Nobody Gets Fired For Buying Deel IT

For decades, the phrase “Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM” summed up how IT decisions were made. The idea was simple: choose the familiar vendor, and no one would question your judgment.

That mindset still lingers. Many companies continue to default to legacy tools not because they’re the best fit, but because they feel comfortable. It’s a kind of institutional muscle memory. Stick with what you know, avoid blame, minimize disruption.

But the world is changing. Global teams now expect instant provisioning, security is evaluated in real time, and IT has to enable agility, not just maintain infrastructure. The old definition of “safe” no longer applies.

Today, Deel IT is what safe looks like. It’s the obvious choice for modern, distributed teams. It’s compliant by design, easy to deploy anywhere, and built for the way companies actually operate today.

And just like the early IBM customers who got ahead by moving first, the biggest gains will go to the teams who adopt Deel IT before it becomes the standard. Waiting means risking the advantage.

The hidden risks of legacy comfort

Playing it safe often means paying more. Legacy vendors lock you into outdated pricing, slow-moving support structures, and limited flexibility. These choices may feel less risky, but they come at the cost of agility, innovation, and leverage.

According to HBR, 54% of organizations assess vendor risk on cycles shorter than five years. That reflects reactive, short-term thinking that prioritizes minimal disruption over long-term value. At the same time, 72% say their due diligence process actively reduces exposure, proving that risk can be managed without defaulting to legacy.

The tradeoff is clear. IT teams that choose legacy solutions lose the ability to move fast, negotiate from strength, or adapt to new needs. Over time, the cost is not just financial. It is strategic.

This is changing: why the rules are different now

Technology and security standards have moved faster than most organizations' buying habits. The traditional markers of safety that once justified sticking with legacy vendors no longer set anyone apart. The landscape has shifted, and with it, the criteria for what actually keeps a business competitive and secure.

Compliance and uptime are no longer competitive advantages

Modern providers now offer the same core certifications and performance guarantees once exclusive to legacy systems:

• 99.999% uptime is common across SaaS platforms
• SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR compliance are built in from day one
• Automated patching, zero-touch provisioning, and observability are baked into the platform architecture

Security and scale have been democratized. What used to require a six-month vendor review can now be piloted in a week.

Cloud-first architecture is the new default

Today, 94% of enterprises with over 1,000 employees actively use public cloud services. Around 80 % run multiple clouds in parallel. These setups have left the testing phase behind and have become foundational to everyday operations

Cloud spend is expected to reach $1.3 trillion by 2025, and not because companies want to reduce costs. It’s because:

• Speed matters more than cost when time-to-impact defines competitive edge
• Flexibility enables localized compliance and regional service delivery
• Vendor lock-in is too expensive in a world that changes every quarter

What worked in the datacenter era doesn’t scale in the cloud-native one. Most legacy systems were never built for the version of work we have now: global, asynchronous, identity-driven.

The new security model favors context, not perimeter

VPNs are quickly becoming obsolete in today’s security landscape. 65% of organizations plan to replace VPNs with zero trust solutions within the year, and 81% are implementing zero trust architectures now or within 12 months.

Alarmingly, 56% of organizations experienced a breach linked to VPN vulnerabilities in the past year, further fueling this shift.

Traditional VPN models assume that you:

• Know where users are working
• Control the devices they use
• Make trust decisions that remain valid once made

None of these assumptions hold in a distributed, hybrid world. Access must now be dynamically evaluated based on user behavior, device health, and real‑time risk.

Legacy tools can’t adapt this way, and retrofitting identity features isn’t enough to close emerging security gaps.

Agility is the benchmark now

Decision-making today emphasizes adaptability and business alignment over brand legacy. 39% of engineering leaders choose solutions based on how well they solve specific problems rather than on brand familiarity

Additionally, 56% of B2B buyers start researching new vendors when their current solutions no longer provide the functionality or flexibility they need, highlighting a clear shift toward practical outcomes over reputation.

