Small Businesses Not Upgrading Old PCs
Small businesses are risking their productivity by not updating computers before they become outdated, research has found. The survey of 600 IT managers in small firms by research organisation Vanson Bourne and published in the Mozy Technology-refresh pages found that 70 per cent failed to keep to the three-year “refresh cycle” for PCs as recommended by experts. The study also revealed that the average age of a computer in a small business is five years and two months. Most small firms have abandoned scheduled refresh cycles due to the economic climate. “The three-year refresh cycle is still something we would recommend — it’s the time over which a desktop PC will go from being average to being extremely slow.” said IT expert Craig Sharp, managing director of Abussi Ltd, adding... »