Most people treat outdated technology like a favorite sock with a hole in it—clearly past its prime, but not bad enough to throw out yet.

You notice it here and there, like when it suddenly takes forever to send a simple email, or when you hit save and the screen freezes like it forgot what it was doing.

Taking a reactive approach to IT might not feel like a problem in the moment.

Most issues start small: a system slows down, a warning appears, or something feels slightly off but still works. Because nothing is actually broken, it gets pushed off in favor of more immediate priorities.

Every year around late June, we get the longest day of the year—more daylight, more usable hours, and at least in theory, more time to get things done.

But most business owners don’t experience it that way.

Even with extra daylight, the day tends to fill up just as quickly as any other.

School’s out, which means for many people the workday doesn’t look quite the same as it did a few weeks ago.

Maybe you’re starting earlier so you can wrap up sooner. Maybe you’re working from home more, with a little extra background noise—Brutus barking, Johnny Jr. crying—and fewer stretches of uninterrupted time.

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