Advisory Services
N-1 Technologies is an organization whose sole focus is delivering solutions to our customers to reduce the cost and risk associated with their technology needs. These solutions combine both the technical and financial aspects of our customers’ IT infrastructure to ensure the highest return on their IT asset investments. N-1 Technologies’ market leading technology and financial expertise creates strategies that has reduced the IT budgets and/or enhanced the efficiency of the IT process by at least 10 percent annually for our customers. N-1 Technologies’ portfolio managers have managed over $5 billion in high-tech equipment during the last 20 years and have decades of experience in advising and implementing cost savings solutions for our customers on their high-tech investments. N-1 Technologies’ expertise in equipment markets coupled with our strong financial skills gives our customers unique and viable cost containment solutions that they can trust. At N-1 Technologies, our Advisory Services are designed to cover the entire equipment lifecycle; planning, supply, funding, portfolio management and disposal.
The N-1 Technologies Approach
- Meet with CIO, CTO and/or CFO (or designated staff) to analyze IT budget and initiatives
- Meet with CIO/CTO to obtain understanding of IT strategy, risk and concerns
- Provide alternative recommendations and viable solutions to meet or exceed needs
- Access to N-1 Technologies’ Portfolio Managers for strategy sessions
- Access to N-1 Technologies’ Comprehensive Asset Tracking System (“CATS”), a database of over $200 million of recent IT transactions that ensures you are buying the right technology for the right price
N-1 Technologies Equipment Management Lifecycle Services
Planning Phase
- Acquisition strategies to lower the cost and risk of IT equipment investments
- Equipment Valuation Services
- Analysis of Original Equipment Manufacturers’ (OEM) product strategies, trends and new product announcements to aid in the strategic IT decision-making process
- Provide most recent reseller strategies and promotions to take advantage special equipment incentives
Supply Phase
- Price validation using CATS
- Cost effective equipment alternative options (new, refurbished, hybrid)
- Equipment Investment Protection Strategies
- Equipment maintenance and installation alternatives
Funding Phase
- Funding strategies designed to smooth cash flow and contain IT expenditures
- Lease vs. Buy analysis
- FASB 13 Operating Leases
- Technology Refresh Structures
- Utility Model (price per seat/port)
- Purchase Leaseback
- Short Term Rentals
- $1 out financings
Technology financing contract reviews to simplify vendor agreements & avoid contractual constraints
Current Lease Review
Co-negotiation services
Portfolio Management Phase
- Installed Equipment Valuations
- Migration Strategies
- On-going review of equipment markets to maximize equipment values
Disposal Phase
- Investment recovery strategies and processes designed to get the “highest and last” dollar for your idle or retiring equipment.
IT Professional Services
- Disaster Recovery assessment and recommendations
- Data Center moves and/or consolidations
- Telecommunication architecture, bandwidth, diverse routing, capacity on demand, and storage alternatives