# Common Reasons to Transition Away From the Internal Data Center, Vol. 5: Hardware Refresh

Source: https://expedient.com/knowledgebase/blog/2014-10-13-common-reasons-to-transition-away-from-the-internal-data-center-vol-5-hardware-refresh/

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# Common Reasons to Transition Away From the Internal Data Center, Vol. 5: Hardware Refresh

October 13, 2014 2 min Read

Is your hardware reaching the end of its life cycle?

A hardware refresh can be complex and cumbersome, and may require a significant capital expenditure. When purchasing hardware, you must forecast your needs well into the future. As a result, you are most likely paying for capacity that you do not need in the near-term, or risk performance issues as capacity is exceeded.

Leveraging the cloud is a more efficient and cost-effective alternative to the challenges and expenses of managing hardware refreshes. Cloud solutions enable organizations to increase capacity and capability as business needs dictate.

You can create your cloud solution, whether it be public, private or hybrid. This allows you to focus your time on the application that drives your business, rather than worrying about the hardware.

[_Bryan Smith_](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryankeithsmith/) _serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Expedient and brings more than 21 years of experience in the Telecommunications and Technology industries to his role. He oversees strategic growth planning and business development for Expedient. Bryan was one of the initial employees of Expedient in 2001 and has been instrumental in identifying expansion/acquisition opportunities within the Pittsburgh, Boston, Columbus, and Memphis markets._

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