everything we once managed onsite. Accounting systems, AutoCAD, EMRs, email, office applications, and even tools used to manage local networks are increasingly pushed into the cloud. There are several reasons for this shift—and most of them do not benefit the customer. The truth is that it has little to do with security or performance, and far more to do with residual income and control.
Think about it: you’re a small or medium-sized business that already invests heavily in your own network infrastructure, yet you’re being forced to move your applications off your local platform and onto the same massive platforms the entire world depends on. “You’ll be more secure,” they say—while you’re simultaneously required to quadruple your spending on security software suites staffed by teams monitoring your traffic around the clock. EDR, MDR, SIEM, email filtering, detection systems—it never ends. Every month you’re tightening down local user accounts in a desperate attempt to stay a step ahead of thieves. Just a short time ago it wasn’t anywhere near this bad. The truth is, you’re more vulnerable than ever while paying increasingly higher bills for worse service and less safety.
Yes, the world has changed, and there are legitimate reasons a company might choose to put its applications in the cloud. But that’s just it—it should be a choice, not a mandate. Today, few companies even offer an alternative. And once you’re in the cloud, forget about maintaining real control over your data. You’re expected to simply trust, without the ability to verify. This environment creates a real opportunity for forward-thinking developers to build software suites that give businesses the freedom to choose where their applications and data reside.
When you step back and look at this landscape, you see consumers being misled while paying ever-increasing costs for decreasing protection and declining service quality. We need to rediscover our moral compass and stop operating with the dollar as the first, last, and only priority. People are desperate for honest service—someone who will tell the truth and help navigate these self-centered times.
That’s what Litefoot is all about: taking this mess and making it work for you. We aren’t afraid to point out the elephant in the room when it comes to the current trajectory of technology, and we are committed to helping you navigate it with clarity, honesty, and integrity.
Vince Brannan
President
Litefoot Technology
We are a Chattanooga-based company, founded in 2014, offering IT solutions to help your business run smoothly. Litefoot specializes in Managed IT Services, along with Managed Security Services. We are experts in Risk Intelligence, SIEM Monitoring, External Vulnerability Scans and Endpoint Detection / Response. Litefoot assures that your company is compliant in HIPAA, NIST and PII standards. We also offer custom Hardware and Software solutions. Litefoot saves your money and reputation by “doing it right” and at a savings.