Advancements in the Resilience of Refurbishing and Recycling of Digital Infrastructure in EMEA

Geo-political unrest around the world, a rise in catastrophic natural events, and overall uncertainty have had disruptive effects on the IT industry, particularly in terms of supply chains bottlenecks.Vendors have applied multiple strategies to make their supply chains more resilient. IDC reached out to some of the main server and storage vendors in EMEA to see what strategies they are using or planning to use in the foreseeable future.This is a two-part document. The first part focuses on the initial manufacturing, assembly, and shipping of new equipment. This second part focuses on the sunsetting of the deployed equipment, either by refurbishing and repurposing aging equipment or by recycling it."Sunsetting aged IT infrastructure in the right way is not something that companies do to look good on a sustainability report for shareholders; it is the quintessential illustration of what governance means. To make the most of every solution, system, product, component, and element requires tracing, managing, and finding the optimal end use for each, every step of the way. - Senior Research Manager Luis Fernandes, IDC