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Sales was once a dirty word, or perhaps you say it still is. But from where I stand, the culture and perspective around sales has changed dramatically in the last ten to fifteen years. As Sales Director for sustainable IT provider Aliter Networks in the Asia Pacific, I’ve got a few years of experience behind me now. My career journey began in Australia,

It is no secret that we LOVE refurbished IT equipment. So much so that our founder Jean Noel Clot has created an artistic photo series. The series features close ups of refurbished network parts. With this series we want to raise awareness that we urgently need to reduce the ever growing amount of e-waste and actively promote extending the lifecycle of IT infrastructure equipment.

It’s been wonderful working at Aliter Networks and supporting business partners to optimize their supply chains, cost structures, and the management and cycles of their networking infrastructure. It’s work and business I know and love. Working for this Certified B Corporation in particular, with a clear, honest vision for people, planet and profit, has prompted me to take a different perspective on the business world.

We’re excited to share our latest case study with you. One we’re particularly proud of because “I feel like we’ve truly hit a new benchmark when it comes to supporting our clients.” Our existing client, a natural resources production company based in Australia were tasked with deploying a new in-site within the African continent in a very short time frame.

We’ve said it before – refurbished network equipment is better for the environment. But what about the network environment itself? Unless your role involves dealing with network equipment or infrastructure, ‘the IT network’ is often just regarded as something that hums along in the background. Nobody really takes notice because...well, it’s not the ‘sexiest’ field out there. It’s usually not the hot topic on the morning agenda.Until it is...

Since end of 2019 Aliter Networks is a certified B Corporation. This sounds great, but what does it really mean?

It means we are focused as an organisation to be a force for good in this world and being one of the companies in the world that are making positive difference through the act of doing business in the IT industry.

Javier Marti Marcos is a sales executive for Aliter’s burgeoning Spanish market, working from our head office in Almere, The Netherlands. We were touched to learn that in his spare time, Javier, along with his sister Maria Martí, who is an artist and illustrator, created a beautiful children’s storybook – Voyagers of the Circle – with a deeper message around the value of our planet.

As the pandemic has impacted supply chains, some electronics manufacturers have struggled to produce new equipment. Could this be the best time for enterprises to opt using refurbished and reusing preowned IT equipment?

Remember 2019? When the economy was growing, business were running great & the sky was the limit? With global IT spending growth at almost 3.9%. Plans and budgets for 2020 were made and the outlook was positive. Until the pandemic arrived and changed the world.

This New Zealand based public health organization, which operates three hospitals, employs over 6000 people, and provides a wide range of specialist care services toa population of around 1.000.000 people.

There’s no doubt the world is now quite entrenched in new ways of working and living, and there’s a lot of news and social media out there about the challenges now, and ahead. But it can be a little overwhelming at times. So, we hope you’re able to take a moment to see the lighter side of life (and news) too

The customer is a global provider of financial planning, insurance, investments, wealth management and banking. They have a total of 25 offices at different locations across the USA and EMEA. Their network manager was in need of an end of sale item to maintain a vital part of network infrastructure and came across our services

For Telecommunications Service Providers, Speed and accuracy are critical in order to ensure that their clients can offer 24/7 services to their customers. Quick service delivery is key, but were not always achieved with their former supplier, who took over 6 weeks to deliver the required IT equipment.

Timing is key component for the contracted systems integrator whose major client is an international US bank. They install IT systems for their client’s ATM machines and other electronic payment services, including bank statement printers, self-service terminals, cash register systems and networks.

In light of unprecedented events, we’re all aware that working in the office isn’t business as usual around the world right now. Across the globe, large corporations are taking steps in placing health and safety first, with necessary precautions, and asking staff and teams to work remotely from home with business travel bans.

A large French National organization with education bodies throughout France servicing from vocational institutions to high school (public & private) faces the challenge of annually providing for over 35,000 IT students on the CCNA “bundles” while staying within their budget and meeting their sustainability goals at the same time.

Aliter Networks became a certified B Corp company. With this certification, Aliter joins a growing group of sustainability focused organisations worldwide, including Danone, Tony’s Chocolonely, the Guardian, Patagonia, the Body Shop and Engie.

Meet Sean Doyle – He’s our APAC Sales Director, based out of Singapore. Whom recently debuted our EMEA and APAC webinars. Among his other interests, Sean is particularly passionate about the sustainable IT industry, and extends this into his personal and professional life. We caught up with Sean to gain some insights into his daily life, and our new Singapore office – which is now over a year old.

In Aliter's recent webinar, "The Business Case for Circular IT: An Alternative to your OEM's strategy", we looked at IT investment and strategy, and discussed linear versus circular IT models. Many organizations run on a linear model - following with what is easiest and the most cost effective, replacing their IT hardware every 3-5 years. A decision largely influenced by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), which typically has different priorities than a sustainably-minded organization.

Slowly, the world is waking up to making smarter, more sustainable choices that impact the triple bottom line - social, economical and environmental benefits. In particular, you've probably heard a lot about sustainable, ethical fashion, and the plastic-free movement. But you don't hear as much about the business we're in - sustainable and circular IT.

This International Women’s Day, we’re shining a light on just some of the many women who are leading the way in the development, support and uptake of the circular economy. From food, fashion, design and IT, these 9 women are leading the conversation in helping to create sustainable change through re-thinking, reusing and recycling.

IT has helped to enhance efficiency and streamline processes in almost every industry. And while that’s something we’re grateful to see (and benefit from), Aliter Networks is more interested in how IT goes beyond industry – to making a social impact.

Here are 10 companies we think are making a difference with IT (in no particular order!) Read on about what they’re doing, and why we’re inspired.