Spring Clean Your Tech Stack – 5 Quick Wins for SMEs

As the days get longer and the air gets fresher, spring is the perfect time to give your business tech stack a much-needed refresh. For SMEs in London, it’s all too easy for outdated tools, unused licenses, and inefficient systems to pile up over time. A simple tech spring clean can boost performance, tighten security, and even save your business money.

At Maple, we work with SMEs every day to streamline and secure their IT environments.

Here are five quick wins you can implement this spring to get your tech stack back in shape:

1. Audit Your Software Licenses

Over time, many businesses accumulate licenses they no longer use or need. Whether it’s duplicate apps, legacy systems, or unused subscriptions, now’s the time to clear them out.

Quick Win: Conduct a license audit and cancel anything that’s no longer in active use. You might be surprised how much you’re spending on tools you’ve forgotten about. Often, platforms like Microsoft 365 already offer features you’re paying for elsewhere.

2. Update Your Cybersecurity Stack

Cyber threats evolve quickly, and an outdated security setup can leave your business vulnerable. Ensuring your antivirus, firewalls, and patch management tools are current is essential.

Quick Win: Run a vulnerability scan and review your endpoint protection. If you haven’t already rolled out multi-factor authentication (MFA) across your systems, now’s the time.

3. Declutter Your Cloud Storage

Cloud platforms like SharePoint, OneDrive, or Google Drive can become digital dumping grounds. Excess clutter not only impacts productivity, it can slow down search and syncing capabilities.

Quick Win: Encourage teams to archive or delete old files, and set up automated retention policies to keep things clean going forward.

4. Streamline Communication Tools

Too many communication channels can cause confusion, delays, and frustration. Whether it’s Teams, Slack, Zoom or others – consistency is key.

Quick Win: Standardise your communication stack across the company and provide short refresher training to ensure everyone’s using the same tools effectively.

5. Review Your Backup & Disaster Recovery Plan

If disaster strikes – whether it’s a cyberattack, hardware failure or accidental data loss – a robust backup and recovery plan is your safety net.

Quick Win: Verify your backup strategy is active, secure, and tested. It’s not just about having backups – it’s about being able to restore quickly when it matters most.

Need a Hand with Your Spring IT Clean-Up?

At Maple, we make IT simple, secure, and scalable for London-based SMEs. Whether it’s auditing your tech stack, tightening up cybersecurity, or improving system performance – our team is here to help.

Book your free tech audit with Maple here and let’s get your business running smoother than ever.