James Fillmore pt2 – IT Solutions

In part II, Jeff continues the conversation with James Fillmore of the Almond Board of California. James has been working in IT for the past 27 years as a system admin, a CTO, an IT solutions company owner, an IT director, and in many other roles. He has spent time in a wide variety of […]

Dick Noble pt2 – IT Equipment Resale

Welcome to part II in the ITAD Talk podcast series with Dick Noble. Dick and a partner launched Summit Information Resources (now Summit 360) from Dick’s duplex, with just the dining room and a spare bedroom as their office. There was no internet then – just a phone system and a fax machine connected to […]

Dick Noble pt1 – Summit 360

This episode finds Jeff conversing with Dick Noble, the founder of Summit 360. Summit 360 began as a reseller of used and refurbished DEC hardware including networking, minicomputers, and storage equipment. That was almost 30 years ago, but growing the business, building a team that shares his customer-centric values — integrity, service, teamwork – has […]

John McLaughlin pt1 – IT News and Events

Jeff Bittner is joined by John McLaughlin. John has 20+ years as an editor/publisher of IT content. 50k+ people enjoy John’s weekly “IT News and Events” newsletter. John is VP of TechLauderdale, (previously known as the South Florida Technology Alliance), and is the organizer of the weekly vBeers IT Networking Events, and a founding organizer […]

John McLaughlin pt2 – Tintri and ITPalooza

Jeff continues his conversation with John McLaughlin. For 15 years while at Sun Microsystems, John helped lead the charge to replace proprietary minicomputers with Open Systems. With a focus on providing professional services, major account management, and training to customers and partners, John now replaces proprietary storage systems with open-sourced, ZFS based storage solutions. This […]

Patty McKenzie and Roger Greive pt2 – R2 Certification Standards

Jeff continues the conversation with Patty McKenzie and Roger Greive, of SERI. to discuss the mission and evolution of R2 standards andcertification. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe to ITAD Talk wherever you listen to podcasts.

Patty McKenzie and Roger Greive pt3 – SERI Certification R2 v3

Jeff, Patty, and Roger conclude their discussion about SERI and the evolution of R2 standards. This was a great conversation, if you missed parts 1 & 2, you can scroll to listen. The ITAD Talk Podcast is brought to you by Exit Technologies, Inc.

Patty McKenzie and Roger Greive – SERI

In this series Jeff Bittner is joined by Patty McKenzie and Roger Greive to discuss the mission and evolution of SERI and the standards related to R2 certification. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe to the ITAD Talk podcast wherever you listen.

ITAD Summit pt1 – Robert Tokarchyk

In this series Jeff welcomes Robert Tokarchyk, the CEO of RazorERP, an enterprise software provider for electronic recycling, ITAD, and IT broker markets. This is a fun conversation about building a business and the maturation of the circular economy and related services. This includes ITAD Summit as a conference to serve the niche. Don’t forget […]

ITAD Summit pt2 – Bob Lafon

In the second part of this conversation, Jeff Bittner and Robert Tokarchyk are joined by Sr. VP of HCG Holding, Bob Lafon.Bob delves farther into the value of ITAD Summit to the players in the space. These are a couple of fun segments that uncover synergies in the circular economy that might not be obvious […]