Upgrading IT Hardware and Software used by your business is necessary in order to ensure stability, security and prevent unnecessary costs. Working your IT Hardware and Software beyond the limit of its life expectancy, might cost you more than money itself, if security breaches occur. That is why today we will discuss hidden costs and why it is important to upgrade on time.

Break Down in Performance in IT Hardware and Software

Hardware as a main force behind the machinery that is your business, will age and decay over time. Pushing it to work beyond its limits will only slow you down and cost you more. If your computers are older than four years, the costs of maintaining them will only go up. Rolling out updates on aged computers will most likely result in a failure to execute. That leaves you with manual resolution which will cost more and take up more time. To make things harder for maintenance of these machines, patching is needed in some cases more than three times a month. Aged computers react badly to updates and new software. When you add unauthorised applications that are gathered up over time, this will interfere with performance of business applications and you will give yourself a maintenance nightmare.

Security Issues

Although it is possible to calculate costs of network clean up after a cyber-attack, calculating what it might do to your business reputation is not. Losing your data or private client information, can easily put you out of business. Four and more year old computers are more prone to cyber-attacks than new ones, over 50 % to be exact.

IT Hardware and Software are there to make your business operate better and safer. Upgrading and replacing your fleet with continuity, will prevent hidden costs form resurfacing, while keeping your business efficient and secure.