Proactive HW End of Sale and Obsolescence Guidance
The Proactive HW End of Sale and Obsolescence Guidance report offers critical insights into hardware models nearing their lifecycle milestones over the next three years. This report empowers strategic budget planning and risk mitigation, with a toggle feature for seamless navigation between end of sale and Obsolescence (OBS) data.
The key features of the report include:
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Future-Focused Insights—Tracks end of sale and OBS hardware spanning the next three years. |
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Budget Planning—Facilitates resource allocation for replacing or upgrading at-risk hardware. |
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Comprehensive Analysis—Categorizes and visualizes end of sale and OBS risks by manufacturer, subcategory, and year. |
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Lifecycle Visualization—Provides detailed timelines for hardware lifecycle stages to prioritize actions. |
The Value of the Proactive HW End of Sale and Obsolescence Guidance Report
This report helps you to:
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Plan Strategically—Align hardware lifecycle management with organizational priorities and budgets. |
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Mitigate Disruptions—Avoid downtime or performance issues from unsupported or obsolete hardware. |
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Negotiate Effectively—Use insights to discuss replacement cycles with hardware vendors. |
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Optimize Investments—Focus spending on hardware models with the highest operational risk. |
The Proactive HW End of Sale and Obsolescence Guidance report equips organizations to stay ahead of lifecycle risks, ensuring a resilient and future-ready IT infrastructure.
Proactive HW End of Sale and Obsolescence Guidance Report Pages
This report includes the following pages:
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Proactive Hardware Obsolescence and End of Sale
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End of Sale/OBS Devices by Manufacturer—Highlights hardware manufacturers with the most at-risk devices. |
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End of Sale/OBS Devices by Subcategory—Breaks down at-risk devices by hardware subcategory for targeted analysis. |
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Countdown Until Model End of Sale/OBS—Offers visual tracker of impending end of sale or OBS dates. |
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End of Sale/OBS Devices by Year—Provides year-wise overview of hardware nearing end of sale/OBS to identify peak replacement periods. |
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Deployed Models and Their End of Sale/OBS Dates
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Provides detailed list showing hardware models, their lifecycle dates, and days left until end of sale/OBS. |
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Hardware Roadmap
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Gantt Chart for Hardware Models
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Captures lifecycle stages across a 30-year timeline (+/-15 years from today). |
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Captures model name, lifecycle start and end dates, category, manufacturer, and product. |
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Allows for focused searches via dropdown filters of specific hardware models. |
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Helps understand and plan for hardware lifecycle transitions using Lifecycle Progression Visualization. |
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Organization Statistics
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End of Sale/OBS Devices by Business Unit—Identifies business units most impacted by hardware nearing end of sale/OBS. |
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Cost Center and Location Analysis—Highlights end of sale/OBS risks by cost center and geographical location. |
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Business Service Impact—Links at-risk hardware to specific business services for targeted decision-making. |
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