Content delivery, data distribution, and business support make data centers essential for companies to thrive. In recent years, IT budgets have remained relatively stagnant, while cloud and infrastructure costs have only risen. This has led system administrators to seek opportunities to reduce expenses by consolidating server racks and operating more efficiently. Increasing your IT agility doesn’t have to break the budget. To help you avoid compromising security or incurring higher costs, we have some tips on how to stretch your budget and do more with less.
Make the most of your equipment's lifecycle
Many companies upgrade their hardware every three to five years like clockwork. Routers, switches, wireless access points, servers, and security equipment—all of which are fully functional—are replaced or discarded during this routine upgrade. We’re not suggesting that upgrades aren’t an essential piece of the puzzle, but they should—and can—be significantly more flexible in terms of frequency.
At MercadoIT, we advise our clients to break free from dependence on manufacturer mandates and help them choose a deliberate upgrade strategy for their IT environment with a trusted third-party maintenance (TPM) provider. This will provide them with cost savings and greater IT agility for their equipment, which will no longer be dependent on regular updates. On average, this update approach can be applied to approximately 40 to 60% of their current equipment.
Integrate refurbished equipment
We know that the idea of
refurbished or "used"
equipment makes IT professionals wary, but in
MercadoIT, we know how to find the perfect way to expand networks using older-generation equipment. With refurbished equipment, you can maximize the lifespan of your servers to do more with less. At
MercadoIT, "refurbished" means that the equipment has been thoroughly tested to meet the highest standards, so your company can get the best value when purchasing its IT network infrastructure. With these benefits, you can minimize potential downtime while keeping your environment running smoothly. Furthermore, with
MercadoIT’s warranty policy, you don’t have to worry at all about not getting the same quality as newer models.
As your data center hardware nears the end of its warranty, you don’t have to feel trapped into replacing your systems. Take advantage of independent support for your IT maintenance needs.
MercadoIT offers testing of state-of-the-art equipment and the ability to maintain systems beyond the end-of-service mandates set by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Maximize your IT budget with 80% savings on hardware, thanks to the availability in stock of
MercadoIT.
This same philosophy of using
refurbished equipment, which is applied in data centers, can also be applied to other networking product lines, such as switches, routers, storage enclosures, and others.
