Most of us will have a value in the books for IT equipment.

• But do we really know what we have got and how long it will last?
• Is it going to keep up with the changing face of business?

The "chain is only as strong as its weakest link". Without tracking and monitoring there is no way of knowing what the weakest link is.

For example the server has been upgraded but the network wiring has been neglected so the performance gains are way less than expected. Without knowing what we have and how it is all connected together, significant down time is experienced while finding what has failed.

A network is like a living organism that's growing and requires feeding, nurturing and maintaining. Its needs change over time as equipment gets older and the environment gets new capability. For example, in 2008 worldwide storage growth for email is actually growing faster than email use itself, primarily because there is greater use of attachments in email, larger attachments and more use of multimedia.

Here at COGITA, we can work together to get the most out of IT spend, with planned replacements of equipment and innovative solutions — ensuring that people have the equipment they need to make the business successful.

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Real Case
A business manager observed that there was a lot of effort and energy expensed each time a new PC was purchased. The new PC would go to the department head and there would be a cascade affect with the next in line getting his old one and so on. He changed his policy where each PC (regardless of rank) would now be replaced every 3 years. What he observed amazed him:

• replacement due to damages decreased;
• services charges from IT supplier decreased;
• complaints about PC's halved.