As long as I can remember, buying ‘used’ or ‘secondhand’ was always frowned upon as it was considered synonymous to ‘not working’. It was also assumed that a used product will be of inferior quality. There are even a lot of horror stories of organizations being ripped of by people selling inferior quality products and passing them off as refurbished.
However, in recent years the general outlook towards the reselling industry has changed. Organizations look at used networking equipment not only as a cost saving option but also a means to join the green revolution. We identify below reasons that have helped this change:
1) Cost:
Cost being the driving factor for organizations to invest in technology, used or refurbished networking hardware is where they can actually save money. Opting for used hardware companies can reduce their IT costs up to 90%. Buying used routers or switches can save the company thousands of dollars.
2) Ever increasing Quality:
Many online hardware resellers are gaining reputation for excellent customer service, better buy back offers and unbelievable discounts. And it is not unfounded. With the products getting better, the resellers are getting better products to offer.
3) Green Revolution:
Almost all the Fortune 500 companies are investing the greener technologies and promising ecofriendly business practices. A part of which is recycling used hardware and finding use of these equipments. Reusing network equipments avoids the scrapping of hardware.
4) Ready Availability:
Typically, brand new hardware has a lead time of months, as opposed to a couple of days in the case of used hardware. With huge stock holding most resellers are offering services like instant quote and immediate delivery upon confirmation. Global IT Networks has an extensive inventory in its two warehouses.
5) Customer Service:
Resellers are all over are switching to developed work processes to provide the customer better support. This includes offering best discounts, assuring quality products, arranging after sales support and respecting customer deadlines.
However, in recent years the general outlook towards the reselling industry has changed. Organizations look at used networking equipment not only as a cost saving option but also a means to join the green revolution. We identify below reasons that have helped this change:
1) Cost:
Cost being the driving factor for organizations to invest in technology, used or refurbished networking hardware is where they can actually save money. Opting for used hardware companies can reduce their IT costs up to 90%. Buying used routers or switches can save the company thousands of dollars.
2) Ever increasing Quality:
Many online hardware resellers are gaining reputation for excellent customer service, better buy back offers and unbelievable discounts. And it is not unfounded. With the products getting better, the resellers are getting better products to offer.
3) Green Revolution:
Almost all the Fortune 500 companies are investing the greener technologies and promising ecofriendly business practices. A part of which is recycling used hardware and finding use of these equipments. Reusing network equipments avoids the scrapping of hardware.
4) Ready Availability:
Typically, brand new hardware has a lead time of months, as opposed to a couple of days in the case of used hardware. With huge stock holding most resellers are offering services like instant quote and immediate delivery upon confirmation. Global IT Networks has an extensive inventory in its two warehouses.
5) Customer Service:
Resellers are all over are switching to developed work processes to provide the customer better support. This includes offering best discounts, assuring quality products, arranging after sales support and respecting customer deadlines.
Umesh Kulkarni
Direct-Sales
Global IT Networks
http://www.globalitnetworks.in/
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