Do you know how actively your PCs, Macs, IP Phones, and other network-connected devices are used? What if you could measure their usage? You’ll likely uncover that many devices are underutilized, making them candidates to be virtualized, eliminated, or refreshed to lower cost, more energy-efficient devices. With this type of information, you can make informed decisions about how to reduce your IT budget, especially during PC refresh cycles.

Accuracy Is Essential

Verdiem Surveyor captures the most accurate usage information – in the case of PCs and Macs, detecting keyboard and mouse activity among other measures. When this high fidelity data is combined with our analytics engine, you’ll have the information at your fingertips to make better budgeting decisions. For example, you can produce a report identifying underutilized PCs and Macs. You’ll also have the flexibility to slice and dice the data as needed to answer other key questions.

Rationalize Your Devices

You may find that a significant percentage of your laptop users rarely remove the laptop from the network, making them candidates to refresh to lower cost, more energy efficient machines.

Additionally, you may discover that all of those users who needed multiple devices don’t really make good use of the second or third device. So, why continue to support, let alone refresh those devices?

For shared PC and Mac environments such as campus labs, you can determine which labs get the least use and consider whether to reduce hours or close them.

Extend Refresh Cycle

By moving computers to a lower power state, there are several other benefits that come into play. It lessens wear and tear on computers, which increases lifespan and reduces overhead costs since you won’t be replacing machines as often. A lower power state also contributes to energy savings by reducing air conditioning that is required to cool fully active machines.

With the type of insight provided by Verdiem Surveyor, you should be able to trim 10% or more from your budget.