There are at least a dozen IT mistakes that business owners commonly make. In an effort to highlight and explain some of these follies, we are starting a series of three blog posts on the subject.
This post should provide some insight into the first three types of mistakes that should be avoided (warranties, consumer grade vs. commercial grade and software).
1. Letting Your Manufacturer Warranty Expire
This is one time when you want to pay attention to the fine print of your warranty. Critical hardware like your server needs to be under the manufacturer’s warranty, which is typically three years. You can oftentimes buy a warranty extension, which keeps you covered for five years. You should buy the extension… Why? Let’s use an example to explain.
Two business owners; both have a Dell server; one is under warranty the other isn’t. Today, a part in both servers fails.