Reducing IT costs sounds simple, until it actually starts costing you more. IT teams try to cut costs by delaying upgrades, skipping maintenance, or cutting support. But without a clear plan, these short-term cuts backfire. You end up with overworked systems, untracked assets, and fragmented infrastructure that’s more expensive to maintain and harder to scale. … Read more
Preparing for Summer: Keeping Your IT Environment Cool and Efficient You’ve added new hardware, increased workloads, and pushed your cooling system harder than ever. But airflow layouts haven’t been reviewed in months. Vents may be blocked. Dust has likely built up. And when summer hits, high temperatures put more pressure on high-performance systems that run … Read more
Spring Cleaning Your IT Closet: What to Do with Outdated Hardware Most companies don’t touch the IT hardware piling up in their storage closets until they run out of space or face an audit. No one knows what still works, what holds sensitive data, or how it should be disposed of safely.. According to the … Read more
ITAD and Remote Work: What Happens to Dispersed Equipment? Although remote work has become a flexible option since COVID-19, it’s also made tracking and recovering assets far more complicated. Laptops, printers, monitors, and phones that contain sensitive data are scattered across different locations. When employees leave or upgrade equipment, some devices remain unreturned, unmanaged, or … Read more
What a Weak Disaster Recovery Plan Can Cost Your Data Center Data centers often don’t invest in disaster recovery plans (DRP) until a system failure, cyberattack, or backup loss occurs. And when a plan does exist, it’s often outdated or hasn’t been properly tested. According to a report, 71% of organizations skip failover testing, a … Read more
Navigating Hardware Procurement for HPC Amidst Supply Chain Challenges in 2025 AI-powered research, analytics, model training, simulations, big data processing, and 3D rendering demand high computational power. However, global supply chain issues have made it harder for enterprises to upgrade their infrastructure to meet the AI demand. IT teams face growing pressure to acquire high-performance … Read more
Managing IT Assets at Scale: Key Strategies for Multi-Location Enterprises Managing IT assets across multiple office sites or a distributed workforce isn’t simple. Teams often deal with scattered inventory, lost or unreturned devices, inconsistent tracking methods, and growing security and compliance risks. To solve this, enterprises need a scalable IT asset management and disposition strategy … Read more
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
