PC Management for Cost Savings and Budget Bliss

Author(s): Gareth Doherty

The purchasing and maintenance of desktop computers and laptops represent a significant cost to IT departments. This research note walks through a series of strategies for reducing the costs while ensuring that IT is able to meet the computing demands of staff. The coverage includes:

  • Saving up to 93% of costs when upgrading PCs as compared to buying new. 
  • Understanding the cost of the enterprise's existing PC inventory. 
  • How to reduce costs of owned computers from a PC lifecycle management perspective. 
  • Strategies for reducing costs with existing leasing agreements.

By getting a better handle on the enterprise's PCs, IT can reduce its budget expenditures and help the company's bottom line.