A new generation of computers is beginning to hit the market. Profiling them suggests that we should expect a profound reshaping of the enterprise hardware landscape to take place in the months and years to come. The technological advancements that have emerged over the past two years have been driven by the rise of generative AI and large-scale inference, and how AI is reshaping hardware is becoming more evident as we reach the midpoint of 2025. At Compliance Standards we have begun to track the sustainability features of new tech devices, rating them along the number of criteria that give us a glimpse of how they are designs and how different they are compared to the previous generations of systems, and our findings are startling.
Ingram Micro’s ITAD and Lifecycle Business: Straddling the Line
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....