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Why organizations are adopting a lifecycle approach to IT asset management

As organizations look to close the visibility and governance gaps across their IT asset lifecycle, many are rethinking how hardware assets are managed across distributed environments.

Devices move constantly between offices, remote workers, and IT hubs, making it harder to track assets, protect data, and manage end-of-life processes.

A lifecycle approach brings these stages together, connecting deployment, usage, redeployment and retirement into a more coordinated model, improving visibility, reducing risk, and unlocking more value from hardware investments.

According to Gartner®

“IT asset managers who manage ITAD continue to struggle with the two material ITAD risks to their brand: Lax data security (inadequate or inconsistent data sanitization of all data-bearing assets) and improper environmental recycling.”

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Gartner Market Guide for IT Asset Disposition; Rob Schafer, Christopher Dixon, Autumn Stanish; February 24, 2026 Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product, or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner's research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Key benefits of a lifecycle approach to IT asset management

Organizations adopting a lifecycle approach often see measurable improvements across operational and strategic priorities:

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The benefits of IT asset management and disposition services for a hybrid workforce

This IDC research explores how organizations are using asset lifecycle management and ITAD services to improve governance, strengthen operational performance, and reduce risk, while lowering total cost of ownership and improving sustainability outcomes.

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