{"id":1274,"date":"2019-11-14T15:23:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T15:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efaxstg.wpengine.com\/uk\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2022-07-19T08:26:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T08:26:03","slug":"why-old-business-technology-is-hurting-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/blog\/why-old-business-technology-is-hurting-your-business","title":{"rendered":"Why Old Business Technology Is Hurting Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1274\" class=\"elementor elementor-1274\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-083c79a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"083c79a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39ba3d2\" data-id=\"39ba3d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c9cc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8c9cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><em>The use of old business technology is rife, especially amongst smaller firms and brands. It may seem innocuous, but this kind of tech can be quite destructive. eFax look at why this is \u2014 and what you should do about old business technology.<\/em><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d27096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d27096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Article overview:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e21b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7e21b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is the Problem?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0588ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0588ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Old technology is not designed for modern-day operations, meaning its use presents several disadvantages to your business. These include detrimental impacts on productivity, data security, workplace flexibility and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6455a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6455a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is There a Solution?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74006b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e74006b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Old technology is not designed for modern-day operations, meaning its use presents several disadvantages to your business. These include detrimental impacts on productivity, data security, workplace flexibility and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e14f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e14f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn More! Read the Full Story Below<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70635e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70635e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83f01cf\" data-id=\"83f01cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-809b484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"809b484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Impact of Old Technology on Your Business<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061e1ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"061e1ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Old business technology could refer to anything outdated. It could be legacy software like old operating systems, or hardware well past its prime. Like an old car, this technology might be aged and a bit worse-for-wear, but it still serves a purpose. So is it really wrong to keep it going another year?<\/p><p>Yes, and this is why:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-510ca80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"510ca80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hits to Productivity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1490872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1490872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Old technology was optimised for task completion when it was created, but over time, new solutions are likely to have arisen that get the job done more effectively. Old technology, like everything else, also degrades over time. Your new software from back in 2001 is going to be a lot slower nearly two decades later. What this means is efficiency is going to drop as time goes by. Even if it doesn\u2019t, there are likely to be better options available that make your workforce more productive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6d8964\" data-id=\"d6d8964\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f065b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73f065b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/old-typewriter-and-laptop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1293\" alt=\"old-typewriter-and-laptop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/old-typewriter-and-laptop.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/old-typewriter-and-laptop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/old-typewriter-and-laptop-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5d1278 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5d1278\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3a6775\" data-id=\"f3a6775\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bfc0a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bfc0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poor Data Security<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e2b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e2b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data security could not be more important today. New regulations, such as the GDPR, make compliance with laws essential for avoiding heavy fines and penalties. Old technology is not supportive of these goals. Often developed well before the time of mass personal data acquisition, it wasn\u2019t created with data security in mind, which makes it subject to vulnerabilities and weaknesses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3abfd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3abfd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lack of Workplace Flexibility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846e780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"846e780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s now commonplace for work to be remote and the rise of digital technology has made it easier for employees to effectively carry out their tasks through more flexible working options. But to do this, they need modern solutions. Old business technology does not support flexibility and the result is limitations that impact task completion \u2014 and employee satisfaction. Forcing an employee to give up flexibility because they are reliant on tech housed within an office isn\u2019t going to create a positive working environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48eaffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48eaffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inability to Connect with Customers and Clients<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f2a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66f2a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New technology is often about connectivity. Take, for example, cloud-based word processors like Google Documents. This technology enables simple collaboration and sharing of information. Conversely, older word processors lack this kind of connectivity. They may also be incompatible with newer systems and make the sharing of files difficult. This is a simple example, but it conveys the idea that the use of old business technology can create barriers your business neither wants nor needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdda619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdda619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Negative Consumer Perception<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053e9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"053e9c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Customer perception can make your business or break it. What your consumers think about your business can influence the way they interact with it, as well as the information they share about your brand. Giving them the best possible impression is crucial to favourable perceptions, and the use of old technology goes against this. Modern ideas and forward-thinking brands inspire customers \u2014not those trapped in the past.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44362bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44362bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to Do about Old Business Technology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f54c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f54c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s easy enough to state that your business is suffering under old technology and it\u2019s not difficult to see when this happens. What is more difficult, though, is finding alternatives.<\/p><p>Some businesses will, of course, remain on legacy systems because the technology has become entrenched within operations, or the business owners are simply afraid of how change might impact their business. For these organisations, it\u2019s all about taking a tough but essential step to understanding the harm this kind of mindset is causing and making the necessary changes to move towards a brighter future.<\/p><p>But this isn\u2019t always the case.<\/p><p>Some pieces of old technology appear to be irreplaceable. They might be archaic, but without them, you couldn\u2019t complete specific and essential tasks.<\/p><p>Take, for example, the fax machine. Fax might be old, but it is still used a lot.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.business2community.com\/tech-gadgets\/why-faxing-will-outlive-us-all-01297384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seventeen billion fax are sent every year<\/a>. You can\u2019t just replace it with email or an instant messaging service. It\u2019s a specific type of technology that your business cannot live without. Instead of maintaining this kind of system though, the answer is to look for specific replacements.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.efax.com\/uk\/\">Digital fax<\/a>\u00a0is the evolution of fax, enabling fax to be sent and received as normal, but using 21st-century solutions.<\/p><p>Today \u2014 as with digital fax \u2014 there is often always a new form of technology developed to solve a specific problem. The challenge is locating it. Moving away from your old technology is not simply about going for whatever is new and shiny. It\u2019s about tracking down exactly what will enable you to carry on doing what you need to do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The use of old business technology is rife, especially amongst smaller firms and brands. 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