How Important is IT Asset Recycling?

There is one thing that almost all business have in common: the need to use technology. It doesn’t matter if you run an automobile repair shop or a hair salon - every business owner needs to use technology to keep their business running. Eventually, though, every IT hardware reaches an end date. When that happens it’s the responsibility of the business or organization owner to take that IT asset offline and to ensure that the data is securely and completely erased and that it is recycled, destroyed, or resold the proper way. But how far do you have to go to ensure that your IT asset is properly taken care of?

Hard Drive Shredding

How much data is on your hard drives? How much data do you have to erase? How deeply would your business be hit if someone were able to get the information from one of the old hard drives that you’ve discarded? IT asset recycling in San Diego can help to ensure that all of your data is properly removed and that your computer and hard drive, or whatever form of IT assets you have, are properly eliminated.

Secure Data Destruction 

There are actually a number of ways that hard drives are “cleaned”. Each IT removal company tends to use a different method to do so. The more sensitive the data on your hard drive, the more you’re going to want to ensure that it’s removed properly. Remember: even if you simply have clients emails or credit card numbers you’re risking doing some serious damage to your business if you don’t have the information removed properly. When you’re looking for an IT asset recycling San Diego company like SES Recycling, make sure that you ask them as many questions as you need to feel comfortable with their services. Ask how they remove the data, ask if they do a thorough wipe (also known as degausse) and use magnets to completely mess with the drive or if they just do a delete and wipe.  At SES Recycling, we offer hard drive shredding on site.

Hard Drive Shredding in San Diego

Also, ask what the company does with the wiped hard drive. Do they shred it? Do they remove all of the assets and recycle the hard drive and any other IT parts that they can? If you have the right IT asset recycling San Diego company you’ll find that not only can you ensure that your data is properly wiped, you can also feel good knowing that the company is going to recycle the parts you gave them, helping to make your company safe and secure and helping to make your global footprint a little smaller. Ready to get started? Contact SES today!