SITAD solution brief

As organisations migrate to new technologies to innovate, drive efficiencies and enable new ways of working, they can’t just throw their old IT and office equipment in the bin. Not following defined processes for IT equipment disposal puts an organisation at risk of data breaches, regulatory penalties and damage to brand reputation.

This guide explains how working with an experienced vendor to develop a secure and structured IT Asset Disposition program can help your organisation:

• reduce the risk of data being lost, stolen or compromised
• be confident your end-of-life assets are handled in accordance with environmental protection regulations
• Lower your total cost of ownership by reclaiming monetary value from equipment

Plus much more.

Challenge

As data continues to grow at an exponential rate, so must an organisations’ surplus of old and outdated IT equipment. The migration to new devices and management of retired assets directly affects the ability to overcome data growth challenges. Meanwhile, pressure from the government and corporate initiatives to practice environmentally compliant operations require companies to look for secure, yet socially responsible, ways to dispose of or recycle this electronic waste. Without defined procedures for disposing, recycling and refurbishing old devices, mitigates the risk of data breaches and subsequent regulatory penalties and damaged brand reputation.

How this affects you

• You need best-practices disposition methodologies that ensure reliability and consistency from collection through final destruction
• You lack confidence that your critical information could be lost, stolen or jeopardised
• You want to be compliant and environmentally-correct when it comes to disposal of potentially hazardous e-waste

What if you could

• Confidently manage your old, obsolete or decommissioned IT equipment?
• Dispose of IT assets in an environmentally friendly manner that is compliant with the strictest industry regulations and mandates?
• Be sure that all sensitive information has been completely destroyed prior to recycling assets?
• Securely track your equipment through destruction or repurposing, so you don’t have to worry about it falling into the wrong hands?

What you gain

• Strong disposition strategy with regimented chain of custody processes and centralised reporting to protect data, reduce e-waste and increase compliance.
• Reduced risk by preventing your data and electronics from being lost, stolen or compromised during disposition.

Iron Mountain Secure IT Asset Disposition

The Iron Mountain® Secure IT Asset Disposition solution helps you destroy and recycle or repurpose numerous IT equipment types via reliable, environmentally-friendly, and secure services. 

Destruction or repurposing of materials

You’ll reduce your e-waste by destroying and recycling or redeploying a wide variety of IT assets — everything from computers that held your sensitive information to old speakers, projectors, printers, and batteries taking up space around your office. Plus, with services that include logistics, removal, and processing and resale, you can rest assured that the entire process will be managed securely and conveniently, maximising the value of your retired assets. 

Secure chain-of-custody and logistics

With auditable verification and strict security practices that include GPS tracking, secure transportation, and a documented chain-of-custody, you’ll know the physical location of your assets. This way you can be sure that your data remains protected. Throughout the process you’ll benefit from our proven logistics and process expertise. You also have the flexibility to schedule services on a one-time or recurring basis, depending on your unique IT asset disposition needs.