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Wisetek Urges Businesses to Prioritise Sustainability in Data Centres Ahead of Data Centre Ireland Conference.

Ahead of the Data Centre Ireland conference, Wisetek (Booth 521) are calling on all businesses to improve their sustainability practices when it comes to data centres.
With data centres expected to consume around 20% of the world’s power supply by 2025 and an estimated 59.4 million tonnes of e-waste in total produced globally in 2022, the environmental impact is significant. The decommissioning of data centres is one of the biggest contributors to e-waste, making it crucial for businesses to be aware of just how their e-waste is handled.

The backbone of our flourishing digital economy is the data centre. Modern data centres are quite resource-intensive, consuming about one per cent of total electricity consumption worldwide, or 205 terawatt-hours. Reducing this figure will require greater efforts in data centre resource management.”
notes Donal Gibson, Head of International Sales at Wisetek

Wisetek offers a comprehensive suite of data centre services, including migration, data centre decommissioning, data destruction, and erasure services. By partnering with Wisetek, businesses can ensure the safe and responsible management of their data centres throughout their lifecycle. Wisetek’s expertise in data sanitisation and IT asset disposition allows for the recycling and reuse of IT assets, minimising e-waste generation.
Speaking on the Circular Economy
On Day 2 of the conference Wisetek’s Global Accounts Director, Gary McCarthy will be one of the speakers on ‘The Growing Circular Economy Within Data Centres’ panel (3:10-3:55, strategy stream, room 1.)

As data centres evolve, their commitment to the circular economy shapes not just their efficiency but our collective responsibility for a greener future. Wisetek are incredibly proud to be a part of this initiative and to help grow sustainability in the industry.
Gary McCarthy, Global Accounts Director, Wisetek

The Importance of Migration, Decommissioning, Data Destruction & Data Erasure

Our decommissioning services provide full ITAD reporting, including certificates of data destruction and inventory reporting whilst endeavouring to minimise the amount of e-waste generated via the recycling and reuse of IT assets wherever possible
Donal Gibson, Head of International Sales at Wisetek

As the demand for data centres continues to grow, businesses must prioritize sustainability to mitigate the environmental impact. By implementing Wisetek’s suite of data centre services, businesses can improve their sustainability practices and contribute to a greener future. Wisetek is committed to helping businesses handle their e-waste responsibly and operate data centres in a sustainable manner.

As Data Centres become increasingly common, the safe handling of large data volumes is of the utmost importance. Wisetek is at the forefront of this exciting field, providing solutions for data sanitisation and data centre hardware lifecycle management. With a track record of continuous innovation in the OEM industry, we are excited to showcase our expertise at the Data Centre Ireland event at the RDS this week.
Donal Gibson, Head of International Sales at Wisetek

Wisetek’s suite of data centre services includes migration, data centre decommissioning, data destruction, and erasure services.

We understand the significance of maintaining the security of your data. Our migration services encompass a comprehensive on-site customer audit, ensuring clients stay informed with real-time portal reports, as well as a complete IT relocation service, covering deinstallation, logistics, packaging, reinstallation, and powering up. For those in the decommissioning phase, we offer a secure range of services, including decabling and deracking. A thorough and efficient IT asset audit is included, featuring inventory reconciliation of retired assets, in addition to the documentation and logging of assets within the inventory tracking system.
Donal Gibson, Head of International Sales at Wisetek

Unused materials are recycled according to Wisetek’s Sustainable EARTH standard, which has received external certification for meeting the R2 Responsible Recycling standard and adhering to global regulations.
The Wisetek Sustainable EARTH Program is designed to provide assurance that all of our processing is done in a full transparent, secure and auditable manner whilst ensuring compliance with the highest global environmental regulatory recycling standards

Our aim with the Wisetek Sustainable EARTH Program is to deliver the assurance that all our operations are conducted transparently, securely, and in a way that can be audited, while also ensuring strict compliance with the highest environmental recycling standards across the globe.
Donal Gibson, Head of International Sales at Wisetek

Wisetek doubles e-commerce sales since launch of Wisetek Store

Wisetek, a global leader in advanced IT asset disposition, data destruction, technology reuse, and manufacturing services, has doubled its total e-commerce sales since the launch of its consumer-facing e-commerce brand, Wisetek Store, in October of last year. The volume of IT equipment sold through the Wisetek Store has experienced rapid growth since its launch, with sales volumes now matching Wisetek’s pre-existing e-commerce channels, which primarily targeted businesses.

Wisetek Store was launched to enable consumers to buy high quality refurbished IT equipment including laptops, smart phones, tablets, keyboards, computer mice, and a range of other hardware options without having to pay premium prices for brand new items. The new site also serves as a further demonstration of Wisetek’s core value of sustainability, as over 2,000 laptops have been refurbished and given new life since it was launched.

Wisetek has also partnered with Trees on the Land and has committed to planting one tree for every order placed on Wisetek Store. Over 5,000 native Irish trees were planted across the country in the first round of tree plantings, in collaboration with Trees on the Land.

Sean Sheehan, CEO of Wisetek said “Wisetek is delighted by the strong response we have seen from customers since the launch of the Wisetek Store. Launching a standalone consumer-facing brand was an important step for our company, and we have seen over the past year the significant demand that exists in the market for refurbished items. Consumers, and particularly young people, are becoming more conscious of the sustainability of their purchases, and how what they’re buying affects the world around them. It has been extremely encouraging to see the strong sales growth we have experienced since we launched the site, and particularly recently to coincide with the back to school period.”

Every item listed on Wisetek Store undergoes a rigorous assessment process to determine its suitability, during which the hardware is thoroughly tested. Any existing data on the device is wiped, and the equipment is refurbished as necessary before it is certified to be listed and sold on the site.

iPads have proven to be the most popular item since the launch of the site, and the company has also added gaming laptops, iPhones, and 10th Generation MacBooks to its catalogue in the past year to expand its offering.

Wisetek has grown exponentially since it was established in Cork by Sean Sheehan in 2007 and has expanded its international footprint to include facilities throughout Ireland, the UK, the USA, the Middle East and Thailand.

To date, Wisetek has erased, certified and destroyed 13.7 million disk drives, recorded and processed 19.2 million IT parts, and recovered €1.75 billion worth of IT components for reuse for its customers across the world.

Wisetek Store can be accessed at www.wisetekstore.com.