It's a Big Deal
In the highly competitive and innovative world of software development, regular changes to applications are a fact of life. No one can blame architects for being cautious. The initial cost of upgrading CAD software, for example, can range from $200 to $600 per workstation. Multiply that by the number of CAD users, and the bill quickly climbs into the thousands of dollars. But that's just the beginning.
Additional costs accrue from hardware upgrades. Often, new software requires users to pack their machines with more memory and storage capacity. In some cases, a newer, faster CPU is necessary to effectively run the revision. “Hardware upgrading is one of the scariest parts [of adding new software],” says Michael Horta, principal ...
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