Who has the keys to your business's tech?
Here's a quick test: who has the admin login for your business's domain name?
Not the website. The domain itself, the account where it's registered and renewed. If you're not sure, you're in good company. A lot of businesses had a nephew, a former employee, or a web designer set it up years ago, and the login went with them.
The same goes for your business email, your website host, your internet provider account, and the router in the back room. Each one has an admin login, and whoever holds it can change, renew, or shut off something your business depends on.
A simple check
Make a short list of the accounts that would hurt most to lose:
- Your domain registrar
- Your business email
- Your website host
- Your internet provider
- Your router or Wi-Fi
- Anything that takes payments
For each one, write down who has the admin login today, whether that person still works with you, and whether a second trusted person could get in if they had to. Keep the passwords themselves in a password manager, not on the list.
If a name on the list surprises you, that's the one to fix first.
Why it matters before AI
Every new tool, AI or not, connects to these accounts. When a vendor asks for access, you want to know who can say yes, and who should.
When you want it handled
The Map gives you the whole picture: the software, devices, logins, and vendors your business runs, and how they fit together, in a document you own.
Managed IT keeps it that way. We're your local IT team. We look after your computers, network, security, and backups, keep your Map current as things change, and act as one trusted contact between you and your technology vendors. You stay in control of who learns what.
Keep it running. Talk to us about IT support.