With Economic Uncertainty Will Popularity of Pre-Owned Cisco Hardware Increase?

Analysis
Jul 2, 20123 mins

A Look At Cisco Hardware, The Economy and Human Nature

It’s something we all wish we didn’t have to think about… the economy. The reality is that concerns with the economy are real. There are a wide variety of opinions. Some think everything is looking up. Others think we are on the road to another more dramatic recession than we experienced in 2008.

So, it’s clear there is plenty of economic uncertainty.

Cisco Hardware & Adaptation To Economic Shifts

In these economic environments, naturally, companies become more concerned with costs. So with prolonged or increasing economic uncertainty, will people turn to pre-owned Cisco hardware as a means of managing costs and lowering spending?

Nobody knows the future, but I think there’s a good chance they will. 

Companies generally want to seize opportunities for growth and increased efficiency. Information technology has played a giant role in this over the years. It only makes sense that companies do not want to sacrifice this strategy despite a period of economic turbulence.

Instead, companies will do what they always do. They will adapt. This means different things for different businesses. For many, this means seeking lower cost alternatives on capital expenditures. This most definitely includes Cisco hardware and other types of IT equipment.

With the consistent and reliable track record among quality, reputable secondary market hardware providers, more and more people hold confidence in this type of equipment. What’s more, they have found that the savings are very real.

 Pre-owned Cisco: Human Behavior and Market Signals

When trying to figure out future trends, it’s often wise to look at the past. During similar times in the past, purchases of pre-owned Cisco hardware picked up significantly. If the current environment continues, it only makes sense that the popularity of pre-owned Cisco could rise again in the coming months and years.  

If another economic downturn comes and it is 35% worse, will the purchases of pre-owned Cisco become 35% more popular? That’s tough to say. The correlation/relationship involves many market factors and other variables. That said, when negative shifts in the economy and market signals present themselves to people in a real life way, there is a relatively good chance people will become more open-minded to the secondary market and buy more pre-owned Cisco.

Is this the solution for everyone? No. Nothing is. But just like the way people are finding ways to cut their home budgets without experiencing too much sacrifice and going on with their lives, the business world may find it appropriate to mirror that behavior.

Back to the original question, will pre-owned Cisco become more popular with a prolonged period of economic uncertainty? There is no magic crystal ball, but if one considers human nature and the behaviors of the past, it’s a good possibility.

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Frank Kobuszewski is vice president of the technology solutions group at CXtec. Being in the remarketing industry since 1988 and with the company since 1994has led him to serve on several technical committees including as a representative on the Anti-Counterfeit Committee for the Association of Service and Computer Dealers International and the North American Association of Telecommunications Dealers (AscdiNatd).

Frank has participated on podcasts and has been quoted in several industry trade publications and papers, the most recent being Gartner’s August 2017 network transceivers research paper, entitled “How to Avoid the Biggest Rip-Off in Networking.”

Frank is an experienced speaker and has presented at technology conferences across North America on strategies for maximizing IT budgets and asset recovery best practices, including at CAUCUS (Association of Technology Acquisition Professionals) and the annual NY Tech Summit. Most recently, he spoke at the Gartner IT Financial, Procurement and Asset Management Summit.

Frank received the “40 Under Forty” award from the Central New York Business Journal in 2000 for his business accomplishments and community involvement.

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