3 reasons to extend the life of your IT fleet

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Between 1985 and 2015, The length of time a computer is used went from an average of 11 years to 4 years. (Source: Label NR). That's a time divided by 3 in 20 years.

Whether because of Planned obsolescence or psychological, this increasingly frequent renewal must be controlled.

Between the lack of recycling of end-of-life devices and the growing need for mining and energy resources,Digital technology is a sector that pollutes more and more.

It is by the way Manufacturing What is the stage that focuses the majority of impacts (54%) while the use of digital devices accounts for 44% of this footprint. (Source: GreenIT, Digital technology in Europe, an approach to environmental impacts for life cycle analysis (NumEU)).

These pollution and overconsumption issuesThese concern individuals but also businesses. To turn to responsible digital technology and seek to reduce its impact, one of the most effective actions to take is to extend the life of its iT fleet.

How can you extend the use of your equipment? What is the right time to renew your computer equipment? Rzilient explains why it is important to extend the use of its devices and how to do it.

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3 reasons to seek to extend the use of your computer equipment

To save time

When looking to increase the duration of use of company digital equipment, making the required updates, paying attention to daily use and so on are the first steps that come to mind.

Maintain hardware efficiency and performance over the long term is possible and makes it possible to avoid wasting time and productivity.

On average, A company loses 109h per year and per employee, because of computer slowness and the operational procedures that managers must take (source: Easy Panel study). 109h is approximately 30 minutes per day spent fighting computer malfunctions during working hours.

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To make financial savings

Of course, avoid the purchase of new equipment makes it possible to make financial savings in the short term.

But extending the life of IT equipment does not mean that you should never renew your iT fleet again.

It is possible to acquire refurbished or leased equipment, which allows savings of up to 75% less than a new device.

Obviously, the price of refurbished products depends on the grade, which indicates the external appearance (shock, scratches, friction...), but does not concern technical performances, which remain optimal.

Thanks to rzilient, in addition to being able to buy or rent refurbished computer equipment at a lower price, you save money thanks to theoptimization of certain tasks.

Also called opportunity cost, these savings relate to the different choices that organizations make when they have to decide in one direction over another.

For example, if your software engineer spends time at fix computer bugs rather than doing its core business - coding, this time spent solving problems brings less value to the organization. It is estimated that this poor IT management would cost each company around €3,000 per year and per employee.

Thanks to its next-generation IT management solutions, Rzilient saves you time, productivity and saves you up to 84% of ****these opportunity costs.

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For the environment

Extending the lifespan of your computer equipment also makes it possible to reduce its footprint environmental in a consistent way. We should not think that digital technology, since it is intangible, does not pollute. On the contrary, its emissions are substantial.

Since they are user equipment which pollute the most, extend their lifespan and be part of a circuit of circular digital, where reuse and reconditioning are the key words, makes it possible to move towards more responsible digital technology.

This extension of life can be expressed in various ways:

For example, using a computer for 4 years instead of 2 years improves your environmental balance by 50%.

The ADEME figures speak for themselves, for the manufacture of a 2 kg computer, it is:

588kg of raw materials mobilized;
156kg of CO2 generated out of the 169kg emitted over its entire life cycle.

(Source: Ademe, Eco-responsible in the office, Effective actions and good resolutions, 2020).

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A few tips to extend the life of your IT fleet

At Rzilient, we recommend a few simple actions to integrate your organization into a circular and responsible digital environment.

Here are 5 actions to put in place to extend the use of the equipment in your IT fleet:

Adopt adapted equipment, either by renting it or by buying it;
Prefer the purchase or rental of eco-designed equipment, which can be improved and repaired;
fix, if necessary, the iT equipment and carry out preventive maintenance;
optimize the management of your IT fleet by reusing hardware internally, by centralizing iT processes and by simplifying access to iT support for your employees.

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Even before seeking to extend the use of your IT fleet, your approach to responsible digital technology can be thought of at the outset.

You can first look for avoid overconsumption of digital devices by defining your needs as precisely as possible.

It is also important to reduce the number of equipment per person using devices multifunction And in fighting against psychological obsolescence.

Rzilient helps you to save money, time and on your environmental footprint through a triple service:

management of all your IT subjects via a unique and personalized dedicated platform with available support;
control and planning of your budget thanks to an exhaustive overview of your IT expenses and the savings that can be made;
an acquisition of iT equipment (by purchase or lease) with a wide range of refurbished equipment.

Do you want to have a positive digital impact through responsible and circular practices within your company? Let's discuss your project!

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