Recently, we laid out the five factors that we use to calculate the per drive shred cost: Onsite vs offsite services Quantity Equipment People Organization A little...
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How Much Does it Cost to Shred Hard Drives
Like any service, multiple factors are involved in calculating the cost of shredding hard drives. In fact, it’s fairly straightforward math with 5 key variables that...
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Kiosk removal. Kiosk logistics. Kiosk recycling. Kiosk projects are hot!
Quick quiz: What is an unusual logistics request that comes up more often than you’d think? Answer: Kiosks! Kiosk removal. Kiosk logistics. Kiosk recycling. So...
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Budgeting for Data Destruction and Data Center Decommissioning
Happy new year! For many, that means knuckling down to finalize new budgets for the upcoming year. Every department has their own budget to cover new hires...
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Documentation needed for a data destruction audit
Are you ready for an audit? Or to defend your department in the wake of a data breach? Here are the six critical documentation steps that your auditor (or legal...
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Warehousing old IT equipment – a decision that costs more than money
IT departments and risk management teams are often unsure what to do with highly sensitive or data-laden equipment. Especially when that hardware is old and has no...
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What Devices Can Be Shredded? Just About Everything
We’re asked these shred questions over and over again: What devices can we shred? How do we shred this? Can we shred at our location? Is all shredding done on the...
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Thanksgiving 2020 from the Guardian Table
It’s no secret that we regard each employee as family. We eat lunch together every day at a single table. Yes, the food is good (especially when Glenn is cooking) but...
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Empowering ITAD Services with ASCDI (video)
The IT asset disposition business is a crowded market. There are hundreds, maybe thousands, of players providing outsourced services for enterprise businesses as they...
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Guardian’s NJ lift and shift is a move to bigger and better
When Guardian Data Destruction moved from Long Island City, New York to New Jersey, 18,500 sq ft sounded mighty big. Five years later, we’re moving our headquarters...
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COVID 19: IAITAM, ITAD, NAID, ITEX Spring 2020 Update
It’s not just businesses that are in limbo, the spring 2020 conference circuit for the data destruction industry is in a state of upheaval due to the impacts of the...
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COVID-19: Guardian thanks 1,700 NJ essential workers with a BBQ
Think globally, act locally. That’s exactly what Glenn Laga, President of Guardian Data Destruction, did. Brainstorming with his long-time friend Steve Rich, the two...
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