SIATSA, a Mexican technology infrastructure and AI company with nearly 40 years of experience, has launched a new video series titled 'El Costo Invisible' (The Invisible Cost). The series features conversations with executives from finance, manufacturing, and the automotive and industrial equipment supply chain, aiming to expose the real price that companies pay when they continue operating on outdated technology.
The series is hosted by Arlet Delgadillo, Business Development at SIATSA. Each guest brings a unique perspective from their industry, yet they all converge on a shared diagnosis: technology infrastructure in mid-sized Mexican companies is lagging behind the pace of the businesses it is meant to support. The real cost of outdated infrastructure rarely appears on a budget line; instead, it manifests in slow response times, unreliable data, and integrations that fail at the worst possible moments.
Among the five voices featured, Carlos De Alba Gutiérrez, a financial strategy consultant, warns that an ERP is not a universal solution. He advises companies to verify that an ERP is truly what they need before implementing one, noting that 'the devil is in the details.' Daniel Alameda Picazo, founder of DAP, a custom manufacturer of electrical components, points out a lack of foresight in Mexico, where plants often operate under urgency, reacting only after something has already failed.
José Francisco Flores Alcalá, a data scientist and senior project leader, emphasizes the importance of communication among all stakeholders to avoid project delays. Jesús Adrián García López, an electrical design engineer at Wheelabrator Group, highlights that human error is a common cause of problems, and stresses the need for structure and organization. He also notes that rush-ordered parts during equipment startups can cost up to fifty percent more while the machine remains idle. Sergio Iván Torres Valdés, a product engineer at Bocar Group, observes that many companies lack the resources of larger tech firms, making innovation crucial. He adds that in Mexican manufacturing, the development side often feels neglected, with heavy reliance on clients for new ideas.
The series is part of SIATSA's broader effort to address the technology gap. With nearly 40 years in the industry, SIATSA offers IT as a Service (ITaaS), Data Center as a Service (DCaaS), and AI as a Service (AIaaS), enabling mid-sized companies to operate with the technical solidity of larger corporations without absorbing the same cost structure or complexity. Instead of leading with a product recommendation, SIATSA starts with a diagnosis of the client's actual operation, identifying issues such as legacy systems without current documentation, overstretched IT teams, and tangled integrations.
Fernando Regidor, CEO of SIATSA, explains, 'For almost 40 years we’ve watched the same pattern play out in Mexican companies: the business keeps growing, but the technology underneath it falls behind, and almost no one is willing to say so out loud. With ‘El Costo Invisible,’ we’re not selling a solution. We want more executives to have this conversation before the cost of avoiding it becomes too high to ignore.'
The series aims to spark candid discussions among business leaders about the hidden costs of outdated infrastructure. By bringing together voices from different sectors, SIATSA hopes to encourage companies to evaluate their technology investments and consider modern solutions that can improve efficiency and competitiveness. For more information about SIATSA and its services, visit SIATSA's website.
