Sims Recycling Solutions announced their inclusion for the second time in the latest “Market Guide for IT Asset Disposition” reporti. Published by Gartner, a prominent IT research and advisory company, the guide is designed to help IT leaders identify the right ITAD processes and vendors for their requirements. “This robust collection of data offered by…
Sims Recycling Solutions to explain GDPR effects on the IT asset disposition (ITAD) industry at E-scrap 2018 conference Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) is proud to have Sean Magann, global vice president of SRS, participate at the E-Scrap 2018 conference in New Orleans. Mr. Magann is scheduled to provide a primer on the EU’s new general…
As a manufacturer looking for sustainable growth opportunities you may seek new ways to adopt more circular business models. By implementing a circular approach you will extend product lifecycles, recycling secondary raw materials, and increase reuse while focusing on positive society-wide benefits. It is critical to build sustainability into your business ecosystem to deliver true…
When recycling e-waste it is important to separate shredded materials into streams that are as clean as possible. These material fractions may include but are not limited to iron, aluminum, copper, plastics and printed circuit boards. Continuous evolution of the products being received at these electronics recycling and IT asset disposition (ITAD) facilities, forces operational…
Risk Based Security reported that 8 billion records were compromised by 5,207 data breaches in 2017. The average breach costs companies $3.62 million (€2.69 million), according to global research conducted by Ponemon Institute for their 2017 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Overview. Contributing to that hefty tab are legal defense fees, regulatory noncompliance penalties,…
Globally, only 52 percent of companies have security standards in place for third-party vendors. When it comes to IT and electronic equipment it is always recommended to take a closer look at your vendor’s security standards. If you haven’t already you should create and enforce a set of criteria of minimum requirements needed to do…
We have had many reach out to us over the years requesting answers on a variety of topics. Here are answers to the most frequent questions received.
Why you need a secure ITAD program to comply with GDPR. The one certainty with the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation that takes effect this week is that it is complicated. It seemed like there was plenty of time to prepare for compliance when the GDPR was adopted in April 2016, but numerous studies…
IAITAM ACE 2018 kicked off with a keynote from speaker Andrew Adams encouraging us all to be ‘the best’, not just great; and to look past what seems to be true and find ‘the truth’. Inspiring words which set us up well for two and a half days of IT asset management seminars. Early on…
In its third year on the London conference calendar, IoT Tech Expo, Europe is part of the world’s largest internet of things (IoT) event series. Co-located with blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) events, this expo brought together the brightest and boldest of the technology industry. This expo brought together more than 11,000 delegates, exhibitors and…