Imagine a grandmother at Christmas.
She has 12 grandchildren and wants to get them each something special, but has to make things fair. She comes up with a lovely little kit: a sweatshirt, a hat, a scarf, and a bag. But then reality sets in… each grandchild is a little different. The hat might be one-size-fits-all, but the colours need to match their personalities. And the sweatshirt, well the kids are 12 different sizes. Ah, and the gloves… the older ones will want touchscreen-friendly ones.
The Challenge for IT Managers
So, let’s swap the sweatshirts and scarves for IT equipment, and you have the challenge IT managers face when onboarding employees. The ‘sweatshirt’ is the IT hardware, but the details matter: Mac or PC? How much storage? How much RAM? The ‘gloves’ might be the mouse and keyboard—must they be ergonomic? Wireless? Mechanical? And to make things worse, the prices seem to vary all over the place. Grandma might be good at haggling at the market, but IT managers have to negotiate prices with multiple vendors, match specs, and ensure everything arrives in time.
Then comes remote onboarding, making things that little bit trickier. In this case, the keyboard has to match the country. An English speaker doesn’t want a French AZERY keyboard, even if they are in Canada. The power outlets also need to fit.
Beyond this, the IT manager stressing over their IT procurement has to work out foreign currencies, or whether to ship cross-border or even use transshipments to avoid tariffs. And the whole thing becomes a huge headache. And it’s not even Christmas.
New Features on Dots Platform
It is for this very reason that Dots has introduced two new features. We listen to you, and, as your remote allies, we want to make remote onboarding and IT procurement even easier for our clients.
Employee Kits for Better IT Procurement
Firstly, we’ve launched a Kits feature where you can bundle IT hardware (i.e. computer, screens, mouse and keyboard, etc.) all together.
With this, you can:
- Track your Kits across Dots’ warehouses, ensuring you always know how many Kits are available and how ready you are to onboard, say, a graphic designer with specific hardware needs. No more guesswork, no more last-minute panic; just a quick scan and you’ll know exactly what IT equipment you need to order.
- Simplify IT procurement, so you can reorder entire Kits with a couple of clicks. Now there’s no need to repeat the process each time. Just double-check the details (maybe this time you do need that AZERTY keyboard), and you’re good to go.
The whole process is quicker, easier, and mistakes are much less likely.
Credits for Discounted Remote Onboarding and Offboarding
Let’s go back to Grandma. Wouldn’t it be really great if, while buying 12 gifts all at once, she could get a discount for purchasing in bulk?
That’s exactly what we thought at Dots—but even better.
We’re introducing Dots Credits, which can save you up to 20% (or even more) on domestic onboarding, offboarding, and deliveries.
Here’s how it works:
- Buy Credits through the Dots platform at a discounted rate (see our calculator) and use them anytime for remote onboarding, offboarding, and delivery within the same country.
- No need to use them all at once: Your Credits stay in your account, ready for when you need them.
- Simplify payments: When it’s time to onboard, let’s say, five remote hires on the other side of the country, or manage a sudden, tricky offboarding, everything’s paid up front. You just click on your Dots Credits, place the order, and we handle the rest: device retrieval, data wipe, everything.
The Bottom Line
Dots prides itself on excellent customer service and listening to you. Our solutions to make IT logistics and procurement easier, faster, and more cost-effective come from clients like you. So, similar to a grandparent finding the perfect solution for their holiday shopping, we hope both Dots Kits and Dots Credits help you to manage your IT operations, stress-free, hassle-free, and headache-free.
Next Steps
- Use kits to restock now ahead of likely price increases.
- Plan your year ahead and save money with credits.
- Find the best vendor and lowest price for your IT procurement on Dots platform.
- Got a feature you’d like to suggest? We want to hear!
- Looking for detailed product info? Browse our Knowledge Base.