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At Bayou Technologies, one of the biggest complaints we hear is how slowly a client\u2019s computer is running. Having your computer crawl can be not only aggravating, but costly.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Kevin Herrick, one of my techs, is a firm believer in one solution that can often alleviate a sluggish system, and has detailed some of his arguments for such an upgrade.<\/p>\n

For any business, speed, reliability and availability are requirements. With IT entrenched in virtually every industry, it\u2019s important your computers have those attributes. Solid state drives can provide a big boost in system performance, thereby increasing productivity.<\/p>\n

Often, simply upgrading to an SSD can extend the life of a computer by alleviating the need to purchase an entire new system. While the initial costs may be slightly more than a traditional mechanical hard drive, the reliability and speed improvements provided by an SSD means savings in IT repairs, less downtime, and more productivity for your workers.<\/p>\n

There are many advantages to SSDs, and they\u2019re fairly easy to implement.<\/p>\n

What makes an SSD so much better than a hard drive? Unlike mechanical hard drives, solid state drives have no moving parts, as they use flash memory to store data. Moving parts tend to fail after a couple years of regular use. This can lead to costly repairs and, worse yet, data loss.<\/p>\n

A solid state drive as a storage medium is far superior. At Bayou Technologies, we see data loss and costly data recovery from mechanical hard drives on a regular basis, while data loss from a USB flash drive is a rare occurrence.<\/p>\n

Reading and writing data is significantly faster when using an SSD, leading to far superior performance as opposed to a mechanical drive.<\/p>\n

There is one disadvantage to using an SSD: there\u2019s a smaller amount of storage space. However, with larger SSDs becoming much more economical, and the ability to complement an SSD with a mechanical hard drive for extra storage, this issue is largely negated.<\/p>\n

In the chart, we see a comprehensive list showing the many advantages of an SSD compared to a traditional hard drive.<\/p>\n

As shown, the advantages an SSD offers make it a great investment for any business. It\u2019s easily the best way to turn an aging, sluggish computer into a well-running system.<\/p>\n

What is your best option for a seamless upgrade? A trustworthy IT provider can back up the data from your current drive, install the new SSD, and migrate your existing data. The result is a much faster computer and a greatly decreased chance of failure, resulting in savings on IT repairs.<\/p>\n

The next time you feel your computer has seen its last days, consider an SSD upgrade to revitalize its performance. You\u2019ll end up saving time, money and aggravation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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