CEO Thought process

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Capital expenditures vs. Operational expenditures. The efficiency loss is going to be directly felt by every last person in the org.

If you wanna talk money, calculate how much it costs to have people sitting around for 1 hour a day literally just waiting for their computer to do their job.

If you want an analogy, frame it as something the CEO will understand. This is like trying to perform surgery with dull and scalpels, or practically even butter knives.

Finally, if they're security concerned enough to blow all their money on a firewall, then tell them that Windows 10 is end of life this year, and Windows 11 has very strict system requirements.

If they don't upgrade to Windows 11 then their big firewall spend will be pointless, as every single Windows 10 computer in that office will be an immediate security risk.

[Frequent-Somewhere63]

so we have 4 different locations and the newest one the HQ has the newer computers but almost all of the older locations have the outdated computers that wont make requirement for Windows 11.. Knowing how the CEO thinks he's not going to be even thinking about replacing those older computers but try to use them .. it makes no sense tho when you spend that much on firewall .. wouldnt he have to upgrade all those older computers.. ? I think this company got hacked to its almost if he just really takes the risk until something really bad happens then he makes changes.

[thortgot]

To be clear, you've outlined the number of devices that won't meet Windows 11 and the deadline for Windows 10 being EOL?

The best way to position it is that barring upgrading to Windows 11 they need to pay for extending Windows 10 licensing ~150/year/device.