ITAD Summit 2021 is over! As always, it was the perfect opportunity to reconnect with current clients, learn about new trends and discover new opportunities. Even...
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IT Data Trends and the impact on Data Destruction and Data Center Services
Guardian Data Destruction employees frequently refer to themselves as “the undertakers of the IT world.” We know that IT and data storage trends are wagging our tail...
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8 Post-pandemic Predictions for the Planning of Data Security and IT Asset Management and Disposition
Whether your company boomed due to increased laptop and webcam sales for work-from-home zooming or impatiently waited for the safety “all clear” to re-energize your...
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How the FTC Right to Repair ruling affects data destruction
As manufacturers, ITADs and VARS now know, the upcoming “Right to Repair” executive order will open up options for the repair of electronics and equipment. PC...
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Retired IT assets on hold waiting for secure disposition. What’s the risk?
Your new IT equipment is in! Woo hoo! STOP. Before you even think about opening those boxes, what are you doing about the retired IT assets? Do you have an IT asset...
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Secure asset transport for devices and hard drives that have live data
Not up for debate: the optimal solution for data destruction is onsite data destruction. The truck pulls right up to your loading dock (or back door) and hard...
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What is an Asset Transfer Form (ATF) and why is it important for secure transport?
Often just referred to as “the paperwork”, the Asset Transfer Form (ATF) is the exact, verified count of assets (any kind) that are going to be packed, picked up and...
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Redeploy 2021 from ASCDI DisposITion21 (Video)
ASCDI’s disposITion 2021 hosted an expert “Redeploy 2021” panel discussion to examine how new environmental regulations, new privacy laws and the COVID-19 pandemic...
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What does a written process have to do with data destruction? Everything.
Just like post-surgery checklists that ensure gauze and instruments aren’t mistakenly left inside the body and then trigger a bigger problem, written data destruction...
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Reverse Logistics for IT asset disposition (ITAD)
Procurement departments, IT managers, asset disposition (ITAD) specialists, and warehouse managers may use the term “reverse logistics” from time to time. What...
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IT Asset Disposition for Copiers and Printers (and their hard drives)
Here’s a data destruction hot tip pulled right from our recent 30 common places where data is stored blog: most all-in-one printers and networked copiers have...
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HIPAA and Data Destruction for IT Devices – What You Should Know
In 2018, the Federal Department of Health and Human Services’ (HSS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) republished the rules for disposing of electronic devices, media and...
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