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Data Center

January 5, 2026

Data center migration challenges: what really matters when systems move

Data center migrations are often presented as infrastructure projects. In practice, they are moments of exposure. They disrupt systems that may have been running quietly for years. They force long-standing assumptions into the open. They involve not just technology, but people, process, accountability, and trust. Most migration risks do not come from architecture decisions or […]

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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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The end-of-life blind spot that slows down data centers
Data Center

December 1, 2025

The end-of-life blind spot that slows down data centers

Data centers stay current by staying in motion. Hardware moves through a steady rhythm of deployment, refresh, and retirement. The process is familiar. The assumptions inside it are older than the infrastructure they manage. That is where the gap lives. Most operators already know their hardware has more life in it. They see the test […]

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Connecting ITAD to ServiceNow
ITAD

December 1, 2025

Connecting ITAD to ServiceNow

By Ian Lovell, VP of Strategy & Technical Solutions, Reconext  Most enterprise IT teams run their operations inside the ServiceNow® platform. It keeps work organized, tracks assets, manages approvals, and supports the daily flow of activity across global IT environments. When assets reach end-of-life, though, the workflow often leaves that system. Teams shift to email […]

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Data Center

November 5, 2025

How to Measure Success in Data Center IT Asset Recycling

Not every asset recycling program delivers the same results. Organizations that already recycle their data center equipment know this. Without quality metrics to measure the recycling process, you’re working blindly towards money-saving, data protection, and environmental impact goals.  This discussion outlines the five key performance indicators (KPIs) that define a mature, high-impact IT asset recycling […]

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