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How to Reduce Technology Hardware Expenses

sdavis
November 17, 2013

How to Reduce Technology Hardware Expenses

Business owners find themselves spending more than ever on IT expenses. This slide will give you insights on how to cut down those costs.

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November 17, 2013
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  1.  Automating your IT tasks frees up time, and energy

    to do other things, thus saving you money.  Utilizing cloud computing can eliminate the need for physical machines, and can allow IT services to be scaled to meet demands.  Server Virtualization allows you to spend less on energy, and have lower per-application costs, as well as allowing you to be able to use fewer servers. AUTOMATION, CLOUD SERVICES, SERVER VIRTUALIZATION
  2.  Update your old hardware. Old hardware is slow, uses

    more power, and isn’t as productive. Updating these can do wonders for your company.  Or, if you’d prefer, a new processor can make old computers and servers feel new again, the latest Intel Xeon processors, could help you achieve increases up to 585%, as well as decreased idle power consumption of up to 66%! IT TAKES MONEY TO MAKE MONEY!
  3.  Consolidating your hardware reduces management costs and increases productivity

    and efficiency.  The PowerEdge VRTX server is a great option of a shared infrastructure platform that will increase application response times, and be able to handle peak processing times as well as scale for future growth. CONSOLIDATION
  4.  At the end of the day spending can’t outpace

    revenue. Having the latest IT technology helps so that this doesn’t happen.  Keep the budget in check!  Fortunately, if you have the latest in technology, you should be able to keep your budget aligned, as well as benefit from all the wonderful positives of new technology. (I.E., performance, flexibility, security., etc.,) DON’T SPEND TOO MUCH