Hardware and licensing questions
The brands we quote, how current our Australian stock and pricing is, and the licensing we manage alongside it.
How do you find the most cost effective enterprise IT hardware in Australia?
PicNet supplies enterprise servers, networking, storage and end-user hardware across Australia from its Sydney base, and has done so since 2001. Unlike volume-only resellers, every quote is backed by senior engineers who can advise on, configure and support what they sell.
Which hardware brands can PicNet quote?
PicNet supplies Lenovo, Dell, HPE, HP, Microsoft Surface, Cisco, Meraki, Aruba, Juniper, Fortinet and many other major brands, covering laptops, desktops, servers, switches, wireless and firewalls. For most regular hardware quotes PicNet responds the same day.
Can PicNet quote current Australian stock and pricing?
Yes. PicNet's hardware catalogue is refreshed daily from its Australian distribution feed, with a page for every listed product showing prices with and without GST, so quotes reflect live local stock and pricing. Contact PicNet for an obligation-free quote on anything not listed.
Does PicNet handle software licensing as well as hardware?
Yes. PicNet manages software licensing for Australian businesses, including Microsoft and other major vendors, and can advise on the most cost-effective licensing arrangement for your organisation.
How is PicNet different from a volume hardware reseller?
A volume reseller sells you a part number. PicNet is an engineering firm that also supplies hardware, so the people quoting understand the environment the equipment is going into, can tell you when a cheaper configuration will do the job, and can install and support it afterwards. Every manager and director at PicNet is a working engineer.
Can PicNet pre-configure devices before they are delivered?
Yes. PicNet can pre-enrol devices in Microsoft Autopilot so they configure themselves when staff first sign in, and can image, asset-tag and service equipment before dispatch. This suits onboarding at scale, where the alternative is IT staff manually building every machine on arrival.
Can PicNet deliver hardware to multiple sites around Australia?
Yes. PicNet ships to multiple locations nationally and has supplied hardware just in time to organisations rolling out equipment across several Australian sites at short notice. Where onsite installation or cabling is needed in regional areas, PicNet engages local partners to carry out the physical work.
Which software vendors does PicNet license?
PicNet is a Microsoft Core Partner and a reseller partner for security and infrastructure vendors including Trend Micro, SentinelOne, Fortinet and VMware, alongside its hardware partnerships with Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, HPE, Dell, Lenovo and HP. That spread means PicNet can compare options across vendors rather than steering every client to a single stack.
Can PicNet advise on reducing our software licensing costs?
Yes. Licensing waste usually comes from over-licensed users, the wrong subscription tier, duplicated products across vendors and renewals nobody has reviewed in years. PicNet reviews what an organisation actually uses and recommends the most cost-effective arrangement, which sometimes means selling less than the client expected to buy.
What does PicNet do with old hardware when it is replaced?
PicNet disposes of retired equipment through certified recyclers, sanitising data to the NIST SP 800-88 standard before disposal and retaining an audit trail for seven years. This matters for organisations with privacy, records-management or procurement obligations that require documented, verifiable destruction of data on decommissioned devices.
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