December 8, 2008
In the data center, it’s easy to overlook airflow. But good airflow management is one of the key ways to keep energy costs in check. Poor airflow management can reduce a CRAC unit’s capacity by up to 50 percent. For improving airflow management, first, make sure hot air is removed immediately as it exits equipment, rather than [...]
December 4, 2008
Companies looking to deploy networking equipment have choices. The ‘used vs. new’ scenario has been a major point of contention since the secondary industry emerged over 15 years ago. The question is still relevant today as companies continue to look for opportunities to cut costs. In this economy, many organizations wish to extended their existing network platform with increased functionality [...]
December 3, 2008
Companies lowered spending to meet budgetary constraints in Q3. Purchasing expensive new equipment was put on hold as buyers tried to keep spending in check. Many buyers opted to buy pre-owned (used) equipment, which helped extend tight budgets. Pre-owned networking products witnessed a healthy growth during the quarter. Companies are taking advantage of pre-owned equipment as a viable financial alternative to provided low-cost [...]
November 26, 2008
It’s estimated that the tech industry will lose more than $300 billion in revenue due to the spending slowdown. IT shops must trim their sails and stay the course. Most companies are already fire-fighting, but you’ve got keep the lights on, keep things going forward. IT shops should weigh their options carefully, because investments made during [...]
In today’s climate of cost consciousness, enterprises are increasingly focusing on minimizing and optimizing both network CapEx and OpEx to ensure future expansion and added functionality. Network cost savings can be made by identifying older network platforms, in which to adopt refurbished pre-owned equipment to achieve sustainable cost reductions.
November 13, 2008
IT end users are indicating that IT spending is going to be flat leading into 2009. Organizations took actions to reduce expenses in the period from August to October, As the economy declined. Cost-cutting actions included deferring equipment upgrades, cutting contractors and temps, cutting back on IT training, renegotiating vendor contracts, cutting meals/entertainment, cutting planned [...]
November 12, 2008
We want to welcome you to Bizi’s technology blog. We will be posting informational tidbits from time to time on the state of used and refurbished technology equipment in the networking and telcom industries as well as test and measurement equipment. We will also be highlighting specials on equipment that we have in stock so [...]
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November 7, 2008
I’ve been following with interest the future of the cloud computing infrastructure space. The concept is simple. In the future, we won’t have or even need all our data or software programs on our own computers, they’ll be floating around somewhere on somebody else’s servers, accessible via the internet. A vast, interconnected “nebula” of other people’s data [...]
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