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Different Ways to Prevent Employee Theft of Your Retired IT Equipment

Information technology has become the heartbeat of the business world, allowing easy access to data and instant global communications. With the breakneck speeds at which technologies advance, businesses can find themselves in a never-ending cycle of upgrades, not to mention disposal of retired IT equipment. The danger here is that outdated devices will get lost […]
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How to Manage the ITAD Reporting Gap

Ideally, your Sioux Falls, SD business will track every IT device within your organization from the moment you buy it until the moment it is destroyed. However, even with a tracking system in place, this isn’t always entirely feasible. Not only are you dealing with potentially hundreds or thousands of devices, including computers, laptops, tablets, […]
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Retiring vs Disposing of Assets

Although IT devices are often designed to last for many years with proper maintenance, from a purely mechanical standpoint, they can quickly become obsolete due to technological advances that render older equipment unsafe or otherwise undesirable to continue using (as when manufacturer support is discontinued, for example). At this point, your Sioux Falls, SD will […]
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Why Businesses Must Comply with Data Disposal Regulations

Data security has probably always been a paramount concern to businesses. It’s hard to believe that the first credit cards appeared nearly 100 years ago, although credit cards as we know them today (bank credit cards) wouldn’t appear and start to gain traction until the late ‘50s/early 60’s. Even social security didn’t exist until 1935. […]
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Why Overwriting Isn’t Enough to Erase Data

Data destruction is a tricky business. Computer and software manufacturers know that sometimes people accidentally delete things they didn’t mean to, and they may even save new data and accidentally overwrite what they deleted. For this reason, there are a variety of protections in place that allow users to recover lost data, even if it’s […]
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Why You Should Consider ITAD a Security Threat

If you know what IT asset disposition (ITAD) is, then you probably think of it as a major boon to your business and overall data security. In fact, you really do need ITAD policies and procedures in place to remain compliant with applicable privacy and environmental laws related to data and equipment disposal. The right […]
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Why You Should Leave Hard Drive Destruction to the Professionals

We live in an era of unparalleled access to data. In many ways, this is a boon. When properly collected and collated, mass amounts of data can help us to improve dramatically, addressing problems on a global scale and planning for a better future. Unfortunately, collection and storage of data can also be dangerous. As […]
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Why IT Remarketing is a Solid Solution

Rapid advances in technology have led to high turnover in equipment and electronics, not only for consumers, but for businesses as well. If you want your North Dakota business to remain competitive, you need an IT management strategy that includes regular upgrades to take advantage of the latest advances. You’ll probably want to consider upgrading […]
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What Might be Left on Your Hard Drive?

Computer security is an essential component of modern business operations. Your Sioux Falls, SD business has both legal and ethical obligations to protect consumer privacy, and naturally, you also want to protect proprietary business information that could give competitors an advantage over you. This is why you go to great lengths to institute security measures, […]
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