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Monday: the CEO complains their laptop is slow. Tuesday: the billing software stops working. Thursday: the sales team misses a crucial meeting because Microsoft Teams crashes. This cycle of “fighting fires” is, for many IT departments, the “norm.” It’s a reactive state, where the team’s value is measured by the speed of its response to problems, not by its ability to prevent them. According to Leandro Silva, CEO of Almaden, there is a better path.

In recent years, some organizations have adopted metrics such as inactivity time and the number of clicks to assess productivity. But does this truly reflect how productive an employee is — or merely how closely they are being monitored? At first glance, it might seem like a reasonable approach: if someone goes a long time without clicking, perhaps they’re not working.

Migrating to a new operating system can be compared to renovating a house: you may be able to postpone it for a while, but eventually, you’ll have to face the project — and the relief only comes once it’s complete. While a home renovation can be planned with some flexibility, a Windows 11 migration has a fixed deadline and carries high risks. Every detail matters: compatible hardware, available disk space, drivers, and critical software that all need to align.

Picture this: It’s Monday morning, the Service Desk ticket queue is piling up, and Level 1 analysts are already in full “firefighter mode.” Every ticket feels like a blaze: users locked out, critical apps running slow, unexplained system failures. The problem? They’re trying to put out flames without seeing where the fire started. Without real visibility into the environment, troubleshooting is based on trial and error.