7. Summary
The decision to upgrade or invest in a new system is affected by a number of decisions. These inlcude :-
- The financial cost of the change
- The impact this will have in staff in term if training and productivity
- The impact this will have on system hardware
- Do the benefits of the new system outweigh the cost of implementing
It is often the case that upgrading a custom or bespoke system is much more sensitive to these issues compared to an off-the-shelf system.
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