1、Shahriyar Rahmati CEO Reconext)There is no choice but to move faster2Over$1 trillion in tech hardware Over$1 trillion in tech hardware will be deployed in global data centers in the next 5 years likely an undercallundercall as demand accelerates.Useful lives are shrinkingUseful lives are shrinking.C
2、omputing demands and power use are driving a costly game of hardware“leapfrog.hardware“leapfrog.Todays F1 car is replaced replaced in just 2in just 2 3 years3 years.Shrinking Useful Lives Shrinking Useful Lives and the Hardware Raceand the Hardware RaceSecondary Use Secondary Use PotentialPotentialT
3、he capabilities&quality of assets is increasingThe capabilities&quality of assets is increasing.Even with shorter first-use lives,devices are more ready than ever for second and third lifesecond and third life.Excellence in first-useGrowing Trust in Growing Trust in Refurbished EquipmentRefurbished
4、EquipmentBusinesses and consumers Businesses and consumers are increasingly comfortable with highhigh-quality refurbished like new infrastructurequality refurbished like new infrastructure,with or without OEM certification.Rejecting Rejecting GreenwashingGreenwashing“Green washing tactics such as dr
5、ive shredding are becoming increasingly transparent methods of turning value into waste(the opposite of what should be happening).The market is growing intolerant of technologically“lazy approaches.Massive Opportunity Massive Opportunity for Innovation and for Innovation and CollaborationCollaborati
6、onThe market opportunity market opportunity and ecological imperativeecological imperative,combined with the ability to bring tech to new marketsbring tech to new markets,create massive upside for those who pursue an innovationan innovation-driven,collaborative approachdriven,collaborative approach.