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Software and
hardware play a critical role in any
business’ success. Since software and
hardware are critical in day-to-day
operations using unproven and unreliable
products may not be the best idea and you
may want to think twice before purchasing or
using a “free” or beta products. Sure, you
may save a few dollars in the short-term but
in the long term your maintenance cost may
be much higher and the cost due to down time
can far outweigh any short term cost
savings.
Here are some challenges you could run in
to:
Finding appropriate technical support,
Finding compatible products,
Difficulty in sharing data with third parties, and
Increased employee training
time and cost.
What should you do? Select and purchase
brand name software and hardware from
recognized leaders. By providing your
employees with proven and reliable products,
increases in employee productivity can far
outweigh any short term cost savings.
Issue 39, August 2008 |
