The whole corporate intranet failed because a simple date module needed updating. When we looked into what had gone wrong, the company last updated their site over eight months. Internal users could no longer log in or access any of the information they needed to do their job. There was one instance where we were called because a client's intranet stopped working. In terms of functionality, regular maintenance and updates offer you the chance to get the most out of your site. You might be aware of your vulnerabilities, and not doing anything about them is never pleasant. And knowing that you should get around to updating your site but never doing it can be a source of panic and stress. It's like leaving a window open at your house and then going away on vacation, trusting that nothing wrong will happen.

When you're not updating your site regularly, you open yourself up to security vulnerabilities. What are the Challenges of Not Performing Regular Maintenance? Security Impacts We asked Christopher Tomasso, one of our web developers, to share his perspective on the technological and business impacts of an out-of-date site-especially for Drupal users. This lack of maintenance is often only caught when updates can't be made because configurations are outdated or-worse still-when something breaks. Agencies are often so busy serving client needs and designing beautiful customer-facing websites that they are too busy to do regular maintenance. This issue is more common than you'd think. Why? Because the client hadn't performed regular site maintenance or security updates. However, what should have been an hour or two of work ended up taking days. Recently, a new client's Marketing Director wanted to push some simple SEO improvements to their company's site, like ensuring the XML sitemap was configured correctly.

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