Articles on enterprise server economics, platform selection, and infrastructure lifecycle. Understand why paying Dell-new prices for servers is not the only option.
Enterprise-grade servers are built for 7–10 years of productive service, but manufacturers push refresh cycles every 3–5 years. Understanding the gap between sales cycle and useful life is the key to smarter infrastructure economics.
The R750 is the best price/performance platform in the 1IX portfolio. The R760 establishes technological credibility. Here is how to choose between them based on your actual workload, not marketing specs.
Every 1IX Certified server goes through a 100+ point validation process, 72-hour burn-in, and full firmware update before it reaches your datacenter. Here is what that actually means.
Server prices increased 15–20% in late 2025 and have not recovered. The gap between new and certified refurbished enterprise hardware has widened. Here is what businesses should buy, what to avoid, and how 1IX Certified addresses every risk in the refurbished market.
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