– Richard Keene
IT Computer Support of New York
Design and Optimization Department
With the uncertain economy it’s no surprise that many businesses have decided to cut back on new hardware expenses. Cost reduction in an economic crisis is prudent but if a business cuts hardware upgrades entirely the result will be catastrophic. Hardware is the backbone of your business. Without it, your workers will be unable to complete their jobs and work will come to a standstill. Remember, these five critical upgrade reasons when planning your hardware budget.
#5: Employee Retention: Outdated or defective hardware not only makes work harder for your employees but makes them resent your business for making them use it. Periodical upgrades will make employees feel important and respected.
#4: Limited Resources: Every year new versions of software are released and with them hardware requirements escalate. If your business relies on software upgrades to excel you will soon fall behind the curve without adequate hardware.
#3: Old Hardware Costs More in the Long Run: Old hardware is less energy efficient, requires more knowledge to operate and is far more prone to failure. The resources needed to provide upkeep to an old system could be applied to a new system for a fraction of the costs.
#2: Competition: Is your current hardware enough to compete with your competitors now? If so it might be easy to think that that is enough but you would miss an opportunity. Through hardware upgrades you can gain a competitive advantage in your industry and gain an early lead when the economy recovers.
#1: Nothing Lasts Forever: Equipment wears out. Hard drives fail. No matter how careful a business is, it will still experience hardware failure overtime. If you find yourself with a downed storage server because the hardware wore out you will not only have to deal with the immediate cost of replacement but also with the cost of business downtime. Business critical devices should be kept on a strict upgrade and repair cycle. A mistake that many businesses make is to think that old hardware can be brought back into use in an emergency. While it’s nice to think that a 10 year old computer from storage can be used in a crisis, in most cases, it’s not viable. A decade old computer simply does not have the capabilities to run many of today’s hardware intensive programs. The same applies tenfold for the use of outdated storage devices.
When economic times are tough efficiency is paramount to success. Hardware neglect is the one thing you can’t afford.
- Richard Keene
IT Computer Support of New York
Design and Optimization Department
IT Computer Support of New York has experienced a high level of growth in recent months and we have recently moved to a new space to accommodate. We have taken advantage of the economic times, and have moved to a space that is triple the size with a beautiful view of the High Line and the Hudson River in the lovely Meat Packing District. With an efficient new air conditioning system that is able to use outside air the move has proven cost efficient and environment friendly. We have adopted a new telephone system called Fonality, which offers us all the useful features of the highest value in phone systems at a fraction of the cost. Our data center is up to date and organized, and is a perfect example of what we typically offer to our clients.
The move has been a long time coming and eagerly awaited by all employees. Due to an increase in clientele, ITCSNY has been able to hire more employees and need more space to accommodate them. We feel very fortunate to grow and continue to provide exemplary computer support services. As our clients, each of you is a part of our ITCSNY family and we hope that you will be interested in celebrating with us.
In honor of this new move we will be celebrating with an after work hours party on Thursday, November the 19th. Come join us and enjoy some refreshments while we celebrate this change in our company’s history. Please give us a call at 212-242-2949 or contact Maureen McHugh at mmchugh@itcsny.com. Hope to see you there!
-Donna Hawkins
IT Computer Support of New York
Sales Administrative Assistant
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