The IT Breakroom Episode 2: The Power Grid Wasn’t Built for AI Episode Summary: On this episode of The IT Breakroom, we’re joined by Neila Wilson, Director of Data Center Engineering & Operations at Visa, for a conversation on the full lifecycle of modern data centers and the growing push toward sustainability across the industry. … Read more
The Server Memory Market Has Changed. What It Means for IT Asset Recovery Retiring old servers can contribute to your IT budget. But most enterprises don’t recover the actual value of their retired hardware. They either sell them as a whole or let them depreciate in storage rooms instead of recovering the value of individual … Read more
Why HPC Hardware Has Strong Secondary Market Demand AI workloads and high-performance computing demand are growing faster than hardware supply can keep up. New GPU allocations still favor hyperscalers, leaving mid-size enterprises, startups, and research institutions with limited options. Some are renting GPUs from cloud providers, while others are stuck on manufacturer waitlists. To solve … Read more
Why Market Knowledge Matters in IT Asset Disposition When enterprises or data centers decommission IT infrastructure, most focus on compliance: certified data destruction, chain-of-custody documentation, and regulatory sign-off. That’s necessary, but it’s only half the job. Enterprise hardware, especially servers, networking gear, and GPUs, retains real resale value when it comes off the rack. But … Read more
Episode Summary:In this episode of IT Breakroom, we we chat with Stephen Bowes-Phipps, VP of Data Centre & Cloud at State Street. We discuss what the modern green data center looks like and whether truly sustainable data centers are possible in the age of GenAI. The conversation covers hyperscalers vs traditional data centers, energy constraints … Read more
Case Study: How We Helped a Multi-Location Enterprise Decommission 10,000+ Devices in 5 Days Our client is a leading enterprise that operates an online marketplace and mobile app, supporting an average of 226 million active users. Challenge: Decommissioning 10,000+ IT Assets on a Tight Deadline The enterprise had over 10,000 IT assets sprawled across 12 … Read more
Renting GPUs Is Only Part of the Solution. The Infrastructure Bottleneck Comes Next While rentals provide quick access to GPUs, they come with infrastructure limitations. You work within the provider’s setup for power distribution, networking topology, and storage configuration. When you scale your workloads or run continuously, you’re likely to face longer job runtimes and … Read more
What Is the Neo-Cloud and How It Is Influencing Cloud Infrastructure Strategy The growing demand for AI workloads, machine learning, and data processing is pushing organizations to rethink how they scale compute. Many enterprises, research teams, and startups struggle to secure advanced GPUs as hyperscalers lock up supply for their own infrastructure buildouts. This leaves … Read more
