IT System Upgrades
Technology is moving fast and with this performance gains can often come from inexpensive device or software upgrades. You need an expert team to guide you through this, so you know that your investment in an upgrade isn't wasted. Big-O IT Services has a team of software and hardware professionals who know what's out there and can apply the latest upgrades to you business, to help you reach peak performance.
Device Upgrades
Historically PC's have doubled processor speed every 18months, as we approach the limits of what is referred to as "Moore's Law" we are seeing that improvements are being made to other components such as hard drive technologies with things like NVMe devices becoming commonplace, and larger capacity RAM finding its way into more systems which has greatly improved many systems ability to manage multiple programs simultaneously.
Developers are making use of new high powered video cards which are able to render their models in a fraction of time compared to previous models, time that was previously spent wasted waiting for these operations to complete.
We recommend considering two main factors when upgrading, business requirements, ensuring that the new device or the upgraded components will justify the business need for the upgrade, and also warranty, we do not suggest keeping devices too far outside their warranty lifespan, these devices often prove costly to repair and sourcing replacement parts for older devices is not always straightforward.
Software Upgrades
Software providers often update their products with new features and squash any bugs that have been identified in previous versions, many business leave updates to major milestones but this can leave systems exposed and potentially mean that your staff are missing out on functionality that may streamline their current workload. We provide a service that will work with you, your staff and your software providers to ensure that you have a structured schedule for software upgrades and there is warning and consideration given to all stakeholders to ensure that the change is expected and the result of the change is understood by all relevant parties.
Equipment Upgrades
IT equipment changes at a rapid pace, ensuring that your devices are kept up to date and upgraded when major benefits are released is a great way to stay ahead of the competition and ensure that your staff are more efficient and productive than they were previously.
Network equipment is the backbone of your entire system and ensuring that it is operating as efficiently as possible can be the difference between low productivity and a network that simply flows.
We also recommend revisiting your perimeter devices like firewalls from time to time, to ensure that they are still relevant and the security services that they provide are still doing their job and keeping unwanted guests out of your network.