The Business Computer Lifecycle
We rarely come across a business that actually forecasts their IT budget over a 2 or 3 year period. We initially took this to mean that most business owners like to live life on the edge and enjoy last minute expensive bills and find happiness in making strategic business decisions while their server is in bits on the floor. In other words pushed into a corner and forced to spend money on the hardware.

Look for a IT company that will include recommended IT forecasts into their maintenance plans, his way you can budget for when you know you are going to need to replace equipment rather than being forced to make a decision under pressure.

As a rough guide for a business PC, you should look to replace it every three years, some can get 4 years use from them, but employee productivity is reduced and support calls increase substantially in the fourth year.

A standard small business server should be planned to be replaced every four to five years.

Aim to replace equipment when the warranty runs out which is usually around every three years.