IT Recycling options. If you’re worried about what to do with your out-of-use servers, here are your main options: Repurpose, Reuse or Recycle.
IT recycling options
Businesses today have more options for IT recycling than ever before to dispose their unused IT hardware. Today, companies are planning to increase the ROI of their IT applications and therefore have slashed budgets, and many service provider renewals are put on hold, but since the demand is ramping up while the budgets are constrained, the existing IT infrastructure can play a crucial role.
So why would you change from something that is still working well for you? This article “IT Recycling: Wondering what to do with out-of-use servers?” will explain all IT recycling options.
Repurpose, Reuse or Recycle
Let is be clear: Evernex is against planned obsolescence of IT hardware. Yet, we promote cost effecting upgrades of your existing IT infrastructure. We enable cost savings up to 40%-80% when there is a change in your specific technical and business requirements. Basically there are three options for an out-of-use-server: Repurpose, Reuse or Recycle:
Option 1. Repurpose
The first main option is to repurpose your out-of-use server. Your server might be out of use due to a change in your technical and business needs. Yet there are still plenty of popular options available to repurpose your out-of-use server:
- Usage for non-production tasks: like test and development.
- Usage as a backup data center in branch offices or departments: to support a newly added server as the existing servers are more stable than newly added hardware.
Option 2. Reuse for Virtualization
A second main option is to reuse the out-of-use server for virtualization:
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- allow greater utilization of the server’s computing resources.
In fact, the out-of-use server can possibly do more work once it is virtualized with a hypervisor like Hyper-V, ESXi or XenServer.
Option 3. Recycle with Safe disposal
A third main option is to recycle the out-of-use server for safe disposal. This can be done in several ways:
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- Donate servers to charity
You can also donate these servers to a charity with computing needs.
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- Negotiate into purchase contracts
Other than that, on a number of occasions, when your third party service provider is upgrading your existing IT infrastructure they will remove the out of place systems for you if you like; you may very easily negotiate the out-of-use IT systems into purchase contracts.
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- WEEE-certified and safe disposal
Another option would be to dispose the out-of-use servers. WEEE certified companies like Evernex can safely dispose your out-of-use server in an environmentally responsible manner as per the directives set by WEEE. WEEE directives impose responsibility for the disposal of IT hardware and also makes it possible to return the hardware to the market in a cost effective way.
With Evernex’s safe disposal service you have the option to always merely scrap the out-of-use servers. Vernex will help you dispose the data perfectly both on-site and off-site with end to end reporting. Our Asset Recovery Services and Solutions help business customers manage their redundant IT hardware by providing solutions that comply with the WEEE Directives.
