Small firms wasting £7bn on unnecessary IT equipment

17th May 2009

Small businesses in the UK are wasting more than £7bn on unnecessary IT equipment, according to research by online storage specialist humyo.com.

Ignorance of new technologies is driving many small firms to invest in traditional server technology in the often false belief that it offers the cheapest and most secure access to business files.

Few companies are examining the true cost of server computing or looking at alternative options, such as cloud computing, which could save their businesses around £1,500 a year.

Source: Newbusiness.co.uk  www.newbusiness.co.uk/news/small-firms-wasting-%C2%A37bn-unnecessary-it-equipment