Industry Insights

A message to IT directors, school administrators, and the next generation of education leaders. Picture this: A K–12 district upgrades 2,000 Chromebooks at the end of the school year. The old devices get stacked in a storage room. Months pass…

In early 2026, the circular economy in the United States is no longer a forward-looking concept—it is an operational reality. Federal agencies define the circular economy as a system that reduces material use, redesigns products, and recycles waste as input..

Last quarter, a healthcare CEO called me after a board meeting that didn’t go well. The topic? A retired server—one device—had exposed patient records. The question he couldn’t answer: “How many more are out there?” If you’re leading a healthcare..

Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries are rapidly becoming the backbone of utility-scale energy storage systems such as Tesla Megapack deployments. Their safety advantages, long cycle life, and cobalt-free chemistry make them a strategic choice for grid storage. However, long-term sustainability..

The modern data center no longer supports the digital economy. It is the digital economy. Artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, autonomous systems, and enterprise computing are pushing electricity demand to historic levels. In response, American technology companies are securing one of..

Data centers operate at the center of the digital economy. Cloud expansion, AI workloads, edge computing, and accelerated hardware refresh cycles are driving unprecedented infrastructure turnover. Every server upgrade, storage replacement, and network refresh generates retired IT assets that carry..