We’re sure at some point you’ve used the idiom, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” particularly in regards to your IT. While it might feel responsible and safe to stick to this motto as much as possible, there will come a time when it becomes dangerous to hold fast to it. In fact, business technology professionals might even call this motto irresponsible. Here’s why.

Legacy Systems Are Problematic

As far as IT goes, any old technology can be considered a legacy system. These systems actively hold you back from moving on to better products and services. They are often full of security holes, and their performance leaves much to be desired. In the end, these solutions end up costing you a pretty penny, both in maintenance and lost opportunities, and the cost will continue to rise as you square off with security threats and manage data breaches.

Broke Is Another Word for Unsupported

While your old hardware might not be “broken,” it might not be supported any longer, which is just as bad, if not worse.

This leads to an important distinction you need to understand. If security threats target vulnerabilities in unsupported systems, you’re not going to get a fix. This means your business will forever be at risk. When hackers can run scans to find vulnerabilities and guaranteed ways into your network, you need all the security and reassurance you can get.

You just don’t get the kind of security you want and need with your old, unsupported technology.

Technical Debt is Holding You Back

Failing to upgrade away from your unsupported systems is like maintaining a high-interest debt on a loan you’re never paying off. The longer you wait to “pay it off” and replace your old technology with more reliable alternatives, the more interest you pay in the form of lost productivity, frustrating workarounds, and security issues.

Your old systems aren’t compatible with cutting-edge solutions you need to stay competitive. They aren’t fast, modern, or capable of collaboration. You’re spending more time on tasks than you should, and that leads to your business hemorrhaging resources needlessly. This is why technical debt is so scary and why you need to take action before it’s too late.

What You Need is a Roadmap

Buying a new solution out of panic is not the answer, and it’s going to put your business at risk in the long run. Instead, we recommend you plan out your entire upgrade plan. This offers you strategy, and that strategy allows for you to improve over time through a proactive, predictable plan that isn’t held back by the horrors of break-fix technology management. Here’s what goes into this approach:

• System audit - We perform a comprehensive audit of your legacy systems.
• Prioritization - We separate the critical from the inconvenient. 
• Phased planning - We build a phased, budgeted plan to modernize what matters most. 

We can also provide you with ROI for each step of the process, which offers real, tangible benefits that help you move forward with confidence.

Your old technology is broken, and if you don’t believe us, you’re lying to yourself. You can count on PC PLACE to deliver the hard truths when you need to hear them most. Let us be your IT consultant by calling us today at (909) 435-4220.