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Category: Digital Data Destruction

April 4, 2017

Guarantee Security in Your On-Site Hard Drive Shredding Service

by SRS Media

All businesses reach a point where they are required to upgrade their IT and electronic equipment. When upgrading existing equipment, whether replacing end-of-life IT units or just switching them out for parts, a common question that arises is, “how do I destroy a hard drive?” The answer to this question is critical not only for…

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Posted in: Digital Data Destruction, IT Asset Disposition
December 22, 2016

Developing a Risk Aware Culture for Data Security

by SRS Media

The digital data security risk landscape is evolving as rapidly as technology is. While it’s impossible to predict what new technologies will emerge and when, organisations can still be ready for them. How? With a proactive, partner-focused approach to risk management, organisations can create the kind of risk aware culture that will guide them through…

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Posted in: Digital Data Destruction, Global ITAD Solutions
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September 22, 2016

3 Ways You Can Extend Your ITAD Budget

by SRS Media

Over the past 15 years the market for the disposal of electronics and IT equipment has undergone a dramatic evolution. Businesses who were accustomed to receiving payment for the commodities resulting from old devices had to shift gears to consider IT asset disposition (ITAD) as a part of their departmental costs. Now not only does…

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Posted in: Digital Data Destruction, Global ITAD Solutions, IT Asset Disposition, IT Asset Remarketing
August 16, 2016

Securing Your Chain-of-Custody During IT Asset Disposition

by SRS Media

When managing the disposition of IT assets, items must be closely tracked to ensure the security of any data stored. Companies with various locations may find it challenging to ensure consistency of IT security at each location and generally desire working with one company to reliably manage their IT asset disposition for all sites. Tracking…

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Posted in: Digital Data Destruction, IT Asset Disposition, IT Asset Tracking
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July 14, 2016

Benefits of Secure IT Asset Disposition

by SRS Media

Company-owned IT assets containing proprietary and/or sensitive information are not always considered a high priority and may introduce significant security risks when devices are replaced. As a result secure and responsible IT asset disposition (ITAD) has never been more critical. ITAD refers to the methodical process of removing retired or non-working IT equipment with the…

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Posted in: Digital Data Destruction, IT Asset Disposition, IT Asset Remarketing
March 31, 2016

Building Organizational Success at IAITAM’s 2016 Spring ACE

by SRS Media

For the past 13 years, IT asset management (ITAM) professionals and industry leaders have gathered at the International Association of IT Asset Managers’ (IAITAM) annual Spring ACE conference and exhibition to share valuable insight and discuss the latest in the industry. As a leading global information source, this conference has become a valuable resource for…

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Posted in: Data Center Decommissioning, Digital Data Destruction, IT Asset Disposition, Sims Announcements
March 15, 2016

Bulk Media Shredder Enhances On-Site Digital Data Destruction Offerings

by SRS Media

Over the last decade, hard drive data destruction services have gained popularity in assuring organizations all data is disposed of securely and responsibly along with their electronic hardware. More recently, IT asset disposition (ITAD) companies have introduced portable hard drive data destruction solutions for added convenience and increased security. These services generally involve mobile hard…

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Posted in: Digital Data Destruction, IT Asset Disposition, Sims Announcements
February 25, 2016

Conquering Data Center Decommissioning Security Challenges

by SRS Media

Increasing digitization, mobility and connected devices will continue to impact how data centers manage vast amounts of data. According to the world’s leading information technology research company, large quantities of data will drive the data center industry to face new security, capacity and analytics challenges1. In this time of constant security threats, protecting confidential information…

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Posted in: Data Center Decommissioning, Digital Data Destruction, IT Asset Disposition
January 14, 2016

Part 2: Working With Different Types of Hard Drives

by SRS Media

Click here to view Part 1. The two most common types of laptop and desktop storage devices are hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD). A hard disk drive pairs the platters with magnetic heads arranged on a moving actuator arm, which reads and writes data to the platter sources. Hard disk drives retain…

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Posted in: Blog Series, Digital Data Destruction, IT Asset Disposition
January 5, 2016

Part 1: 5 Ways to Guarantee Hard Drive Data Destruction

by SRS Media

As an IT manager are you confident your company is protected from a data breach? How can you be certain? In a recent survey, 83 percent of IT decision makers were either fairly or very confident they were protected. 15 percent on the other hand did not feel confident and 2 percent did not know.…

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Posted in: Blog Series, Digital Data Destruction, IT Asset Disposition
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