Tech Tip – How to Live off your Thumb Drive

Reporter — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:29:12 +0000

Portable Applications you can take anywhere.

Simple. Install them on your thumb drive. Its always a good idea to be prepared, so if you find yourself using other people’s computers on a regular basis, you may want to get a thumb drive and set it up to work as a stand alone software source.

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6 Reasons For Not Delaying Critical IT Decisions

Reporter — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:07:58 +0000

Six Reasons For Not Delaying Critical IT Decisions

As we move into the New Year . . . actually a new decade, many of us throw away our old lists and start new ones. So in that spirit, one such list is something I will call “Six Reasons For Not Delaying Critical IT Decisions” even in the face of today’s economic challenges.

Cost cutting measures can be prudent, or even necessary to survive. But sometimes delays in spending can be shortsighted. Here are 6 reasons to not delay those important upgrades:

1.	Stuff still wears out. Even in a recession, older but critical items will fail, often with significant consequences.
2.	Productivity becomes even more important. Tough times may mean trying to get more done with less resources . . . and if those resources have to rely on old or inefficient systems, the result can be delays, lost opportunities, bad customer experiences and lost revenues.
3.	Downtime is expensive. Older equipment fails more often, and when fewer staff and resources may be available to cover for failures, the result could be productivity dropping to zero.
4.	Manufacturers are offering discounts. Just like everyone else, IT manufacturers are facing hard times. Pricing and features have never been better.
5.	Running old IT equipment longer ends up costing more. Trying to squeeze a few extra years out of PCs or servers actually ends up costing organizations more in the long run than does replacing old equipment. In a January 2008 Channel Pro magazine article, in which organizations are encouraged to replace 25 percent of their systems every year, author Carolyn Heinze added, “In the long run, these older systems wind up costing more in lost efficiencies, compatibility issues, and downtime.” And new applications require greater resources. Organizations that choose to suspend hardware investments subsequently automatically forfeit the time-saving, cost-reducing advantages many new software applications deliver.
6.	Employee retention is a consideration. Good employees are as valuable as ever. When a good employee leaves an organization, you can experience a slowdown while a replacement is recruited and trained. Fortunately, reasonable hardware investments are among the elements that can improve job satisfaction.

Steve Feldman – President, Techcare, LLC

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Tech Tip – How to Live off your Thumb Drive

Portable Applications you can take anywhere.

6 Reasons For Not Delaying Critical IT Decisions

Six Reasons For Not Delaying Critical IT Decisions