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In this special report, we analyze one of the most overlooked yet increasingly disruptive forces in the global secondary IT hardware market: cryptocurrency mining. The sector boasts a vast ecosystem of miner, ranging from individual hobbyists to industrial-scale data...
Despite big leaps in technology—AI chips, smarter performance, better battery life—consumers remain distant from AI PCs. Sales from major brands like Dell and HP continue to stall, and it’s becoming clear that the average buyer isn’t convinced the latest features are...
I recently moderated a session at REMA 2025 in San Diego with Samsung Electronics' sustainability leaders, Daniel Araujo and Jenni Chun. It was a great conversation about what one of the world’s biggest technology companies is doing to make sustainability real—not...
So I spent some time researching how Hitachi Digital Services runs its business—specifically through the lens of sustainability—and I have to say, I came away impressed with what the company does and how it does it. Sustainability shows up in the work itself: in the...
By David Daoud: The rise of hyperscale data centers has redrawn the boundaries of the ITAD industry. For companies in the business of decommissioning, reselling, and recycling retired IT hardware, the most important clients are no longer Fortune 1000 banks,...
The effects of the new U.S. tariffs on imported technology have been felt immediately with the stock market negatively reacting to sweeping tariffs that many expect would result in a global downturn. Almost all media outlets and economists agree that the tariffs will...
Tariffs are creating a new crisis that’s throwing the PC industry into disarray. While OEMs are halting shipments, we spoke to CIOs who are slashing budgets, and in our discussions with ITADs, the secondary market is also flooded with uncertainty. But setting aside the normal reaction we are seeing, in this chaos lies opportunity. With the right playbook, OEMs can stabilize operations, CIOs can shield their transformation agendas, and more than ever before, ITAD firms can absolutely emerge as strategic enablers in a reshaped hardware landscape.
Setting aside the unfolding tariff war drama and its impact on a large swaths of industries, including ITAD, a new generation of AI-capable laptops, desktops, workstations, and servers will hit the market this year, albeit at a slower pace than expected, promising to...
Enterprise hardware is undergoing a major transformation. The latest systems released in March 2025 reveal that AI capabilities are now embedded by default, shifting performance to the edge with NPUs and AI-accelerated workflows. At Compliance Standards, we’re tracking this shift — from sustainability and energy use to lifecycle impacts — and it’s clear: the next generation of enterprise PCs isn’t just faster, it’s fundamentally different.
The ITAD industry is undergoing a seismic shift—bankruptcies, mergers, and market exits are reshaping the landscape. The days of ‘two men and a truck’ operations are over as larger, well-funded players consolidate power. Smome companies are doubling down on ITAD, while others are retreating. The question now is: Who will survive, and who will be left behind?
Summary: Ingram Micro’s latest 4Q2024 earnings call confirms the company’s focus on higher-margin businesses like cloud, digital solutions, and AI-powered automation. And while it continues to offer ITAD services, we are not likely to see an aggressive push in ITAD....
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and HP Inc. face not only the same market challenges as their competitors but also persistent branding and identity issues stemming from their corporate split. Their fragmented approach to IT asset disposition (ITAD), with overlapping business units and multiple brand variations, has led to inefficiencies and customer confusion. This lack of clarity makes it difficult for enterprise clients to navigate HP’s ITAD offerings, weakening the company’s competitiveness. To address this, HP must unify its ITAD strategy and clarify its branding through a more cohesive marketing and go-to-market approach.
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