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Dear [FIRSTNAME],
Technology is rapidly changing. At some point, your ICT equipment
will no longer meet the needs of your business.
There are several challenges that small and medium-sized businesses
face when it becomes time to think about repairing or upgrading
equipment.
When is the right time to upgrade? And what needs to consider when
upgrading old ICT equipment?
To help you decide, here are suggestions on when and how to upgrade.
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Technology is developing with each passing day
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In the MWC 2022, Qualcomm announced the FastConnect 7800 Wi-Fi chips
that support the up-and-coming Wi-Fi 7 standard, as well as its
fifth generation 5G modem the X70.
Yes, Wi-Fi 7. Wi-Fi 6 has only started to grow in the market in the
past two years, but in fact, in addition to
routers
and mobile
phones
, most terminal devices are not equipped with Wi-Fi 6.
The Wi-Fi 7 appears now, should users follow this innovative
technology?
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IT products will upgrade with new technology
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Each product has certain performance parameters, especially for
industrial products. When customers buy products, they will discover
that the quality of such products produced by various companies is
uneven. This shows that although they are the same, their
performance is still different, and there are high and low points.
With the improvement of the manufacturing level of the enterprise,
the product performance of low-quality products continues to
enhance, which is the so-called product iteration.
In the final analysis, the product iteration mainly has the
following reasons:
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Product life cycle: Each product is under a
definite life cycle,
and the life cycle of products in different industries is
different.
For example, the life cycle of electronic products is about one
year. In such an industry, the original products are iterated
every
year, and new and higher-performance products are initiated.
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Product cost performance: With the improvement
of
people's demand level, the cost performance of products is also
constantly improving. In order to survive, enterprises will also
cater to this market development trend and continuously improve
the
cost performance of products.
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Improvement of technical level: The technical
level
of different industries is also constantly improving. If an
enterprise wants to occupy the market, it needs to have a strong
product development technology.
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ICT manufacturers also released new products frequently
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Cisco released its new technology in February, 2022, including
the
industry's first high-end Wi-Fi 6E access points, private 5G for
the
enterprise as a managed service, and new high-powered Catalyst
9000X
series switches with Cisco Silicon One.
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In February, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has unveiled a new
private 5G offering that supports a range of deployment types
based
on customer needs.
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Dell also released its newest entry-level block-storage array,
the
PowerVault ME5 series, aimed at price-sensitive customers with a
focus on ease of deployment and affordability. The array's
predecessor, the PowerVault ME4, was released in 2018.
New ICT devices are released every year, should enterprises follow
this tendency?
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The necessity of upgrading ICT devices
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As talking above, there are many new products every year. Should
enterprises upgrade devices every year?
There are 3 necessities of upgrading:
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Some ICT manufacturers will launch a new management system,
which is
equipped in their new products, but the old products cannot get
services from the new system.
For example, Cisco DNA Center
is a
powerful network controller and management dashboard that lets
you
take charge of your network. It is used in Cisco hot series,
such as
Catalyst 9300 switches
,
ISR 4430 routers
, etc. However, the older
Catalyst 2960 cannot use the DNA Advantage license to get DNA
center
services.
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New products will be always equipped with new technologies,
bringing
more convenience to enterprise services within the same
budget.
For example, after the popularization of Wi-Fi 6, its
deployment budget is not much changed from Wi-Fi 5.
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Outdated products will wear out, resulting in reducing
functional
efficiency.
For example, if the
server
has gone on for a long
time, and the physical resources are not enough to support the
operation, the speed of the server will be getting slower and
slower.
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5 tips for enterprises to upgrade ICT devices
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As there are some necessities of upgrading, so how to analyze when
and how?
Router-switch.com
, the 20-year ICT expert suggests:
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Check devices all over the company office. Are they
unusable?
If they are unusable, calling technical experts to fix them
is a
good choice, but the principal should consider whether the
maintenance cost exceeds the cost of replacing the new devices.
If
the maintenance cost is higher, replacing them may save more.
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Can the new product improve working efficiency, by at
least
20%?
There are some customers who complain the
new
devices don't
improve efficiency. It's because they may only trace the
technology
trend but haven't evaluated the necessity. Enterprise should
evaluate if the new products improve at least 20% working
efficiency
when thinking to replace devices.
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Does the new device bring you an "Aha"
feeling?
Does the new
product bring you an "Aha" feeling and solve your long-standing
problems? For example, consumers, like to buy the newest phone
but
those new phones don't improve much user experience. If the new
device can't solve the enterprise real problem completely, it's
not
necessary to upgrade.
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Is the project budget sufficient?
First of
all,
the budget is an important thing, although the new devices can
meet
company needs, and old devices can't work anymore. If the budget
is
not enough, the enterprise can replace half of the new devices
and
continue to use half of the old devices.
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Ask Experts for Help
If you need help about
update the product, you can find your trusted professional ICT
product and service provider for advice.
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Router-switch Ltd. (
Router-switch.com
) is a 20-year ICT product and
solutions supplier, As your trusted technology partner, providing
top branded equipment of networking, data center, optical network,
5G, and more.
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