What It Takes to Earn an R2 Certification
R2’s website touts the slogan, “Quality, Transparency, and Proven Success.” As the leading environmental, worker health, and safety standard for the global electronics refurbishing and recycling industry, R2 is constantly improving and intensifying their standards and requirements for an R2 certification. Such a rigorous, escalating requirement cycle is meant [...]
Device-as-a-Service: Taking Care of Device Management from Start to Finish
In the growing debate between corporate ownership and Device-as-a-Service (DaaS), companies continue to search for a device management solution that solves these issues: Overhead, procurement, distribution, and deployment Local transport and international shipments Installation and user setup Customization and accountability of network and security protocols Device maintenance Proper hardware [...]
What Oracle’s EOL Announcements of Solaris and SPARC Mean for Your Business
Change is inevitable within the IT landscape where technical and scientific advancement—in congruence with the escalating demands of modern businesses—drive the evolution of available technology. Often, this change takes place rapidly. Tried-and-true technologies become increasingly ineffective and are eventually deemed obsolete in the face of newer developments. You can’t [...]
Cisco Devices Reaching EOSL in 2018: What Are Your Options?
"Cisco Devices Reaching EOSL in 2018: What Are Your Options?" was contributed by CentricsIT Account Executive Davis Fisher. Davis is a data center solutions expert who specializes in cost reduction and IT lifecycle optimization. He works from the CentricsIT office in Charlotte, NC (USA). If you have a Cisco device [...]
Pure Play TPM vs. Full Spectrum Life Cycle Management
There are many companies that only do third-party maintenance (TPM). And more than likely, they’ve told you that, because they only offer hardware support, they are intrinsically the most qualified for the job. These “pure play TPM” vendors deem themselves the industry “specialists,” touting that their singular focus produces [...]
Simplifying International Wireless Roll-outs for Franchises and Retailers
As a franchise or retailer, becoming an international organization is a great milestone. With this success, however, comes whole new challenges. As you expand both domestically and internationally, your company requires more facilities and warehouses to support your business offerings. But establishing the right physical location is just the [...]