5. Hardware issues

Quite often, when a new system upgrade is being considered, there may be an impact on the hardware of the IT system.

Example

A video production company wants to invest in the latest video editing suite. At the moment they have a standard 100 Mbit/s network. The new suite will be shifting multi-gigabyte files around the network and so they also need to invest in a new high speed 1000 Mbit/s network.

In this example, a software upgrade has resulted in a significant effect on the hardware. It needs new cables laid as the old ones can't handle the higher speed. It needs new network switches, routers and hubs.

Therefore the hardware requirement will have a large part to play in the decision to upgrade.

 

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