SUSTAINABILITY
“ TCI TAKES A LIFECYCLE VIEW, HELPING ORGANISATIONS BALANCE REFRESH TIMING AGAINST UPFRONT COST”
Jakob Lagander CEO 3stepIT
productivity as assets age. Having early visibility into the security and compliance impact accounts for the vulnerability of legacy hardware, while financial considerations might include the erosion of residual value as resale potential diminishes over time.
Today, these costs and risks are not always visible when investment decisions are made, but can accumulate quickly over time. TCI takes a lifecycle view, helping organisations balance refresh timing against upfront cost and the full financial, operational, compliance and environmental impact over time.
Q. FOR A SKEPTICAL CFO, WHAT IS THE MOST COMPELLING PIECE OF DATA THAT SHOWS A CIRCULAR TECHNOLOGY LIFECYCLE ACTUALLY DELIVERS BETTER LONG-TERM BUSINESS VALUE THAN A LINEAR BUY-AND-DISPOSE STRATEGY?
» CFOs are responsible for the financial costs and value creation that occur across all parts of the business over time. When it comes to technology investments, they are often asked to absorb losses linked to technology risks that were never visible in the original investment case they approved. Without a lifecycle view, CFOs may be able to control purchase price,
138 June 2026