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Sustainability

September 9, 2026

The Challenges of Sustainable IT and How to Solve Them

Corporate sustainability commitments are colliding with an IT environment that changes fast. It consumes more power, generates more waste, and turns over hardware faster than it did five years ago.  We live in an age where equipment has never been more power-hungry. Much of that growth is owed to the rise of AI integrations. Global […]

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Data Center

September 9, 2026

How to Plan and Execute a Data Center Shutdown Safely

Taking a live data center offline introduces risk before any maintenance or infrastructure work begins. Once systems start going offline, the margin for error narrows and the ability to recover depends on decisions made before shutdown. An overlooked dependency can extend an outage beyond its intended scope. An unvalidated recovery plan can leave critical systems […]

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Data Center

July 28, 2026

Data Center Relocation Checklist: Preparing Enterprise IT Hardware for a Successful Move

A data center move puts every piece of hardware you own on the table at once. Some of it travels to the new site and goes back into production. Some of it gets refurbished and redeployed. The rest reaches the end of its useful life and needs to leave your custody in a way you […]

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Graphic illustrating the five key phases of global data center decommissioning throughout the secure infrastructure retirement lifecycle.
ITAD

July 7, 2026

The 5 Key Phases of Global Data Center Decommissioning

  Global data center decommissioning involves retiring, consolidating, or relocating data center infrastructure across regions. Since these projects span facilities, stakeholders, and regulatory environments, they require a structured approach to minimize risk and disruption. A phased decommissioning process helps maintain operational continuity while ensuring sensitive data is securely destroyed and retired assets are properly handled. […]

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Technology & Engineering

June 16, 2026

The Intelligence Layer Reconext Built Across the Reverse Logistics Lifecycle

A returned device carries data about everything that happened to it. Typical reverse logistics operations capture only fragments.  Recorded data is often inconsistent, siloed by program, and locked in formats downstream teams cannot use. Each handoff compounds the errors before it:    A bad receiving record corrupts repair routing.  A missing condition photo weakens a carrier claim.  A configuration mismatch stalls […]

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Technology & Engineering

May 29, 2026

Reconext Expands AI Compute Capacity in Its New York Data Center

Reconext has brought three new AI-focused servers online in our New York data center! The systems are owned and operated in-house, dedicated to AI development and model deployment.    What This Means for Your Program     Reconext now operates 24 AI accelerators in our own data center, on hardware in the same class used by major AI labs for large language model training. What that means […]

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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

April 28, 2026

How IT Asset Disposition Market Trends Are Changing

A few years ago, IT asset disposition was mainly a concern for larger companies. Today, small and big companies alike have ITAD strategies that ensure retired IT assets are handled securely and responsibly.  If your business retires IT equipment regularly, you are under more pressure regarding data security, compliance, asset recovery, and e-waste than you […]

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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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Technology & Engineering

April 6, 2026

Why Memory Price Drops Don’t Mean Stability

Back in September, one of our customers scoped a data center refresh at $7.4 million.  Today, well, that same project is worth $27 million.  Nothing changed in the design. It had the same infrastructure, same requirements, and the same outcome. The components just changed in value. Most of that jump comes from memory, but storage device pricing is climbing too as availability tightens.  […]

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Data Center

March 18, 2026

Rethinking GPU Value Recovery in Data Center Decommissioning

GPUs are among the most valuable assets in any decommissioned server, yet most data centers aren’t recovering that value. The labor, risk, and time required to unlock it have always cost more than it’s worth. Rackwipe changes that calculation.   The opportunity     Individual GPUs can resell for thousands of dollars on the secondary market, with validated […]

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ITAD

March 9, 2026

Top ITAD Companies in 2026: How to Choose the Right Partner

What is an ITAD company?   ITAD companies (IT Asset Disposition provider) securely manage the end-of-life of IT equipment through data destruction, asset recovery, remarketing, recycling, and documented compliance reporting.   Best ITAD Companies for Enterprise IT Asset Disposition   Hardware refresh cycles are accelerating. Regulatory scrutiny around data handling and electronic waste continues to […]

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