Many businesses face a balancing act in 2025, with the pressure to innovate on the one hand and flat IT budgets on the other. Considering IT from a circular perspective cuts costs, eases liquidity, and opens the door to a modern IT infrastructure.

Break and rewrite: Rethinking contracts intelligently

Many IT leasing agreements run for longer than the devices are actually used for – or the terms and conditions no longer suit the current situation. A break and rewrite module introduces flexibility because lease terms are adjusted, installments are recalculated, and unnecessary residual values are reduced. The result is a direct easing of budgetary pressure in the same financial year, more predictable expenditure, and a lower total cost of ownership (TCO). This is especially suitable for client technology, screens, printer fleets, and large quantities of standard hardware. 

Value-driven investment: IT financing that is worth it

If you are looking to maintain a balance between ROI and WACC, you will need more than an approved budget. Circular tech allows you to steer your IT investment to where it can create real value, for example in growth fields such as AI, transformation, or data security. Instead of tying up capital, use flexible leasing models that offer tax advantages and slim down the balance sheet. Fixed lease terms and transparent costs will give you certainty to plan for the future – for IT, finance, and procurement.

Liquidity is a key way to leverage IT investments these days. Conventional purchase models tie up capital and shift technology risk onto the company. Circular tech allows for more control: Use-based leasing models, predictable refresh cycles, and a residual value structure ensure financial flexibility and an unbridled pace of innovation. Investment volumes, usage, and scaling can be precisely coordinated, giving you an optimized balance sheet, predictable TCO, and clear ESG metrics.

Real-world use demonstrates on a daily basis that circular tech safeguards budgets, accelerates investment, and opens up capacity for new IT requirements.

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Amid a rising cost of capital, companies need to find intelligent solutions to finance essential operations. This leaves scope – both financial and in terms of capacity – to implement strategic IT projects and manage them in the long term. – see David Lachenmaier, Executive Vice President Finance at CHG-MERIDIAN, in TECHTALK ‘IT-Budgets neu gedacht’ [IT budgets revisited]