Server Memory & RAM Buyback

Models and families covered

DDR5 — RDIMM 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 96GB, 128GB, 256GB. DDR4 — RDIMM 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB. LRDIMM 64GB, 128GB. 3DS RDIMM. NVDIMM (battery-backed). Persistent memory (Intel Optane PMem 100/200/300).

Memory pipeline volumes

Memory is one of the steadiest residual-value asset classes in our pipeline because: (1) demand is stable across server, workstation and AI buyer segments; (2) supply is deep (every server retirement contributes RAM volume); (3) memory is non-data-bearing once power-cycled (cleanly disposable). Pricing per SKU varies by capacity, speed, vendor and tier; we send line-item quotes per SKU.

Per-stick vs bulk pricing

Matched kits (paired ranks, same vendor + part-number + speed) clear at higher per-stick pricing because they fit straight into specific buyer rebuilds. Mixed-vendor or mixed-speed pulls clear at bulk pricing because the buyer must assemble matched kits downstream. Server-OEM pulls (mixed by definition) clear at bulk; tray-grade (factory-sealed) clears at top of market.

Intel Optane Persistent Memory disposition

Intel Optane PMem (PMem 100/200, briefly PMem 300 before discontinuation) is data-bearing — App Direct mode persists data across power cycles. PMem buyback requires per-DIMM Cryptographic Erase via the Intel ipmctl tool before resale; certificate documents the encryption state at retirement.

Settlement and engagement mechanics

Settlement is in your reporting currency (CAD) against your purchase order, line-item per asset, payment terms agreed in the SOW. Programme engagements run on milestone-based settlement against the rolling pickup schedule with monthly true-up. Cross-border engagements (where the asset routes between Maxicom operating regions) are consolidated to your reporting-currency entity through internal Maxicom inter-company arrangements; the customer-facing transaction is single-currency. The SOW is structured per the Maxicom legal entity that contracts with you (Maxicom UAE, Maxicom India, Maxicom Singapore, Maxicom Canada, Maxicom Hong Kong); GST / VAT / HST / withholding-tax treatment is handled per local tax law. Quote validity follows the asset class — 14 days for steady-state enterprise hardware, 5 business days for AI accelerators where the secondary market re-prices weekly, 30 days for memory and components. We re-quote without penalty where the validity has lapsed and the customer is ready to transact.

Audit defensibility and certificate format

Every asset routed through this engagement receives a per-asset Certificate of Destruction with eleven required fields: serial number, make/model/capacity, data classification at retirement, sanitisation method (Clear/Purge/Destroy under NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1, with the specific technique cited), particle size or field strength or encryption algorithm where applicable, sanitisation tool + version + verification response, UTC timestamp + facility location, operator name + ID + signature, witness signature where present, chain-of-custody reference back to the pickup manifest, and the destruction reason where Reuse-First triage was overridden. Certificates are admissible against OSFI B-13, PIPEDA, NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1, IEEE 2883-2022, and (where contractually specified) DoD 5220.22-M and NAID-grade Protocol — one certificate covers all simultaneously. Certificate retention is 7 years default, 8+ years for BFSI engagements, longer where the master service agreement specifies.

Cross-border resale routing under NDA

Where local market depth in Canada cannot absorb the retiring volume at fair refurb pricing, working assets route cross-border through Maxicom's trader-channel network — MENA → ASEAN, IND → ASEAN + MENA, CA → US sub-tier markets and ASEAN, SG → MENA + ASEAN. The routing decision is made per asset-class at engagement scoping; the customer sees the routing on the SOW and can opt out where channel-respect or sovereign-data-residency rules require. NDA discipline is standard. Surplus does not return to your own market's primary channel without explicit consent. Export classification (US BIS for AI accelerators; equivalent local regimes for other restricted-class hardware) is handled before the trade closes; restricted-party screening is part of every cross-border transaction.

Reuse-First disposition KPIs reported back to you

Programme-level engagements receive quarterly business reviews covering: total tonnage processed, Reuse-First reuse rate (% refurbished and redeployed vs % destroyed by media class), residual value recovered in CAD, embodied-carbon-recovered estimate (CO₂e avoided by keeping working assets in service rather than replacing them with newly-manufactured hardware), diversion-from-landfill percentage, material-recovery breakdown, and exception reporting. The reporting format is mapped to your sustainability reporting framework — CSRD ESRS E5, ISSB IFRS S1/S2, BRSR Principle 6, GRI 301/305/306, SASB IT services standards. Single-event engagements receive the same data as a per-engagement summary attached to the consolidated certificate. The reuse-rate metric is the most informative KPI: our blended cohort typically runs around two-thirds reuse rate (indicative); programme engagements typically improve year-over-year as the engagement learns the asset mix.

Key models in our pipeline

DDR5 RDIMM 64GB 4800 · 32GB 4800 · DDR4 RDIMM 64GB 3200 · 32GB 3200 · 32GB 2933 · LRDIMM 128GB 3200 · Optane PMem 200 256GB