“Oh no… Not again!” exclaims every
business owner whenever new technology enters the market. Small business
owners are better reflectors of what happens in the background when any
of its computer equipment reaches the retirement age. Most of them tend
to continue using older equipment until it completely fails; not a
smart move indeed. Although this has not been the case with pro-active
businessmen who meticulously keep an eye on the movement of technology,
there is a certain part of the business that is hampered.
Yes. The aging computer equipment is costing you money, in fact, a huge chunk of the investment. Let’s understand the hows:
Repairing costs > Replacement costs:
The cost of repairing the sluggish PCs or other computer accessories
equals or even exceeds the cost of purchasing a new one. According to a
global survey by Techaisle, small businesses spend $427 on the repairs
of a 4 year old PC on an average which is 1.3 times costlier than to
repair a PC that is less than 4 years old or replace with a new one.
Underutilization of Employee Productivity:
We often miss out the technological component while measuring and
assessing employee productivity. The Techaisle study revealed that an
average of 42 productive hours is lost while the older PCs are being
repaired which is twice as the unproductive time due to PCs which are
less than 4 years old.
Struggle with the New Technology: The
aged computer equipment is weak to handle the newer versions of the
software. Compatibility issues are huge as the drivers get out of date.
Automatic software updates force the business owners’ hands by pushing
computers to their fullest capabilities. This consumes a considerable
amount of hidden costs that are accountable for less productivity and
profits.
Downtime Issues:
Bearing the burden of non-productive hours and loss of opportunities as
well as profits during the most profitable months is not what any of the
businesses operate for. However, if businesses tend to push their
hardware until it blows up severely bad, this is really critical. It
results into a dual-end loss: replacing the old hardware along with the
unforeseeable losses due to downtime.
Business Looks Outdated:
As you wouldn’t walk into a business meeting wearing a 1970’s suit,
your clients, employees and customers wouldn’t be impressed to see
clunky old desktops and laptop computers. It wouldn’t be a pleasant
scene to watch your employees struggle to connect to a local printer –
they and others connected to your business naturally tend to think that
your entire business is behind the times.
If you are already calculating the costs
of your aging computers, it is a good start. We can definitely help you
with replacing your hardware, machines, and network components. Call Harry Bhatia at 2165035150 X 206 to discuss how much it will cost you. For initial details, please visit http://www.netactivity.us/ and find out how we can help your business requirements.
Net Activity, Inc. offers services to
all sizes of businesses with skilled server handling, network management
and, computer maintenance including complete IT solutions like system
installation, IT consulting, data security, storage solutions, helpdesk,
maintenance & support and hardware repair.
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