After the Year 2000 (Y2K) bubble burst, many companies felt (often correctly) that they had been spending an enormous amount of money on IT and needed to cut back. Budgets were slashed, staff numbers reduced, and a period of systems consolidation set in. For a while this was absolutely fine, but now managers are emerging from this hiatus, and realise they need to start updating systems again.

Many computers on users' desks are now five or more years old. Server infrastructure is of a similar age. It can be difficult to do a partial replacement of computer hardware, since modern systems come preinstalled with the latest software, which is sometimes incompatible with legacy systems. As a result, vital upgrades are being overlooked.

But this situation is not as bad as it seems. Modern computer hardware is far cheaper than it was in the last purchasing cycle. In addition, not all hardware needs replacing. Frequently another year or two can be bought by a simple low-cost memory upgrade. By assessing what equipment really needs to be replaced urgently, and what can wait, Dean & Hilton can help your organisation to stagger the cost of the hardware replacement cycle. A targeted approach will allow gradual migration from legacy systems to their modern stable equivalents with a minimum of disruption and cost.

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