How a Rapidly Growing Broadband Provider Saved $712,500 by Recovering Devices from Offboarded Employees with Oomnitza’s Modern ITAM Solution

Budgeting is often a challenge because predicting the future is inherently imperfect. While historical data helps create reasonable assumptions, unexpected events can disrupt even the best-laid plans. Yet, budgeting remains a critical task for organizations, especially when managing large-scale technology investments.

This was the reality for one of Oomnitza’s customers, a cable and fiber-optic internet provider. They faced significant hurdles in managing their budget due to inefficiencies in reclaiming devices from offboarded employees and relying on an unreliable inventory management system.

The Problem: Inefficient Device Management and Unreliable Data

Before implementing Oomnitza, the provider couldn’t accurately forecast how many new devices they needed to purchase each year. Without reliable data, they were unsure how many devices they could recover when employees left the company.

Their inventory management system lacked credibility, forcing them to over-purchase laptops, monitors, and keyboards to avoid stockouts. This inefficient approach tied up capital that could have been used for innovation, such as investing in AI-focused technology to improve operations and outpace competitors.

Leadership grew increasingly skeptical of the financial losses caused by these inefficiencies. With no reliable data to confirm the impact, estimates suggested the losses reached seven figures annually—but no one could prove it.

The Solution: A Business Case for Modern ITAM

Frustrated with the inefficiencies, IT leadership team took action. They built a strong business case for adopting Oomnitza’s Modern ITAM Solution. By showcasing how Oomnitza could deliver accurate asset data, enable accurate forecasting, and lead to significant cost savings, they secured the budget for the implementation.

The Results: $712,500 Saved and a Transformed Budget

With Oomnitza in place, the provider has successfully reclaimed hundreds of devices and dramatically improved their device management processes. As they plan for their 2025 device refreshes, they now have over 700 devices in inventory, with plans to refresh 475 of them.

This streamlined approach means they won’t need to purchase any new laptops in 2025, resulting in a savings of over $700,000 ($712,500 to be exact).

Beyond Savings: A Budget for Innovation

Freed from the burden of unnecessary spending, the provider has redirected its budget toward long-awaited investments in AI technology. These investments are set to transform their operations, positioning them to innovate and remain competitive in the broadband industry.

Conclusion

This success story highlights the power of Modern ITAM Solutions like Oomnitza in driving reclaiming resources to drive significant cost savings and more accurate budget management. By addressing core challenges and unlocking hidden cost-saving opportunities, this newly freed-up budget has allowed our customer to make long-awaited investments in AI to help them transform their operations.

Budgeting is often a challenge because predicting the future is inherently imperfect. While historical data helps create reasonable assumptions, unexpected events can disrupt even the best-laid plans. Yet, budgeting remains a critical task for organizations, especially when managing large-scale technology investments.

This was the reality for one of Oomnitza’s customers, a cable and fiber-optic internet provider. They faced significant hurdles in managing their budget due to inefficiencies in reclaiming devices from offboarded employees and relying on an unreliable inventory management system.

The Problem: Inefficient Device Management and Unreliable Data

Before implementing Oomnitza, the provider couldn’t accurately forecast how many new devices they needed to purchase each year. Without reliable data, they were unsure how many devices they could recover when employees left the company.

Their inventory management system lacked credibility, forcing them to over-purchase laptops, monitors, and keyboards to avoid stockouts. This inefficient approach tied up capital that could have been used for innovation, such as investing in AI-focused technology to improve operations and outpace competitors.

Leadership grew increasingly skeptical of the financial losses caused by these inefficiencies. With no reliable data to confirm the impact, estimates suggested the losses reached seven figures annually—but no one could prove it.

The Solution: A Business Case for Modern ITAM

Frustrated with the inefficiencies, IT leadership team took action. They built a strong business case for adopting Oomnitza’s Modern ITAM Solution. By showcasing how Oomnitza could deliver accurate asset data, enable accurate forecasting, and lead to significant cost savings, they secured the budget for the implementation.

The Results: $712,500 Saved and a Transformed Budget

With Oomnitza in place, the provider has successfully reclaimed hundreds of devices and dramatically improved their device management processes. As they plan for their 2025 device refreshes, they now have over 700 devices in inventory, with plans to refresh 475 of them.

This streamlined approach means they won’t need to purchase any new laptops in 2025, resulting in a savings of over $700,000 ($712,500 to be exact).

Beyond Savings: A Budget for Innovation

Freed from the burden of unnecessary spending, the provider has redirected its budget toward long-awaited investments in AI technology. These investments are set to transform their operations, positioning them to innovate and remain competitive in the broadband industry.

Conclusion

This success story highlights the power of Modern ITAM Solutions like Oomnitza in driving reclaiming resources to drive significant cost savings and more accurate budget management. By addressing core challenges and unlocking hidden cost-saving opportunities, this newly freed-up budget has allowed our customer to make long-awaited investments in AI to help them transform their operations.

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