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Research-backed analysis of IT asset lifecycle, maintenance-contract spend, and capex planning — every figure cited in-page.
Most maintenance contracts renew on autopilot — and 20–30% of that spend covers hardware that is dead, gone, or past end-of-life. Here is how to find it in the data you already have.
Source: Redress 2026 maintenance-contract analysis
Read the researchUnplanned downtime averages $300K+ per hour for 90%+ of mid-size and large enterprises. That makes uptime a capital decision — not an IT ticket.
Source: ITIC 2024 Global Server Hardware, Server OS Reliability Report
Read the researchAsset tracking costs $0.33–$3 per asset per month. Enterprise EAM runs $85–$210. The middle — self-serve lifecycle intelligence — is where the money hides.
Source: Competitive pricing survey, August 2026 — ManageEngine, Lansweeper, IBM Maximo, ServiceNow ITAM
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