Digital Warehouse A+ Certified Pre-Owned Quality Refurbished Network Infrastructure Products

Since 1994, over 12,000 cost-conscious technology buyers worldwide have selected Digital Warehouse A+ Certified refurbished network infrastructure products and innovative services to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of their network infrastructure.

All A+ Certified networking products must pass a grueling 28-point inspection, upgrade and update checklist. This includes testing under a variety of conditions to ensure that electronics, connectivity ports, memory configuration, firmware/software and electrical components perform to Digital Warehouse A+ Certified standards. All Digital Warehouse A+ Certified products carry a One Year Warranty to the original purchaser.

A+ Certification Checklist Prior to Stocking

1- Check cosmetic appearance
2- Open chassis and inspect all internal components
3- Check power supply and fan
4- Check interface card slots
5- Check flash and DRAM memory
6- Check firmware and software
7- Check power On/Off switch
8- Check power indicator lights
9- Check fan noise
10- Check console cable connectivity
11- Run System Test 1 to ensure no errors
12- Record flash, DRAM, NVRAM and shared memory sizes
13- Check firmware and software versions
14- Clean system board and fan assembly
15- Clean (and paint) chassis exterior
16- Include rack mount kit and console cable
17- Include CD documentation
18- Create inventory data sheet with serial numbers
19- Custom package with System Test 1 results, and stock the unit.

A+ Certification Checklist For Order Fulfillment

20- Run configurator to determine hardware/software compatibility
21- Upgrade memory if required to load updated firmware/software
22- Update firmware and software if needed
23- Insert interface modules and run System Test 2 to ensure ZERO ERRORS
24- Print system test results and confirm no errors in booting the system
25- Create Packing List With Serial Numbers
26- Compare Packing List With Customer PO for order accuracy
27- Custom pack all components and include System Test 2 results
28- Ship and notify the customer via email with the FED-EX tracking number

Solutions to Reduce the Acquisition Costs

Costs related to acquisition of networking products are directly related to the discount percentage off list of the new equipment being purchased either individually or through a blanket purchase agreement.
Vendors and their sales organizations are trained to maximize their sales volume by proposing larger than needed systems with the justification of future growth potential and by adding components such as additional memory and extended warranty to increase the order size.

Digital Warehouse can significantly decrease your acquisition costs by substituting refurbished products for new, generic compatible memory for original manufacturer memory, and by offering a One Year Hardware warranty on it's A+ Certified refurbished networking products.

With capital expenditure is tight, as an alternative to purchasing, Digital Warehouse offers rental and leasing options ranging from one month to 5 years. These options preserve the precious cash while simultaneously meeting the organization's requirements to grow and expand its network.

Manufacturers of networking equipment distribute their products either directly or through their designated distributors. On time delivery of the orders remains a major unresolved issue with these vendors and distributors. Digital Warehouse can significantly reduce the time it takes to deliver the orders by employing an innovative order management system which can source the needed components from over 2000 suppliers worldwide. Should the delivery time for new hardware exceed customers requirements, Digital Warehouse can quickly source identical refurbished products at substantial discounts then the new.

Solutions to Reduce the cost of warehousing, configuration and testing

Upon receipt of the PO, the suppliers ship the networking products to the "Ship To" address. Often these units arrive in individual boxes which must be opened, inventoried, integrated and tested prior to installation. Receiving, inventorying, integrating, configuring and testing the equipment requires receiving personnel, warehouse space, network engineers and logistics support. These resources cost money and can quickly add up to about 10% of the acquisition costs.
Digital Warehouse can receive, inventory, integrate, upgrade, configure and test any networking products and then ship them directly to your installation engineers anywhere in the world.

All integration, testing and configuration questions are directly handled by Digital Warehouse Customer Support Engineers, hence speeding up the installation.

Solutions to Reduce Maintenance and Operations Costs

Most manufacturers' new equipment is covered under a 90 day hardware warranty. To extend the warranty beyond the 90 days, the organization has to purchase expensive hardware support warranties from vendors.
Digital Warehouse offers a One Year Hardware Replacement Warranty on all it's A+ Certified Products, hence reducing the cost associated with equipment maintenance.

Source : Digital Warehouse