Nine symptoms for diagnosing ailing IT
Summary: From tired hardware, to expired support contracts and creaking networks, the tell-tale signs that suggest urgent treatment may sound all too familiar
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9. No support for mobile workers
Staff need to be able work anywhere. Managing that facility is nowhere near as difficult as it once was, yet some businesses still refuse to provide it. In some cases, their network infrastructure is simply not up to the task. If yours can't handle a few telecommuters, you urgently need to upgrade.
Time for a change
Does your IT meet contemporary needs and follow best practice in today's tech-centric world? If not, it's time to take a hard look at what needs to change. If any of the problems listed here sound familiar, it may be time to migrate to the here and now. But what other tell-tale signs have you come across?
This story originally appeared as 10 warning signs that your IT landscape needs to change on TechRepublic.
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