Circular Economy

Technology & Engineering

June 16, 2026

What a Consolidated APAC Reverse Logistics Program Actually Delivers

Asia Pacific is the world’s largest electronics manufacturing market, yet the reverse logistics infrastructure serving it has never quite matched that scale. The region spans dozens of distinct regulatory environments but has none of the harmonized frameworks that make multi-country operations more manageable in places like EMEA.  OEMs hoping to manage after-sale programs independently are forced into fragmentation, leaning on multiple local vendors to piece […]

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Sustainability

June 9, 2026

ITAD Sustainability: Rethinking Disposal, Reuse, and Value Recovery

Sustainability in IT asset disposition is often viewed as a simple goal: keep electronic waste out of landfills. In practice, it is much more complex. Every disposition decision can affect data security, value recovery, and environmental outcomes, forcing organizations to balance competing priorities. For example, physically destroying a device may eliminate security concerns, but it […]

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ITAD

May 27, 2026

Reconext Now Offers Tape Disposal

Tape disposal is now part of the Reconext service portfolio, in partnership with Insurgo Media Services, purpose-built specialists whose approach goes uniquely further than standard methods:  Patented and proven dual-layer sanitization process  Unique 3-layer asset tracking process   Lower power consumption and certified media reuse options delivering stronger ESG performance  Full audit reporting and proof throughout the entire destruction and sanitization […]

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Technology & Engineering

May 19, 2026

A New Model for Data Center Infrastructure Longevity

   Imagine this: you are standing in Woking, Surrey, England, within the McLaren Technology Centre. In front of you is the championship-winning McLaren MCL39, the body cosmetically restored to like-new condition after its past year of hard racing.  CEO Zak Brown eagerly explains the aerodynamic setup that brought the team to victory last season. […]

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ITAD

May 13, 2026

The 4 Steps of the IT Asset Disposition Process

Most employees use at least 2.5 IT devices daily, such as laptops, smartphones and tablets. Multiply that by your workforce, and the total number of devices in your organization quickly adds up. However, the volume of devices isn’t the main issue. Over time, hardware fails or becomes obsolete, requiring replacement with newer, more capable technology. […]

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ITAD

April 17, 2026

Reconext at ITAD Europe 2026: Why IT Asset Disposition Is Now a Value Strategy

When Reconext CEO Shahriyar Rahmati took the stage at ITAD Europe 2026 earlier this April, he came with a pointed observation: the hardware your organization is paying someone to take away may be one of the more undervalued assets on your balance sheet.  Data center vacancy in North America has hit historic lows. Power and permitting constraints are slowing […]

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ITAD

March 25, 2026

IT Asset Disposition Cost, Breakdown, & ROI

IT Asset Disposition Cost – A Guide to Secure Value Recovery   Replacing servers, laptops, and other technology is a normal part of running an IT environment. But when those devices reach the end of their lifecycle, many organizations underestimate the cost and complexity of retiring them securely. IT asset disposition (ITAD) involves more than […]

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ITAD

February 9, 2026

ITAD vs Recycling: Which Is More Profitable?

When IT equipment reaches the end of its lifecycle, many organizations default to simple recycling. The decision appears straightforward. E-waste recycling is easy, fast, and inexpensive. It requires minimal internal coordination, fits neatly into existing disposal infrastructure, and is often free or subsidized. In some cases, it may even be profitable, generating a small rebate […]

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ITAD

January 27, 2026

What is ITAD? Why Secure IT asset disposal matters

Most organizations have a clear process for buying IT equipment. There are approvals. Budgets. Asset tags. Deployment checklists. Everything is tracked carefully when devices enter the business. Then, one day, those same devices are retired. Laptops are replaced. Servers are decommissioned. Storage arrays are pulled from racks. Equipment leaves desks, closets, and data centers. And […]

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Data Center

January 26, 2026

Why IT asset disposition became a critical market, not a back-office task

Why IT asset disposition became a critical market, not a back-office task Modern data centers retire IT assets constantly. Servers get refreshed. Storage devices get pulled. Network gear gets swapped as requirements shift. In large environments, this is routine. It is also where risk shows up. Retired assets still contain sensitive data. They often still […]

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Technology & Engineering

January 21, 2026

Signals from next-generation infrastructure conversations

Industry events are most valuable when they move beyond vision slides and into honest conversations about constraints. That was the value of the discussions that came out of December’s OCP EMEA Open Day in Nuremberg and the SC25 conference later in the month.  Across both settings, the same themes surfaced again and again. Infrastructure density is […]

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Data Center

December 31, 2025

Data center migration: a complete guide to moving systems safely

Most teams don’t plan for the day they have to move a data center. Then a lease ends. Or power density hits a ceiling. Or growth quietly outpaces the facility that was supposed to support it. Suddenly, a normal quarter becomes a countdown. That’s the real beginning of a data center migration. Not when the […]

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