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STAYING HI-TECH ON A LOW BUDGET
A benefit analysis for government and enterprise
As an investment, technological
infrastructure is inherently expensive and
problematic. Future obsolescence and
product discontinuation are unavoidable
truths that hamper governments and
enterprise when planning and funding
such projects, especially in fast-evolving
fields like telecommunications and IT.
While ongoing servicing and maintenance is
both expensive and time-consuming, it pales
in comparison to managing the end-of-life
phase where new models are released and
support or spares become unobtainable.
The minimum-cost approach
In an era of increasingly stringent
government budgets, cost-efficiency is
paramount. As such, when faced with the
prohibitive costs of keeping technological
infrastructure up to date, governments
and commercial enterprises invariably
rationalise that replacing their entire
systems is the most cost-efficient and
future-minded alternative.
However, objective cost analyses suggest
the opposite – repairing and modernising
existing legacy products and services
often provides much greater value at much
lower cost than replacing them. In short,
this means replacing and/or upgrading
damaged or broken components individually
rather than replacing entire systems.
Proactive and reactive measures
Given that the ideal way of managing
spending on technological infrastructure is
by maximising the lifespan of each system,
being proactively prepared for potential
technical issues is a must.
In practice, being prepared for equipment
failures is no easy task, especially
when spare parts are no longer being
manufactured. However, by re-engineering,
upgrading and stockpiling components,
one can ensure both increased
performance and faster turnaround times
for repairs and refurbishment.
upgrade both the functionality and value of
their legacy systems.
Duons provides spares management,
warehousing, and depot repair services for
SMEs, multinationals, manufacturers and
large end-user groups in a diverse range
of sectors including telecommunications,
radio technology and electronics, mining,
utilities and defence. Past and present
clients include Telstra, Telecom NZ,
Honeywell, Boeing, Orange, Telmex, ABB,
FERM, ASKO, and many more.
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Best Practices
Duons is also the sole Australian
distributor of the award-winning
ServersCheck system, which is in use by
many of the world’s preeminent web firms,
including social networking sites, search
engines and shopping portals.
When IT systems fail, fast response
is good, but getting there before the
systems fail is even better. ServersCheck
simultaneously conducts Environmental
Monitoring Systems (EMS) and Network
Management Systems (NMS), providing
an instant warning and notification system
for both the hardware and software
components of server systems.
By continuously monitoring both
environment and system status,
ServersCheck gives administrators realtime notice when a network system is
compromised, minimising downtime and
providing accurate diagnoses, facilitating
faster problem solving.
The benefit to government
1. Cost
Duons – A leading national and global
provider
Every aspect of Duons’ approach is
designed to deliver maximum efficiency
at minimum outlay, and to preserve the
value in deployed technology. Even if a
piece of equipment is beyond repair, it still
contains many perfectly viable parts. These
components can be recombined into a
working model, sold to recoup their value,
or disposed of in a responsible manner.
Specialising in co-designing a process to
maintain your complex technologies, Duons
provides governments and enterprises with
the means to cost-efficiently maintain and
Diligent management of spares and repair
work results in less downtime, easier
diagnostics and repair work that actually
increases system capabilities.
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2. Reliability and capability
Because replacement parts are reengineered to modern standards, the
systems into which they are inserted
actually improve in functionality and
reliability. Duon’s purpose-designed
parts, from PCBs to enterprise-grade
components, are consistently more reliable
than the parts they replace. This means less
likelihood of problems recurring, which in
turn lowers incurred costs and downtime.
3. Speed
Spares management is an integral part
of reducing the budgetary impact of
equipment failures or breakdowns. With
an ample stockpile of custom-engineered
replacement parts on hand, it is possible
to simply replace entire PCBs or groups
of parts without having to waste time on
prolonged diagnostics.
Under this swap-in swap-out process,
the damaged part is then returned to
the Duons engineering centre where it
is analysed, repaired and/or upgraded
accordingly. Then reused, minimising
wastage and loss of value.
4. Environmental
Replacing entire infrastructure systems is
both financially and environmentally costly.
Alongside the responsible recycling of
unfixable e-waste, the Duons approach
to repurposing and upgrading of existing
systems has been demonstrated to reduce
costs at no perceivable performance
trade-off.
The onus of leading the way in environmental
responsibility lies squarely on the shoulders of
government, and keeping infrastructure that
is competitively functional both removes the
necessity to purchase replacement systems
and mitigates the environmental impact of
manufacturing and installing it.
To secure the future of your infrastructure,
contact Duons on 1300 487 255.