The cupboard nobody opens

Every business has one. The cupboard, the cabinet, the corner of the server room nobody has opened since about 2015. Out of sight, out of mind. It could be costing your business money aswell as being an IT security risk.

I opened one recently at a business we were visiting. Behind the door was a little museum. Old servers, a dead phone system, bits of kit retired years ago. Cobwebs. A very comfortable spider. All of it still plugged in, still humming, still drawing power.

Two problems with a cupboard like that – it is quietly running up your electricity costs for no reason. Worse, every one of those forgotten boxes is a little open door for someone who should not be getting in. Old kit does not get updated. Nobody is watching it. It just sits there, gathering dust & holding the door to your security ajar.

The owner had no idea. Why would they? It is not their job to know what is humming away in a cupboard. It is meant to be someone else’s.

So, a fair question. When did anyone last open your cabinet, look at what is really in there & tell you what is running, what is costing you & what is a risk? If the answer is a shrug, then I recommend a tech health check.

None of this is about blame. It is about somebody actually looking. That is the whole job.

If you would like a straight, plain English look at your setup, no jargon & no scare stories, give me a shout. I would rather you heard it from me than from a burglar!

Jacqui

J & J Systems, Canterbury

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