Modern IT leaders want solutions that reduce time to productivity, especially for distributed and hybrid teams. They need platforms that can pivot quickly as priorities shift and allow IT teams to move beyond reactive support and focus on enabling growth.

This focus on agility shows up in several key priorities:

• Reducing time to full productivity for new hires and distributed teams
• Quickly adapting tools and infrastructure as business needs evolve
• Minimizing operational disruptions so IT can concentrate on strategic projects

In this environment, choosing the so-called “safe” option often becomes the slowest and riskiest path forward.

Why DaaS and circular IT are unavoidable, not risky

In traditional procurement playbooks, buying and owning IT equipment outright felt like the responsible choice. It showed up as capital expenditure on the books and gave IT teams a sense of control. But in 2025, that approach is starting to look not just outdated, but risky.

Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) has evolved from a niche procurement model into a mainstream strategic lever. The market hit $43 billion in 2021 and is projected to surpass $455 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual rate of over 39%. That’s not a trend, that’s a transformation.

What’s fueling that growth?

• Agility over ownership: Companies are shifting from capital expenditure (CAPEX) to operational expenditure (OPEX). This gives them the flexibility to pay monthly, scale device fleets up or down quickly, and avoid depreciation costs and unnecessary inventory buildup.
• Standardized, pre‑configured hardware: Devices arrive ready with company images, endpoint protection, and access policies. This cuts setup time from weeks to hours.
• Global reach, local execution: DaaS vendors manage procurement, warehousing, repairs, and certified data erasure regionally, avoiding customs delays and lost productivity, while offering 24/7 support.
• End-to-end visibility: A unified dashboard tracks device location, lease status, support tickets, and audit compliance, reducing asset sprawl and blind spots.

How circular IT delivers measurable ROI

Sustainability has moved from a nice-to-have to a business-critical priority. In IT, adopting circular strategies strengthens resilience, supports compliance, and delivers real financial returns.

By reusing, refurbishing, and securely redeploying devices, companies reduce environmental impact, lower compliance risk, and avoid unnecessary spend on new hardware.

What smart companies do instead: calculated risk frameworks

Forward-thinking organizations understand that avoiding risk entirely is impossible. The real advantage comes from knowing how to assess it, experiment in controlled ways, and scale what works. By moving beyond defaulting to legacy vendors, they open the door to stronger performance and new competitive advantages.

Here’s how they do it:

• Tier vendors by risk profile. Separate vendors based on their innovation potential versus legacy limitations. This helps clarify where calculated bets can deliver the most value.
• Run targeted Proofs of Concept (POCs): Launch POCs in controlled, lower-stakes environments to test new SaaS tools or device services. Evaluate their impact without disrupting core operations.
• Focus on the right evaluation criteria: Go beyond basic features or brand reputation. Smart companies prioritize global reach, security certifications, automation capabilities, and sustainability track records when assessing new providers.
• Define measurable pilot KPIs: Track concrete outcomes like onboarding speed, employee downtime, cost per device, and circular reuse rates. This data makes the business case for scaling successful pilots.

Instead of juggling multiple fragmented vendors, companies use Deel IT to consolidate global procurement, pre-configuration, device lifecycle automation, 24/7 support, and secure, compliant recovery, all in one platform.

Take Directional Pizza, the largest Pizza Hut franchise in the UK. After switching to Deel IT, they can now hire across borders and seamlessly equip employees with the tech they need, wherever they are. Devices are procured, deployed, and managed in every country from a single system.

Rethink "safe" with Deel IT

The era of defaulting to the biggest name in the room is over. Safety does not come from a familiar logo. It comes from agility, strong security, and the ability to adapt as fast as your business demands.

Deel IT is built for exactly that.

• Global device provisioning and recovery, ready for distributed teams from day one
• Pre-configured security policies and full compliance included by design
• Automated lifecycle management, from onboarding to offboarding
• Circular recovery and certified data erasure to reduce risk and emissions
• Real-time visibility across every asset and every user

Not sure if your current approach is keeping up? Let’s talk about how Deel IT can help build a future-ready IT strategy that moves you forward.