With the current global waste crisis we’re experiencing, you’ve more than likely heard the phrase: “Reduce, reuse, and recycle.” In fact, for recyclers this phrase is known as the waste hierarchy. Essentially, these terms designate three vital components of environmentally-responsible behavior and are listed in the order of preferred action, from least harmful to most…
The larger the organizational footprint, the more challenging a cloud mitigation will be. Provided are a few tips to help make decommissioning your data center a little easier. Most companies underestimate the time and expense of moving to the cloud. During the transition, organizations can often incur costs from having to maintain both a cloud…
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…
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…
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…
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…