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When a leading global OEM needed a way to reuse existing keyboard inventory originally marked for one market, they turned to Reconext for a solution. The challenge was to convert the keyboards for a different language layout and avoid scrapping valuable stock. Our engineering teams in Europe and Mexicali worked together to design a process […]

Most people outside the industry picture decommissioning as a demolition job: pull the plugs, shred the drives, close the doors. Simple, right? Not exactly. Inside a real data center, retiring equipment isn’t a smash-and-grab. A single rack can generate four, five, even 600 dependent tickets. Servers, applications, cables, door access, escorts, power downs, and safety […]

Why the Future of IT Asset Disposition Lies in Specialized Ecosystems IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) isn’t what it used to be. With technology refresh cycles accelerating, e-waste volumes rising, and data security mandates tightening, the “dispose and destroy” model no longer holds up. Modern ITAD services simply require more precision and collaboration than ever before. […]

How a leading personal computing company turned monthly waste into millions and why most data centers still pay to destroy what they could recover    In 2017, a major OEM was paying $350,000 a month to destroy used storage devices. Most worked perfectly, but because they had once held customer data, they were marked for […]

How to generate real value from every return   It takes a laptop four weeks to reach the repair center. Another three to get processed. After that long journey, a lifetime in the fast moving world of technology, it finally lands on a technician’s desk. And wouldn’t you know it, it powers on without a […]