Data sticks around. On drives you’ve pulled from racks, on devices you’ve boxed up, on storage you swore was “retired.” If it isn’t destroyed the right way, it’s still a liability waiting to leak. The question isn’t whether to destroy data. It’s how. Smash the...
Not every asset recycling program delivers the same results. Organizations that already recycle their data center equipment know this. Without quality metrics to measure the recycling process, you’re working blindly towards money-saving, data protection, and...
On paper, recycling a data center sounds simple. You shut down the racks, pack up the gear, and send it off for responsible disposal. Easy, right? Then the reality hits. Every cable, drive, and rack in that room carries a different kind of risk – data that can’t leak,...
Shredders are loud. Certificates are quiet. But when you’re retiring a data center, it’s the quiet proof that matters most. Recycling isn’t a dramatic finale of sparks and steel; it’s the deliberate work of separating what can be reused, what must be erased, and what...
