If your servers are more than 5 years old, they’re probably costing you more than you realize—in both performance and money. Aging servers mean slower applications, more downtime, higher maintenance costs, and a growing risk of security vulnerabilities.

Signs It’s Time for a Server Refresh

• Applications are sluggish and unstable under normal workloads
• Maintenance costs are climbing year over year
• You’ve had more than one “unexpected” outage in the last 12 months
• You can’t run the latest operating systems or security patches
• Power and cooling demands keep increasing

What a Good MSP Should Provide for a Server Refresh

When planning a major server refresh, a strong IT partner should help you:

• ✅ Audit current workloads, storage, and compute needs
• ✅ Consolidate or virtualize servers to improve efficiency
• ✅ Select hardware that scales with your future growth
• ✅ Ensure redundancy and high availability for critical applications
• ✅ Implement robust backup and disaster recovery solutions
• ✅ Plan and execute the refresh with minimal downtime

Refreshing servers isn’t just about getting faster processors—it’s about improving reliability, security, and scalability for the next 5–7 years.