IT asset management (ITAM) is continually evolving in relation to changes in the market. This means that IT asset managers are constantly taking on new areas of expertise and having to reconstruct their management operations. And following the introduction of cloud computing, the cloud space has pushed the ITAM process towards a public domain platform …
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For decades, recycling has been an almost reflexive effort by American households and businesses to reduce waste and help the environment, but now it is on the verge of collapsing in many parts of the country. Due to rising operation costs and little payoff, hundreds of towns and cities across the country have either put …
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Last Thursday, Apple and Intel confirmed that the iPhone maker would acquire Intel’s smartphone modem business in a deal valued at USD $1 billion. Back in April, Intel announced they would be exiting the smartphone modem unit due to the cost of supporting a single customer, which is Apple. The deal will give Apple 2,000 …
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Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent battery, ITAD, data center, and mobile phone related news that HOBI’s blog reported during the week 7/22-7/26. Federal agencies to host workshops on safe lithium-ion battery handling Federal officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be hosting a …
Consumers aren’t flocking to buy mobile phones like they use to. This year it’s estimated that global shipments of mobile phones will decline by 68 million units, or 3.8 percent compared to the preceding year, according to a report released by Gartner last week. The report attributes the lower demand to consumers holding on to …
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Data centers are one of the most expensive aspects of enterprise information technology. Sophisticated equipment, electricity needs, environmental controls and security measures lead to increasingly high operational costs to maximize a data center’s potential, it’s important to stick to the best practices and regular maintenance to make sure your devices are functioning at their highest …
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Are you in need of an ITAD service provider? All organizations directly manage some level of IT hardware, and this means that the equipment will eventually need to be repaired, remarketed or responsibly discarded. Choosing who provides IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) services for your storage, server and networking hardware is one of the biggest decisions …
Federal officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be hosting a series of free-to-attend workshops around the country to teach e-scrap companies and others how to safely handle lithium-ion batteries. Beginning later this month, the workshops will be held in Atlanta; Lenexa, Kansas (near Kansas City); Chicago; …
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HProvided is a weekly snapshot of the recent used and refurbished mobile market, MDM, wireless provider, ITAD and BYOD related news that HOBI’s blog reported during the week 7/15-7/19. Refurbished and used phones to reach $44.1 million by 2026 The market for used and refurbished mobile phones has skyrocketed with technology becoming a necessity with …
For companies leveraging mobile device technology, robust security measures are critical to protecting connected ecosystems. Ten to fifteen years ago, IT departments considered it their job to determine which laptops and mobile devices to issue to business users. Then came the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend. Employees liked the convenience of using their own devices for work, …