On average, how long do you wait to refresh your company's hardware?

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0 - 1 years6%

1 - 2 years29%

2 - 3 years30%

3 - 4 years16%

4 - 5 years14%

+5 years3%

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Director of IT in IT Services6 days ago

In general, 4-5 years is the expected life span for large equipment like Core or Distribution Switches, Servers, HCI/HCIS, Storages, etc. PCs (notebooks and desktops) are between 3 and 5 years. Firewalls may go 3 years, depending on their capacity and updated features. Commodities like IP PBX, handsets, printers, access points, monitors may go less or more than 5 years, depending on the criticality and reported incidents. 

Vice President Of Technology4 years ago

3 years

VP, Information Technology in Consumer Goods4 years ago

Which hardware are we talking about here ? Phones, Laptops, Servers, Printers ?

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