Why Secondary Hardware Is Gaining Popularity Among Enterprise Buyers Enterprises adopting AI and data-intensive applications need high-performing hardware to process the workload faster. However, buying brand-new hardware means high upfront costs, complex setups, and long procurement cycles.  Secondary hardware refers to refurbished, pre-owned, or surplus IT equipment that offers enterprise-grade performance at a lower cost.  … Read more

Earth Day 2025: How Corporate Responsibility Drives Sustainable E-Waste Solutions According to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor, e-waste is growing five times faster than formal recycling and is predicted to reach 82 metric tons by 2030. A significant portion of e-waste comes from corporate IT hardware, which is frequently replaced and often not handled securely … Read more

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Back to the Office After Remote Work? How to Prepare Your IT Infrastructure for Returning Employees When remote employees come back, having a strong IT infrastructure is important to avoid disruption caused by outdated systems. Weak networks, aging hardware, and outdated security protocols may struggle to handle real-time collaboration, cloud-based applications, and the growing number … Read more

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Shadow AI in the Workplace: The Hidden Security and Compliance Risks (And How To Avoid Them) When employees input sensitive data into unauthorized AI tools, also known as shadow AI, it creates security risks, compliance gaps, and unreliable outputs. A study found that 80% of IT security professionals use AI tools without company approval. As … Read more

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Is Your Business Ready for AI-Powered Cybersecurity Threats? Hackers now use artificial intelligence (AI) to automate phishing, generate deepfake scams, and exploit security gaps faster than businesses can react. According to a study, 97% of cybersecurity professionals fear their organizations will soon face daily AI-generated attacks.  Yet, most lack effective cybersecurity protocols to prevent or … Read more

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IT Innovations by Women: Trailblazers That Have Shaped Technology When we talk about the earliest days of computing or modern breakthroughs in AI, we often overlook the women who shaped these technologies. As Virginia Woolf says, “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman”—and in tech, that’s often been the case. From programming languages to … Read more

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High-Performance Computing (HPC) GPUs in Enterprise IT: Why They’re in High Demand (and Hard to Get) Generative AI, deep learning, and other AI-powered applications need GPUs (graphics processing units) to process high-performance computing (HPC) tasks like complex calculations and large-scale simulations.  As enterprise IT, data centers, and research institutions adopt AI, financial modeling, and cloud-based … Read more

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Comparing IT Asset Disposition Companies: What Sets the Best Apart? When comparing IT Asset Disposition companies, look for secure, industry-compliant, and sustainable disposal of your old hardware with maximum monetary returns through refurbishing and re-selling.  But not all ITAD providers are the same. Some simply haul away your old hardware, leaving you with compliance risks, … Read more