Corporate Calls.....Relocation

Early Monday morning the word comes down from corporate, its time to relocate! Every body in the office rejoices. New Phone systems, new servers, Laptops instead of desktops and Finally Air Conditioning. Everybody in the office could not be happier, that is everybody except your local IT Professional. For him, it’s a nightmare...

Removal, erasure, reinstalling, reworking. All these things take time. Often the higher ups do not understand the logistics of a full scale move and remodel. It could take weeks, months, even years for companies to reestablish their systems the way they want it, the way they need it. Tax incentives and a sexy new office look great, but in reality it takes time and time is a thing most IT professionals do not have. What are your options?

Companies that specialize in Asset Recovery make the transition easier. They ensure a speedy removal of all of your old equipment, oftentimes; they even pay you for it! Also these same companies are more than willing to sell you refurbished equipment at a heavy discount. That takes care of one problem, but what about software, workstation setup and all the other problems that oftentimes just get overlooked? Does this mean that Bob in marketing is going to partition is hard drive again in CMOS? Who Knows?

When it comes down to a big move often times it is the small details that get ignored. What looks good on paper often can be a nightmare for IT professionals.

Asset Recovery...The Basics

The Seller:

After 5-10 years of usage, companies tend to outgrow their old hardware and facilities. New Business practices, expanded data banks, and faster turnaround time tend to drive most companies to upgrade hardware. What do they do with their old hardware? Companies that specialize in Asset recovery allow business to sell their old hardware and recover revenue that might otherwise be lost. Asset recovery specialists also enable organizations to expand and evolve their data centers in a cost-effective manner by handling the logistics of a full scale move or remodel.

The Buyer:

In the end the little guy is the one who benefits the most. Eventually, older equipment ends up being sold to private citizens and small business’s who don’t need the same power and data storage capabilities as corporations. These “end-users” are more than happy to receive enormously discounted prices on high end (albeit old) equipment. Any leftovers get recycled according to government regulations or sold for scrap.

In the end Asset recovery allows for efficient and cost-effective turnover on old IT equipment.

Edward Gaudio lives in a trailer down by the river in Chattahoochi, TN
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