IT Department Spread Thin? 7 Tell-Tale Signs You Might Be Holding On To Legacy Systems Too Long

IT Department Spread Thin?

Many companies feel the pinch when IT staff is spread too thin, and often that ties in directly to the systems the team must support. Supporting old technology is more time-consuming and more specialized.

If you’re also concerned about hiring and retaining the best and brightest IT personnel – something important to many businesses – old technology can be a lot less inspiring to maintain than more modern systems.

Does this situation sound familiar? You’re hanging on to an old legacy system, maybe it’s an old ERP or WMS that someone internally built. And that old system is a lot of work to maintain. Your IT staff isn’t overly excited about the system either. After all, they are innovators and eager to work on new technology.

You know you could make some great gains by implementing a new system, but the thought of it is overwhelming. You might be thinking that maybe it’s best to hold off and limp by with the system you’ve got for one more year.

While this approach may be tempting, your business stability could be at risk. Doing things the way they’ve always been done drastically limits you when it comes to technology. With a stagnant mindset, you miss out on new innovations and opportunities and can lose your competitive edge.

Hanging on to old technology perpetuates that mindset and the work to maintain it is often time-consuming for your IT staff, who may already be spread thin. Everyone is so busy maintaining what you have that there is no time for innovation and improvement.

It Might Be Time for a New Mindset

How do you run your business today? Could you do things more efficiently? Think modernly about your processes and organization. What could you do if you weren’t constrained by your existing technology?

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