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Sustainability

October 20, 2026

Eco-Friendly Server Disposal: How to Handle Retired Servers

According to a 2026 study in Resources, Conservation and Recycling, AI servers could generate 131 to 225 kilotons of e-waste per year by 2030, the same as Norway and Denmark combined. E-waste generation and technological advances are making retired server disposition a growing environmental challenge. But eco-friendly server disposal methods can reduce waste generation by 16% to […]

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ITAD

October 6, 2026

Server Disposal: What Happens to Data and Hardware

In 2023, ESET researchers bought used enterprise routers off the resale market and could read configuration data on 16 of them. Nine still held sensitive company data, including network configurations and credentials from their previous owners. Servers carry the same kind of risk in their management controllers, but it gets far less attention. A single […]

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Data Center

September 30, 2026

Data Center ITAD: A Complete Guide

Retiring a server, storage array, or rack of networking gear isn’t a single event. It’s a series of decisions about data security, equipment condition, and where value can still be recovered before recycling or destruction, while minimizing environmental impact. Retired data center hardware can also retain more value than enterprises expect. A single decommissioned storage […]

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ITAD

July 10, 2026

ITAD Data Security Compliance: Best Practices for Protecting Sensitive Data

Retired IT assets continue to pose a data security risk to your organization long after they leave the enterprise. Laptops, servers, drives, mobile devices, and networking equipment can still hold regulated data, intellectual property, credentials, customer information, and internal records. Without a secure and compliant IT asset disposition (ITAD) process, the result can be a […]

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ITAD

June 9, 2026

What to Look for in a Certified ITAD Provider

As organizations refresh their technology infrastructure, retired IT equipment continues to grow in volume. Managing these assets requires more than disposal; it requires a structured approach to data security, compliance, environmental responsibility, and value recovery. A certified ITAD provider can help, but certifications alone are not enough. Businesses should assess how providers manage the full […]

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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 13, 2026

How ITAD Data Sanitization Methods Protect Retired Assets

$4.44 million. That is the average cost of a data breach according to IBM’s 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report. Your organization is likely to suffer a loss, whether small or large, if you dispose of retired IT assets without first performing proper ITAD data sanitization. The good news is that the $4.44 million […]

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Server recycling process from risk to recovery
Data Center

October 3, 2025

Server recycling process from risk to recovery

Strip a server down and you’ll find the same things every time: processors, DIMMs, GPUs, boards, power supplies, storage. None of it is waste until you decide to treat it like waste. The server recycling process is about making those decisions in the right order. Disassembly with intent, not demolition by default.  Handled well, the […]

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Facilities Earn Key ISO Certifications and Audit Successes
News

October 3, 2025

Facilities Earn Key ISO Certifications and Audit Successes

Across our global operations, Reconext is committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, environmental responsibility, and compliance. Recent certification milestones at our Grapevine, Memphis, and Prague facilities demonstrate this commitment in action and further strengthen the trusted service we deliver for our customers worldwide. Grapevine, TX – Recommended for ISO 13485 Our Grapevine […]

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Data Center Decommissioning: The Ultimate Checklist
Data Center

September 29, 2025

Data Center Decommissioning: The Ultimate Checklist

Every data center has an end of life. Sometimes it’s a cloud migration, sometimes a merger, sometimes just the cost of keeping old hardware alive. But when that day comes, pulling the plug is the easy part. A bigger and more complicated question is “what happens next?” Closing a data center isn’t just an IT […]

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Reconext to Spotlight Circular Innovation at the OCP Global Summit
News

September 29, 2025

Reconext to Spotlight Circular Innovation at the OCP Global Summit

Reconext is set to take the stage at the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit in San Jose, October 13–16, 2025. With this year’s theme, Leading the Future of AI, the event brings together the world’s top innovators to reimagine the infrastructure powering tomorrow’s data centers. Reconext will be there to make sure the circular […]

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Technology & Engineering

September 24, 2025

AI Innovation Driving Smarter Quality Processes

Managing technical documentation across multiple languages is one of the most time-consuming challenges in global operations. Manual translation and formatting take hours, create inconsistencies, and increase costs.  To address this, Reconext engineers developed TransCreatorDocs, an AI-assisted tool that simplifies the creation, translation, and management of Work Instructions. The tool is already in use at one […]

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