In a candid new video series, SIATSA, a Mexican technology infrastructure company with nearly 40 years of experience, is pulling back the curtain on a problem many businesses prefer to ignore: the hidden costs of outdated technology. Titled “El Costo Invisible” (The Invisible Cost), the series features conversations with executives from finance, manufacturing, and the automotive supply chain, all converging on a shared diagnosis: mid-sized Mexican companies are falling behind because their technology infrastructure cannot keep pace with their business ambitions.
The series, hosted by Arlet Delgadillo, Business Development at SIATSA, provides a rare space for industry leaders to discuss the real expenses of running on tech decisions made years or even decades ago. These costs rarely appear on a balance sheet; they manifest in slow response times, unreliable data, and integrations that fail at critical moments. The series aims to make these invisible costs visible, encouraging executives to confront them before they become insurmountable.
Five voices from different sectors bring their perspectives. Carlos De Alba Gutiérrez, a financial strategy consultant, warns that ERPs are not a silver bullet. “There are many types of companies where an ERP won’t solve your problems. Before bringing in any ERP, verify that it’s really what you need; the devil is in the details,” he says. Daniel Alameda Picazo, founder of DAP, a custom manufacturer of electrical components, highlights a systemic lack of foresight in Mexican plants: “Almost every plant I’ve visited follows the same pattern: they work under urgency. It’s only once something has already failed that everyone starts running.”
José Francisco Flores Alcalá, a data scientist and senior project leader, emphasizes communication breakdowns as a major source of delays. “If there isn’t good communication among everyone involved, that’s where projects get delayed, and not just within one company, it can involve several.” Jesús Adrián García López, an electrical design engineer at Wheelabrator Group, points to hidden costs during equipment startups, noting that rush-ordered parts can cost up to 50% more while machines sit idle. Sergio Iván Torres Valdés, a product engineer at Bocar Group with over 13 years in automotive manufacturing, observes that many companies lack resources for innovation, relying heavily on clients to bring in new technology.
These insights align with SIATSA’s nearly four decades of experience. The company’s service model—spanning IT as a Service (ITaaS), Data Center as a Service (DCaaS), and AI as a Service (AIaaS)—allows mid-sized companies to operate with the technical robustness of a large corporation without the associated cost and complexity. Rather than leading with a product pitch, SIATSA begins with a diagnosis of the client’s actual operation, identifying legacy systems without documentation, overstretched IT teams, and fragile integrations.
Fernando Regidor, CEO of SIATSA, explains the motivation behind the series: “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 is more than a warning; it is a call to action for executives to assess their own technology debt. As SIATSA’s website highlights, the company’s goal is to help businesses close the gap between the technology they need and what they currently have. By bringing these conversations to the forefront, SIATSA hopes to shift the narrative from reactive fixes to proactive modernization, ensuring that Mexican companies can compete in an increasingly digital economy.
