Growth and Sustainability Imperatives Drive IT Circularity in the Data Center Environment
Future Growth Potential of New Services to Meet IT Circular Logistics, Data, and Life Cycle Management Requirements
06-Sep-2022
Global
Market Research
K771-01-00-00-00
IT04573-GL-MT_26885
The circular economy (CE) is a framework with efficiency at its core (do more with less), aiming to decouple economic activity from the consumption of finite resources. In IT, the data center environment is transforming the CE framework into different in-house capabilities and services that third-party companies offer. These capabilities and services include IT maintenance, managed services, operations, logistics, decommissioning, data destruction and sanitization, repairs, refurbishing, remarketing, and recycling. CE, given its nature, involves the whole supply chain, and any analysis and action must be taken with a systemic approach.
This study includes revenue estimation for IT’s second-life resell global market, including servers, network equipment, and storage devices, and IT’s recycled market comprising servers and hard disk drive (HDD) devices, but not networking assets.
In addition, this research service includes recommendations for OEMs, data center operators, and regulatory bodies, emphasizing the need to operate with the CE framework at a high-priority level.
Author: Leonardo Sampieri
Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Data Center’s Circular IT Market
Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
Key Highlights
Key Highlights (continued)
Definitions and Acronyms
Defining Circularity
Defining Circularity (continued)
Defining IT Circularity in the Data Center Environment
Defining IT Circularity in the Data Center Environment (continued)
Servitization—How the Market Is Implementing Circularity
Measuring IT Circularity in the Data Center Industry—Introduction
Measuring IT Circularity in the Data Center Industry—Materials Flow Level
Measuring IT Circularity in the Data Center Industry—Product Level
Measuring IT Circularity in the Data Center Industry—Organizational Level
Challenges in Measuring IT Circularity in the Data Center Industry
Organizations Developing CE Standards and Instruments
Certifications in the Circular IT Data Center Space
Certifications in the Circular IT Data Center Space (continued)
IT Second-life Resale Global Market Size
IT Second-life Resale Global Market Size (continued)
IT Second-life Resale Global Market Size (continued)
Recycled IT Global Market Size
Recycled IT Global Market Size (continued)
Growth Metrics
Growth Drivers
Growth Drivers Analysis
Growth Restraints
Growth Restraint Analysis
Leaders in the Circular IT Data Center Space
Leaders in the Circular IT Data Center Space (continued)
Leaders in the Circular IT Data Center Space (continued)
Leading Companies in the Circular IT Data Center Space
Leading Companies in the Circular IT Data Center Space (continued)
Leading Companies in the Circular IT Data Center Space (continued)
Leading Companies in the Circular IT Data Center Space (continued)
Leading Companies in the Circular IT Data Center Space (continued)
Recommendations
Growth Opportunity 1—Circular IT Services for the Edge Data Centers Segment
Growth Opportunity 1—Circular IT Services for the Edge Data Centers Segment (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2—Digital Tools for Circular IT
Growth Opportunity 2—Digital Tools for Circular IT (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3—Reverse Logistics for Circular IT Economies
Growth Opportunity 3—Reverse Logistics for Circular IT Economies (continued)
Growth Opportunity 4—Life Cycle Solutions for Circular IT Economies
Growth Opportunity 4—Life Cycle Solutions for Circular IT Economies (continued)
List of Exhibits
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- Data Center’s Circular IT Market: IT’s Second-life Resell, Global, 2020
- Data Center’s Circular IT Market: Recycled IT, Global, 2020
- Data Center’s Circular IT Market: Growth Drivers, Global, 2021–2027
- Data Center’s Circular IT Market: Growth Restraints, Global, 2021–2027
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