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Question 1

What is asset retirement?

Answer 1

Strategic and systematic approach to decomissioning, disposing, and repurposing assets that have reached the end of their useful life.

Question 2

What are some considerations to asset retirement?

Answer 2

Decomissioning, Disposition, Financial Accounting, and Environmental.

Question 3

What is fixed vs continuous lifecycle?

Answer 3

Fixed is defined lifecycle dates, while continuous products will still be supported as long as they are on the latest update.

Question 4

Explain end-of-sale vs end-of-life vs end-of-support.

Answer 4

End of sale is no longer for sale, end of life is no longer sold, improved, or maintained, and end of support is last date for service and support.

Question 5

What are some risks of EoS and EoL products?

Answer 5

Adversaries will exploit vulnerabilities, compliancy issues, litigation exposure for lack of due care, downtime risk, and imcompatibilities.