Securing AMD Laptops for a Hospitality Refresh

Discover how CDW helped a national hospitality services provider secure in-stock AMD-powered HP laptops, configure them and ship them directly to employees for a Windows 11 transition.

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The Last Mile of the Refresh

26%

of companies get more than four years of use from their laptops¹

10-15%

or more is the reported range of laptop price increases among Forrester clients¹

How can IT teams refresh aging PCs while managing rising laptop costs?

A REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

Moving Hospitality Teams to Windows 11

The organization needed to replace aging Windows 10 systems with readily available devices that met its technical and budget requirements. It also wanted to avoid double shipping and simplify deployment.

THE TURNING POINT

A Buy-and-Hold Model Helped Secure the Devices

As an existing CDW customer, the organization worked with CDW to secure in-stock AMD-powered HP laptops before HP’s anticipated price increase. CDW reserved inventory in its warehouse, then configured each laptop with the customer’s Microsoft AutoPilot image, applied a custom asset tag and repackaged it for direct shipment to its end user.

AMD-Powered HP Laptops

Readily available HP laptops with AMD processors met the customer’s technical requirements and budget. CDW reserved the devices in its warehouse until the customer was ready to begin deployment.

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CDW Configuration and Deployment Services

CDW configured each device with the customer’s AutoPilot image and a custom asset tag, then repackaged it for shipment directly to its end user.

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THE RESULTS

Ready-to-Deploy Laptops Reached Employees Directly

A professional woman wearing glasses works on a laptop in a warmly lit café.

CDW’s buy-and-hold model secured in-stock devices and reduced uncertainty around availability. The configured, asset-tagged laptops went directly to end users as the organization moved from Windows 10 to Windows 11.

Here’s Why It Worked

Secured AMD-powered HP laptops that met the customer’s technical requirements and budget.
Used CDW’s buy-and-hold model to reserve inventory until deployment.
Applied the customer’s AutoPilot image and a custom asset tag to each device.
Shipped each repackaged system directly to its end user, avoiding double shipping.

What’s Next?

The refreshed day-to-day systems support the organization’s transition to Windows 11. The coordinated sourcing and deployment model can also be applied to future device refreshes.