Managing Your Technology Refresh through Leasing


In today's ever-changing technology environment, keeping all of your IT infrastructure up-to-date can be a truly daunting task. The good news is that you can use a well-designed lease to stay ahead of the technology curve.


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If, for example, you're a sales force-driven company with a fleet of laptops, leasing can make it easy and affordable for you to keep your systems standardized and refreshed. You can implement a customized "technology refresh" program that will enable you to replace your sales force's laptops on a rolling basis, without administrative hassle, while transferring the cost, risk, and administration of equipment disposal to your lessor.

A technology refresh program provides fixed monthly costs to your end-users and facilitates proactive managed technology replacement.

You'll not only be able to lower your company's total "cost of use" for both the equipment being refreshed and the applications they run, but you'll also enjoy improved pricing and service commitments on the replacement equipment.


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • A well-designed lease can help you stay ahead of the technology curve and still lower your total "cost of use."

  • A leasing-based technology refresh program can provide fixed monthly costs to your end-users and facilitates proactive managed technology replacement.

  • You'll also enjoy improved pricing and service commitments on the replacement equipment.

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