Computer maintenance consists of a series of tasks that are carried out periodically to prevent all types of damage. They are carried out by the company's internal personnel or by specialized external companies.
A failure in any aspect related to technology means that the company has to stop its activities until the problem is solved or something even more serious such as a security breach, which could leave confidential business and customer data unprotected.
Well-planned IT maintenance can improve productivity, reduce costs and extend the life of equipment, as well as prevent failures that can cause significant downtime.
Computer maintenance is divided into three categories: computers, servers and software.
- Computer maintenance is mainly hardware upgrades.
- Servers are company computers, where all company information is usually stored.
- Software consists of the updating and configuration of operating systems and computer programs installed on the equipment.
Hardware maintenance work includes:
- Clean equipment and other peripheral devices.
- Check and rearrange the wiring.
- Review inventories.
The software includes:
- Updating the equipment system.
- Optimize equipment performance.
- Perform backups and verify that everything is working properly.
The server program includes:
- Work with business data by creating backups.
Types of computer maintenance.
In general, five types of computer maintenance and everything related to computer systems can be distinguished. These can be described as follows:
In general, five types of computer maintenance and everything related to computer systems can be distinguished. These can be described as follows:
- The preventive, as described above, tries to anticipate IT problems in order to minimize network downtime.
- Predictive is similar to preventive, but in its case it establishes routines to foresee or predict the efficiency of the IT installations.
- Zero hours refers to a type of maintenance that mixes preventive and predictive maintenance.
- Usage maintenance must perform a series of tasks to ensure 100% of hardware and software resources.
Advantages of computer maintenance