We do, but we also have a program to identify and remediate them. As branfarm stated, its mostly about presentation. "We need $100K to replace old servers" is far less likely to win approval than "We need $100K to keep applications A, B and C running because the hardware they are on is no longer supported by the manufacturer and a failure would mean ...". Same for network infrastructure. You have to sell the upgrade not much differently than if you were selling something to an external customer. The money may not always be there, but you have performed your due diligence in making the proper notification. It doesn't change your response when the old gear gives up the ghost, but at least you cannot be accused of ignorance of the problem or failure to raise the issue.
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