3 Step IT’s lifecycle asset management

Access UK began working with 3 Step IT in 2015 and describes the company as “great people to engage with, an excellent team.” 3 Step IT offers financing advice, arranges leases and enables all their financed assets to be managed.

Having the latest IT equipment and finances available to rapidly respond to their clients’ needs is essential for Adapt. After all, they are a managed services provider delivering cloud, infrastructure management, data centre and network services.

Bradford & Sons wanted a solution to finance in investment in sophisticated software to better manage their business processes. They also needed new hardware for the software upgrade. See how to keep ahead of competition!

The 3 Step IT service model ensures a stress-free process of acquiring, managing and replacing IT equipment for Cargotec. Our service-minded approach and transparent way of working made us the clear choice.

“One of 3 Step IT’s strengths is a well-developed asset register: it really works. The asset register has been one of the key things in our co-operation.” — Markku Salakka, CIO

“Working with 3 Step IT has given us more effective equipment tracking and cost allocation, with convenient billing, and a very responsive service. I’d recommend them for organisations of all sizes.” Aile Kupperkupp - Finance Manager

“We used to buy a computer and use it until its lights went out… then we bought a new one. It seemed we were saving money, then we realised computer maintenance and support were expensive. Now a regular IT refresh keeps finance, and IT and our employees happy.” Margo Külv - Head of IT Department

“We have a clear IT replacement policy, that’s easy to maintain with 3 Step IT. This gives us a lower TCO and fixed monthly payments that make budgeting easy.” Jens Bruun Andersen - Business Relationship Manager

“Leasing links rental to revenue, so we conserve cash and we can manage our funds more effectively… At the end of the lease 3 Step IT provides auditable, certified, data destruction” Tore Villund, Senior Manager, Data Centres

“With around 6000 computers, transparency, traceability, predictability and certified data destruction are critical. So we chose 3 Step IT for its asset management solution, predictable funding and equipment disposal.” Henning Owren - Head of Marketing & Communications.

Kainuu Joint Authority partnered with 3 Step IT to move from 5 financiers and numerous administrative units with their separate asset registers to a single system for the financing, administration and eco-friendly recycling of fixed assets.

Lappset Group Ltd has been able to focus on developing its business operations since partnering with us. Transferring all of its existing IT hardware to 3 Step IT and then leasing it back means managing the assets through a single asset register.

Centralising IT acquisition services with a single service provider has brought clear benefits for Lemminkäinen. Managing assets – including mobile phones – is easier and less time consuming with the 3 Step IT online asset management tool.

All Metso Group’s laptops and desktops are administered through a shared centralised services centre. This is supported by the 3 Step IT asset management process. Leasing the equipment, with a planned lifecycle, has resulted in considerable cost savings.

The Finnish beverage producer Olvi used to find compiling financial management reports time-consuming and laborious. Partnering with us has centralised financial reporting on a single tool making it simple and quick.

It is estimated that 3 Step IT’s smart solutions will save Perstorp up to €100,000 over a 3-year period. Their crucial requirements include lease financing, online asset management, customised reporting, and secure and sustainable refurbishment.

Recall manages the secure storage, retrieval and controlled access to physical and digital information for around 80,000 customers globally. Their partnership with 3 Step IT has resulted in a 30% saving on capital expenditure costs.

The Profiler service facilitates the management of IT equipment and helps Tampere Adult Education Centre (TAKK) to get devices returned. IT leasing, management and returns works well for their adult students and staff.

"Finally we have a solution that helps us to easily keep track of the municipality's IT equipment and all leases. 3 Step IT's asset management system is simple to administer and change and can provide our support engineers all of the information they need to do their jobs; e.g. cost centres, versions, owners, geographic location, status, etc. Your customer support team took on the task in a very good way and it shows that 3 Step IT values its customers." Annika Andersson, system engineer, help desk and support