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Technology | IT and Office Equipment

A Simpler Process for Equipment Purchases During Rapid Growth

Fast Facts

Industry

Technology

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Organization

Cloud services and hosting provider, St. Louis, MO

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Client Since

2008

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Equipment Financed

IT and office equipment

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Financing Structure

$1 Buyout with 36-month term

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Industry

Technology

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Organization

Cloud services and hosting provider, St. Louis, MO

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Equipment Financed

IT and office equipment

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Clunky Vendor Management Process Becomes a Problem

An award-winning cloud services company was in high-growth mode, and their rapid expansion presented several potential headaches for its management team.

For each new client account brought in, the company needed to add hardware to support its services. Historically, they purchased and financed the hardware from various vendors, as this gave them fast access to the equipment it needed. However, managing so many disparate invoices and finance programs was overwhelming—particularly as a growing organization with strained resources.

To continue its growth trajectory without taking on further administrative burden, the company realized a better financing solution could allow them to obtain the needed equipment in a more streamlined and efficient way.

Historically, they purchased and financed the hardware from various vendors, as this gave them fast access to the equipment it needed. However, managing so many disparate invoices and finance programs was overwhelming.

First American worked with the company to customize a master lease line, which allowed the client to bundle all the equipment orders across multiple vendors into a single invoice.

Bundled Lease Schedules Bring Simplicity

First American worked with the company to customize a master lease line with quarterly takedowns. The lease covered upgrades and expansions to server capacity at the company’s two primary data center locations.

The quarterly lease schedules allowed the client to bundle all equipment orders across multiple vendors into a single invoice, simplifying their accounting procedures significantly. Rather than managing one invoice for every vendor transaction, they now only needed to reconcile four invoices a year.

Clunky Vendor Management Process Becomes a Problem

An award-winning cloud services company was in high-growth mode, and their rapid expansion presented several potential headaches for its management team.

For each new client account brought in, the company needed to add hardware to support its services. Historically, they purchased and financed the hardware from various vendors, as this gave them fast access to the equipment it needed. However, managing so many disparate invoices and finance programs was overwhelming—particularly as a growing organization with strained resources.

To continue its growth trajectory without taking on further administrative burden, the company realized a better financing solution could allow them to obtain the needed equipment in a more streamlined and efficient way.

Bundled Lease Schedules Bring Simplicity

First American worked with the company to customize a master lease line with quarterly takedowns. The lease covered upgrades and expansions to server capacity at the company’s two primary data center locations.

The quarterly lease schedules allowed the client to bundle all equipment orders across multiple vendors into a single invoice, simplifying their accounting procedures significantly. Rather than managing one invoice for every vendor transaction, they now only needed to reconcile four invoices a year.

A Simpler Process Leads to Long-Term Success

To streamline the day-to-day management of the company’s vendors, the First American Project Manager handled placing orders, making payments, and tracking deliveries.

The benefit from this purchase management support was immediate for the company. “We have other vendors in the same business that do not even try to deliver the same level of customer service that First American does,” stated one top executive. Additionally, the company appreciated the added flexibility of First American’s vendor-neutral approach.

Since the relationship began, the company has worked with First American on more than 50 lease schedules. Having access to an efficient, accessible finance source has been a key factor in the company’s growth and continued success long term.

Having access to an efficient, accessible finance source has been a key factor in the company’s growth and continued success long term.

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