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The Rise of Active Financial Capital in ITAD & Circular Infrastructure
Active Financial Capital in Sustainability and ITAD explores how private equity, infrastructure, and impact investors are transforming IT asset disposition and recycling into a regulated, ESG-aligned industry. The report maps this capital shift toward data-driven, auditable, and scalable circular infrastructure—highlighting the convergence of finance, technology, and compliance that will define ITAD’s institutional phase through 2026–2027. Follow this link.
IT Hardware: The New Era of Resource Recovery and Critical Material Access.
Hyperscaler ITAD: Market Expansion, Segmentation, & Strategic Opportunity.
The Latest from Pulse Research
Quarterly Results Map Out Inflection Points in IT Asset Lifecycle and Infrastructure
The third-quarter earnings reports from hardware, cloud, and lifecycle companies confirm that the decommissioning industry (decom) is expanding from hardware collection and recovery to the platforming of value creation through integration, compliance, and automation....
Iron Mountain’s Strong Q3 Performance Confirms ITAD’s Shift Toward Integrated Data and Lifecycle Governance
Iron Mountain’s third quarter results highlight how the ITAD sector is evolving into a full infrastructure and lifecycle services ecosystem. The company’s shift toward data centers, digital workflow, and asset lifecycle management reflects a broader move by enterprise clients toward integrated, compliance-driven lifecycle control rather than transactional recycling.
SK tes: Pathway to Hyperscale Decommissioning Through SK Group’s NVIDIA Partnership
The SK tes opportunity now extends well beyond traditional IT asset disposition. With SK Group’s new partnership to build a national-scale AI factory alongside NVIDIA, SK tes is strategically positioned to gain direct exposure to hyperscale data center decommissioning...
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Connection’s Q3 Results: Public-Sector Delays, Enterprise Modernization Ahead
Connection’s Q3 results highlight an industry where modernization is guiding technology lifecycle and hardware flows. The company’s shift from hardware sales toward cloud, cybersecurity, and services signals fresh opportunities and new operational priorities for ITAD...
Bridging Distribution and Lifecycle: How Ingram Micro is Doing it and Lessons for the ITAM/ITAD Sectors
Ingram Micro’s latest quarterly results reveal a rapid acceleration beyond traditional IT distribution and into the full spectrum of lifecycle orchestration and digital platform services. They confirm to a certain extent what I have been saying all along: companies...
Analysis: What Apple and Amazon’s Latest Results Signal for the IT Circularity Chain
The September quarter results from Apple and Amazon together form one of the most revealing snapshots of where the broader technology and circular-economy landscape is heading. Both companies reported strong revenue growth and clear momentum in AI-driven...
Assessing Nvidia’s $350 Million Investment in Redwood Materials: Implications for the End-to-End Circular Recovery
Nvidia has taken a prominent position in Redwood Materials’ recently announced $350 million Series E funding round, joining investors such as Eclipse Ventures and Capricorn Technology. Redwood, led by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel, is recognized for its U.S.-based battery...
The Windows 10 Sunset: How Enterprise Refresh Cycles Will Reshape ITAD, Refurbishment, and Urban Mining (2026–2028)
The approaching end of Microsoft’s Windows 10 era will set in motion one of the most synchronized technology transitions the IT asset disposition (ITAD) and recycling sectors have ever witnessed. Between late 2026 and 2028, roughly 320 to 350 million laptops and...
California Sets the Pace for Climate Regulation: Can Suppliers, Vendors and Contractors Meet Rising Client Demands?
California is setting a powerful precedent in climate regulation with its expansive new climate disclosure laws, now affecting more than 4,000 companies across the country—including many of America’s largest corporations. The California Air Resources Board (CARB)’s...
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Client Services: Established in 1989, Somerset, NJ-based SHI International calls itself as “a personal technology concierge.” With gross sales of $14 billion in 2022 and with 6,000 employees, SHI sells IT hardware, software, and solutions to thousands of customers worldwide. While it offers IT asset disposition services, ITAD is a tiny portion of the company’s business, and is insignificant compared to its various core businesses.
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