Deciding on the Type of Electronic Data Destruction You Need

Life cycle planning for your IT equipment and devices requires a strategy that ensures the best possible use value before you upgrade, offset by the rapid pace at which technology advances.  While you certainly want to get your money’s worth, it’s also crucial to remain relevant and competitive.

Of course, this leaves your North Dakota business to grapple with the prospect of electronic data destruction when you decide to ditch outdated devices in favor of something new.  What’s the best way to destroy devices and what are the pros and cons of different options?

Device Shredding

There are endless hacks for destroying hard drives, from dipping them in an acid bath to pounding nails through them.  While these methods are certainly aggressive, they can be extremely dangerous, and often, they don’t actually work.  They certainly don’t comply with data destruction methods legally approved under consumer privacy laws.

What you need is a certified ITAD service provider to partner with, so you can ensure that your hard drives and devices are properly shredded, in keeping with all applicable laws.  A mobile shredding service will cover security from beginning to end, providing locking bins for in-office use (to prevent the threat of internal theft), picking up on a schedule, and even shredding on-site as you watch, before providing a Certificate of Destruction and Recycling for your records.

If you don’t require on-site shredding, you can still track your devices by serial number via a 24/7 client portal, for your piece of mind, while devices are held at a secure facility until destruction.  Many businesses appreciate the finality of this method, as well as the fact that the ITAD provider manages compliance on behalf of business clients.

Wiping and Remarketing

Have you ever sent a batch of IT equipment out for destruction and felt a pang at all the money you spent on it going down the drain?  You’re not alone.  Modern businesses rely on expensive IT equipment to operate, and upgrades are an essential part of remaining competitive, but it certainly isn’t fun to get rid of devices that could still hold some value.

The good news is, shredding isn’t the only option to consider when it comes to destroying data.  With the help of your trusted ITAD partner, you can wipe your devices in order to reuse them within your organization, or alternately, refurbish and sell them to recoup some cost.

If you’re worried about compliance, you should know that a multi-step wiping process is an approved method of data destruction, so as long as you work with a trusted ITAD partner, you can rest easy knowing that all traces of data will be eliminated.  From there, your devices can be remarketed to ease the burden of purchasing new IT equipment.

You’ll have to decide which method of data destruction is right for your North Dakota business, but both are worth considering for the potential benefits you’ll gain.  Contact the certified and reliable experts at SEAM today at 605-274-7326 (SEAM) or online to request a quote and learn more.