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Welcome to the age of use!

Leasing puts you in the fast lane

 

Today’s IT decision-makers face many challenges: 

Skills shortage
Permanently changing requirements for the IT landscape
Cost pressures
Increasing importance of sustainability
and data protection

According to IDC’s Worldwide ICT Spending Guide, expenditure on information and communication technology will rise to more than US$ 330 billion by 2026, with annual growth of 6.4 percent. Individual leasing models are an excellent way to keep up with innovation profitably.

Leasing instead of buying

Advances such as AI place a heavy burden on IT and processes. This calls for an end-to-end solution for financing and managing transformational technology to enable you to unlock your full potential, protect budgets, conserve resources, and respond flexibly to changes in the market. 

Your potential benefits

Today, leasing is far more than financing alone. On top of cost advantages and financial predictability, you receive a full-service package that reduces your IT department’s workload. Your business can benefit from the latest technology, individual customer service, automated device deployment, and an efficient way to support sustainability.

I. Innovative Technology

Always up to date: The latest devices and regular updates at the best price.
Immediately usable: No more long periods of waiting or downtime.
Happy employees: Innovation helps to retain staff.

II. More IT capacity

More time thanks to out-tasking: Outsourcing of processes that add little value saves valuable time.
Self-service solutions: Enabling employees is a productive game-changer.
Process optimization: Simpler, more transparent, and more digital processes.

III. More flexibility

Customized models: Individual solutions tailored to your needs. Independent of manufacturers and banks.
Current: Flexible adaptation of the IT landscape in line with market and customer trends.
A range of requirements: All user requirements covered, regardless of department.

IV. The right arguments for your stakeholders

Cost savings: Savings from customized usage models are often a double-digit percentage.
Green IT: Pitch the sustainable impact that energy-efficient IT has on the achievement of environmental goals.
Operational excellence: Proactively drive the digitalization of your business.

Make your AI strategy a reality – with the right IT.

Client-Upgrade: Switch to intelligent clients for the next generation of AI

With AI PCs and integrated NPUs, on-device AI processing becomes practical for everyday use – enabling features like speech enhancement, eye contact correction, or meeting summaries directly on the device. Especially in sensitive areas such as HR or legal, this opens up new opportunities for efficient, offline, and privacy-compliant data handling. IT decision-makers need to respond quickly – without long-term capital commitments. Circular Tech makes this possible with flexible usage models for modern devices that integrate seamlessly into existing infrastructures.

Server scaling: Using your own hardware to protect company secrets

Especially when it comes to AI applications that access sensitive training data, such as information relating to R&D or proprietary business processes, operating your own servers may be the only viable option. Circular tech offers a way to set up the relevant infrastructure cost-effectively, to operate it on the basis of individual usage models, and to scale it up flexibly as your need for computing power grows.

Windows 11 migration: Necessary upgrade as an opportunity to transition to an AI-compatible architecture

The end of Windows 10 marks more than just a technical update – it’s an opportunity to transition to future-ready devices with integrated AI capabilities. Many modern features, such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, require Windows 11 and AI-compatible hardware – especially where offline functionality, data privacy, or on-device processing are essential. Circular Tech enables this transition in a flexible, cost-efficient way and without capital commitment – ideal for IT decision-makers looking to future-proof their device infrastructure.

Rethink IT investments with Circular Tech.

When it comes to establishing AI in your company, you need to think beyond software. Mounting requirements regarding processing power, data sovereignty, and security also present challenges for your IT infrastructure. Circular tech enables you to benefit from innovations in a budget-friendly way while retaining flexibility. At the same time, opting for a usage model will have a positive impact on your sustainability performance.

Integrating AI effectively and navigating the associated challenges is a process we also go through ourselves at CHG-MERIDIAN. We believe that circular tech is the best strategic response to this dynamic environment.

“By using AI in a targeted manner, we are sending a clear message that innovation and preparation for the future are at the front of our mind.” – DANIEL WELZER, CSO CHG-MERIDIAN

AI requires flexibility of your hardware

AI changes the requirements for hardware almost on a monthly basis – think modern graphics processing units, new device classes, and growing requirements regarding storage and portability. But not all of your employees need the same equipment, and not all hardware is a good investment over the long term. With circular tech, you can lease precisely what you need. And if requirements change, you can switch, upgrade, or adapt your lease to your capacity utilization. You stay flexible and can plan your IT in a targeted manner without being tied to any particular manufacturer.

Cost control despite pressure to innovate

AI, new generations of software, and mounting IT requirements can quickly drive up capital expenditure on hardware into the millions, especially when server solutions are involved. But many companies simply do not have that kind of budget. Circular tech provides an alternative to conventional purchase models, offering benefits such as predictable lease payments, full cost control, and transparency regarding the total cost of ownership (TCO). This model helps you to maintain an innovation-friendly IT setup without breaking your budget.

Sustainability without compromises

The usage period of modern IT is becoming shorter as new requirements arise and ever higher performance standards need to be met. At first glance, this seems unsustainable. But this is where circular tech can really shine: Devices with short usage cycles can be remarketed more easily and more often, especially when paired with professional refurbishment, secure data erasure, and transparent end-of-life management. All of these elements come together in one circular usage model that conserves resources and simultaneously helps you to implement an ESG-compliant IT strategy. KPIs such as carbon emissions can be charted transparently in our CSRD reporting.

What specifications must modern AI-compatible hardware meet?

Productive AI applications place high demands on your infrastructure. Whether cloud-based or on-premises, it’s crucial that computing power, storage, and security are aligned with the specific use case. Where data privacy, real-time processing, or model ownership are required, powerful local components are essential – such as notebooks with dedicated processing units, scalable servers, or storage systems with direct data access. This is where your IT’s true AI readiness is determined – technically, operationally, and strategically.

What you need at a glance:

Client hardware: AI-ready laptops with GPUs, modern CPUs, and NPU components – suitable for ML, Copilot, edge use cases.

Server solutions: Scalable, energy-efficient servers for training data, real-time processing, and sensitive workloads – on-prem or hybrid.

Storage & security: Storage systems with strong I/O performance, data security architecture, zero-trust principles, GDPR compliance

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