Who We Are
The ASCDI is an international, US based, non-profit organization, representing businesses engaged in the sustainable reuse, repair, refurbishment, resale, and responsible disposal of technology equipment, promoting ethical practices, and advocating for policies that advance responsible environmental and data protection practices.
Publicity
Published articles, press releases, and podcasts for member companies. Social media promotion to end-users and others in our industry.
Information
Fraud alerts, government legislation, and monthly newsletters to keep our members informed on pertinent industry news.
Charity
Our charity foundation has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars for scholarships and other worthwhile purposes.
Representation
ASCDI serves on various governmental and non-profit counsels to express the interests of the secondary IT industry.
Community
Member companies are vetted and voted into the ASCDI by the members to ensure only the most trustworthy companies are admitted.
Networking
Creates opportunities for member companies to meet with one another through in-person and virtual events.
Education
Webinars teaching industry-wide best practices and advice from experts in our industry.
Member Discounts
Members receive discounts to ASCDI and ASCDI Association Partner events.
Ethics
Promote and enforce high ethical standards of business conduct within the industry.
Benefits of Membership
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Resellers (no end users) can receive our instant equipment Buy/Sell listings
•Receive only the equipment trades you want (by manufacturer)
•Deal with companies who are following the ASCDI Code of Ethics
•Use our IPhone or Android versions for “trading on the go”
•Upload spreadsheets of inventory for sale
•Search our database for the equipment you need
•Free trial available
$100 a month for ASCDI Members. $150 a month for non-members.
Resale and Service Industry News
IBM Launches Industry’s First Development Environment for Apache Spark – Delivered in the Cloud for Rapid Adoption
IBM Cloud becomes hub to help Data Scientists analyze big data quickly and simply using Apache Spark SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 07 Jun 2016: IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced the first cloud-based development environment for near real-time, high performance analytics, giving...
The four major factors in cascade-down IT replacement programs
Here at CDS we strongly advocate the redeployment of post warranty hardware to raise the overall standard of our clients’ computing environments, and although this is the perfect resolution to the problem of reduced performance in legacy hardware for most businesses,...
SSD drives are super unreliable – or are they?
A recent study published by IT Pro Portal has been gaining a large amount of attention, due to the headline claim that SSD drives are far less reliable than traditional spinning disks. At a time when many enterprises are rolling out SSD replacement and upgrade...
IT Integration Challenges Solved by Service-Oriented Architecture
Published on : 3rd June 2016 One of the biggest challenges your IT department faces today is keeping up with and supporting the variety of platforms that their customers are using. To solve this challenge a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) will enable processes to...
IBM and Cisco Combine the Power of Watson Internet of Things with Edge Analytics
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IBM to Acquire EZSource to Help Developers Modernize Mainframe Applications for Digital Business
Technology visualizes application environment to speed cloud deployment Armonk, NY - 01 Jun 2016: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it plans to acquire EZ Legacy Ltd. (EZSource), an Israel-based application discovery company, to help developers quickly and easily...
Returns – An opportunity or a problem!
Published on : 24th May 2016 My LG HBS800 was giving me trouble for a week now and finally gave up on me yesterday. It was 6 months old. Incidentally, I had thrown away the receipt. To set things right i went to the store yesterday, and spent 20 minutes with a BestBuy...
Find out about Third Party Maintenance from our customers at our free Webinar
Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2016 in Third Party Maintenance Traditionally OEMs have almost completely controlled corporate data center strategy. If your company uses a single vendor for storage, there’s a very good chance that your entire upgrade strategy has been...
Preparing for your All-Flash Future
Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 in Flash Storage As popular as magnetic disk has been, the reality is future datacenters will rely solely on flash storage. Falling costs and increased capacities means the decision has become ‘when’ rather than ‘if’. But a good...
Exploring the Connection between Manufacturing and DevOps
Published on : 27th May 2016 As a DevOps evangelist, one of my passion and responsibilities, lies in spreading its awareness. There is a conscious efforts towards dispelling myths about what DevOps is – and isn’t. It is important to explain what DevOps means to “your”...