MAXIMISE PERFORMANCE WITHOUT INCREASING BUDGETS
Gartner recently updated its IT spending forecasts for the year in April. The leading market intelligence firm anticipates a decline in the data center market with a 1.9% decrease in 2019. According to the report, the primary cause for the drop is due to the reduced average selling prices of component parts. Although this may seem like unfavorable news for many IT hardware resellers, REF Group is optimistic about declining budgets. Our company has been providing cost-saving solutions for years and this trend is likely to benefit our customers.
SMART COST REALLOCATION
Data center systems are typically seen as a smaller investment compared to enterprise software and devices. IT and Communications Services spending usually surpasses both. Nevertheless, cost savings are always beneficial for any business, and making smart hardware purchases is a simple way to achieve this. This frees up resources for important aspects such as anti-virus protection, disaster recovery, and developing new applications and systems.
The media has been covering a persistent surplus of memory for a while now. As advancements in this component are less frequent compared to others like CPUs, memory has become a commoditized item. Third-party memory providers, frequently produced in the same factory as branded ones, offer the same performance at a much lower price.
NEW, REFURBISHED, AND HYBRID SOLUTIONS
IT managers can reduce data center expenses even more by utilizing innovative methods for procuring components and servers. By purchasing components individually and building custom systems to meet specific needs, significant cost savings can be achieved compared to buying a completely new system from distributors.
As a global supplier of both new and refurbished IT equipment, we have a large inventory of components from various brands. This allows us to provide large quantities of parts for replacements or upgrades, meeting the diverse needs of data center managers. By offering this range of options, they have the ability to choose the most cost-efficient solution and the flexibility to upgrade their existing systems rather than replace them entirely with new hardware.
Moreover, we offer the option of customizing systems that are brand new, refurbished, or a combination of both. For instance, a server chassis that has been refurbished combined with new memory, disks, or SSDs. This offers the same performance and warranty as a completely new system, but at a more cost-effective price.
At REF Group, we strive to provide top-notch customer service and support, including same-day shipping, a 3-year warranty, technical assistance, and quick replacement of parts. Despite the recent Gartner report indicating a contraction in the data center market, we see a positive trend in the growing trust and adoption of refurbished IT equipment by enterprise customers for use in their production environments.