Navigating the ITAD process is challenging. There are several things to consider when retiring IT assets, such as data protection, asset transport, and deciding what to do with the equipment that still works, so IT asset disposition is often put on the back burner. Tracking down multiple resources to ensure your data is protected, assets are transported safely, and assets in working order are repaired can become a headache and costly. ITAD enterprises like HOBI offer a range of end-of-use services for retired IT assets, including data security and erasure, customized reversed logistics, repair and remarketing opportunities, and e-waste recycling. Partnering with an all-inclusive ITAD provider eliminates the hassle of working with multiple vendors, saves budget funds, and ensures all IT assets are disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.
Data Security & Erasure
Data security is often the number one concern when disposing of IT assets and should be a top priority throughout the process. Data remains on a device until it is erased properly, and leaving IT assets anywhere with residual data still on the device puts enterprise and employee data at risk of data theft. ITAD providers offer data security services, including data erasure to ensure no data leaks occur during disposition. HOBI offers onsite data erasure in several data security stages to safeguard enterprise data, using an internally developed data erasure tool, HOBI Shield, that completely wipes data from a device. Any hard drives that cannot be entirely erased are destroyed via shredding technology.
Customized Reverse Logistics
While developing a disposition plan for unwanted or old IT assets, organizing transport can be overwhelming, and getting IT assets from one place to another can take time and effort. Partnering with an ITAD provider for reverse logistics services eliminates the added stress of coordinating asset transfers for disposition. Most users do not associate logistics with data security, but transporting IT assets can result in asset damage, theft, or even battery fires if not handled properly. HOBI’s customizable reverse logistics solutions and our onsite data erasure services ensure clients that their retired IT assets are in capable hands and their data safe throughout the disposition process.
Repair & Remarketing
Inflation has driven many consumers to keep their mobile devices longer or purchase used devices rather than new ones, including company IT assets. ITAD providers offer value-added services that help extend the life cycle of used devices. Even third-party repair shops can become costly over time, but partnering with an ITAD provider often includes repair and refurbishment services to maximize reuse value. Repairing used IT assets helps prepare them for remarketing, and remarketing used devices helps create sales channels for those hoping to find alternatives to new devices. This helps reduce the demand for new devices and reduces the resources required to mine new metals for new devices. Having a disposition plan in place also means increasing asset value and device turnaround by having a repair team and a remarketing strategy.
As an R2v3, RIOS, WBE, and ISO 14001 certified IT asset management and disposition enterprise with more than 30 years of experience in the industry, HOBI also offers donation programs for companies seeking to donate used IT assets to those without access, such as schools or nursing homes. In addition to data security and reverse logistics services, our repair and refurbishment opportunities ensure clients that their assets are getting a second lifecycle. Partnering with an all-inclusive ITAD professional provides a one-stop solution for all end-of-use needs and eliminates the hassle of working with multiple vendors simultaneously.
For more information about our ITAD services, call 817-814-2620 or contact HOBI at sales@hobi.com.