Continuing on our "7 Deadly Myths of Software Procurement" series with today's Myth:
Myth number 3: “Going with tried and tested is always safer and better.”
Tried and tested solutions hold a huge appeal for us, but remember that technology also dates. If I said I had a tried and tested computer for you to use that was 15 years old, you would laugh at me. Why? Because, although the computer is definitely tried and tested and was remarkable in it’s day, it has not been improved or upgraded in 15 years. But with software, we seem to think that older is better. We ignore the fact that there are newer data stores, new viruses and new ways for your data to be compromised that come up all the time.
Products, over time, also seem to have a habit of becoming a routine, and innovation seems to die in a lot of companies, leaving people with software that simply gets older and older. Companies such as Microsoft and Apple have not shared this fate simply because their life’s blood is innovation
Counter the myth
If your software solution is not constantly being developed and updated, it is getting old and possibly vulnerable to attack. Check to see when the software was last updated and you will very quickly be able to asses how involved the designers are in protecting and enhancing your experience.
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