![]() ![]() ![]() More risk, more cost to manage the risk.Īutomation may seem like a good option to reduce risk. The more links in the chain, the more risk to success. These, and many other human errors, are all links in the risk chain. Multiple handoffs and checkpoints, delays due to simple communications between multiple parties, missed alerts because someone else was supposed to monitor that message queue, choosing a storage solution that based on price instead of performance needs, and finding out during the migration it’s too slow. However, too many resources can cause risk as well. Risk is a fickle thing… it is obvious that too few resources can incur risk by not having enough staff to complete the tasks in the time allotted, so actions are rushed, and problems occur. Many providers preach the “cost of free” for the first 30 days, but you may also want to look at the cost of risk. Well, skipping the fee maybe fine for your overnight web order of a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth mini Siri enabled key fob, but what about the “simple” IT project to move the 10 servers to the new location, or the transfer of a high volume 2 terabyte database server from the old storage array to the new Premium SSD v2 storage in Azure, or even the simple effort to move the development servers to “the cloud”… come-on… its development, how much risk can that be… I can get a Carmel swirly mocha-frap, half skim, decaf, boba and kale smoothie instead.” Ever had one of those moments when you realized you should have paid the fee for the extended coverage? You know, for a small fee you can get a 3-year warrantee to fix or replace your purchase.
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