You open your MDF or IDF closet and stare at a mess of wires. You don’t know where to start. Meanwhile, the network is down and work is piling up.
We often see this at senior living communities across the country.
How closets get this way
Over the years, technicians made quick fixes, doing what they could to get the network back up and save money in the short term. That sounds reasonable, but with no overall strategy, each tech made up their own system. Wire managers went unused, and whatever length of patch cord was on hand went in.
On-site maintenance coordinators were understandably confused. Closets became a spaghetti mess, and daisy-chained closets meant one failure could take down the whole network. Techs had to start from scratch on every visit, which meant longer downtime and more expensive repairs.
What we do about it
When we find a closet like this, we get to work organizing it and putting a better process in place. The result is fewer on-site trips and fast fixes that keep a community running while the underlying issue is solved. Some fixes no longer need a technician at all.
For senior living communities, that has meant lower costs over time and less network downtime, along with happier employees and residents.
Messy closets happen, especially when a business can’t count on its IT vendor to be proactive. Many businesses don’t realize what those quick fixes are costing them.
Ready to get organized? See our low voltage services, tell us about your project or call 630.735.7000.