Array ( [episodeID] => 471 [featureSeriesID] => 1 [featureSeasonID] => 14 [featureEpisodeID] => 32 [featureTitle] => David Buck on why businesses should rethink technology ownership [featureDescription] => Technology ownership can become expensive as device prices rise and hardware ages. David Buck, General Manager at InnoVent, explains a smarter approach.\r\n\r\nBuck discusses why South African businesses should challenge the assumption that buying technology outright is always the best option. He explains the difference between keeping productive equipment and “sweating” outdated devices that reduce employee performance, increase support costs, and limit access to newer capabilities.\r\n\r\nThe conversation also explores how lifecycle management and device data can help companies make more targeted procurement decisions, matching the right technology to the right employee rather than replacing equipment according to a fixed calendar. Buck explains how InnoVent combines funding, asset management, refurbishment, and resale to lower total cost of ownership.\r\n\r\nHe also outlines why giving devices a second life can support both sustainability and smarter capital allocation as businesses plan their technology budgets.\r\n\r\n0:00 Intro\r\n1:19 Responding to rising technology costs\r\n3:56 Rethinking technology ownership\r\n6:31 Is keeping a paid-off laptop really cheaper?\r\n9:00 Making smarter replacement decisions\r\n11:45 Refurbishment and the circular technology model\r\n13:40 Planning a smarter 2027 technology budget\r\n\r\nFollow MyBroadband:\r\nX - https://twitter.com/mybroadband\r\nFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mybroadband\r\nInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mybroadband/\r\nWebsite - https://mybroadband.co.za/news/\r\n\r\n#BusinessTechnology #TechnologyInvestment #Sustainability [featureEpisode] => https://player.vimeo.com/video/1245692632 [featureDuration] => 18:23 min [featureImageMobile] => img/guests/ET-001-0047-032.jpg [featurePublication] => 2026-11-11 07:23:25 [featureLogo] => img/logos/SL114.png )