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IT Asset Management

ITAM: Safety Tips for Potential Self-Repair Disasters 

Down eight percent compared to the first quarter of 2023, the U.S. smartphone market registered another year-over-year shipment decline in the first calendar quarter, marking its sixth quarterly decline. Price hikes have also increased the price of repairs, leading many consumers to attempt self-repairs at home. 

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Katelyn Harrison July 3, 2024
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Data Center Services

ITAD Providers Offer Data Center Services for Retired Gear 

Much time and effort goes into maintaining data centers and ensuring data is protected at all times, and decommissioning or even relocation can become a headache. Disassembly alone can be time-consuming, and getting data centers from one place to another with no data leaks can also be costly. Enterprises can save time and budget funds by partnering with an ITAD provider for IT asset management for end-of-life IT assets, which also offers data center solutions. 

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Katelyn Harrison July 2, 2024
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IT Asset Disposition

Exploring the IT Asset Disposition Process Step by Step 

Improper disposal can result in environmental pollution and become detrimental to human health, but partnering with an ITAD provider mitigates environmental liabilities and ensures IT assets are disposed of responsibly. Despite the growing ITAD landscape, many still lack the knowledge of proper IT asset disposition or what it entails. 

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Katelyn Harrison July 1, 2024
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Blog

HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (6/24-6/27)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including leveraging mobility managed services with an ITAD provider, value-added ITAD services that benefit your business, robust data security for retired assets with IT disposition, and navigating the e-waste landscape with an ITAD partner. 

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Katelyn Harrison June 28, 2024
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ITAD

Navigate the E-Waste Landscape with an ITAD Partner 

Partnering with an ITAD provider like HOBI helps avoid the hassle of getting rid of retired IT assets. ITAD professionals collect retired IT hardware like computers, desktops, laptops, phones, and tablets and provide many end-of-use services that protect clients’ data and the environment.

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Katelyn Harrison June 27, 2024
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Data Security

Robust Data Security for Retired Assets with IT Disposition 

Data security is becoming increasingly critical in a digital age where every piece of information is stored on electronic devices. From smartphones to vehicles and even smart appliances, exponential amounts of personal data are being stored on IT equipment, and the only way to protect data is proper data sanitization with responsible IT asset disposition. 

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Katelyn Harrison June 26, 2024
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Value-Added ITAD service

Value-Added ITAD Services That Benefit Your Business 

Many changes have occurred in IT asset disposition, transforming the industry into a landscape of broader services. These changes include new facets of traditional ITAD services that adjust to clients’ evolving needs, such as support for remote workers, ESG reporting, reverse logistics, reimaging and asset redeployment, and employee buyback and donation programs. These value-added ITAD services benefit enterprises that partner with vITAD providers like HOBI. 

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Katelyn Harrison June 25, 2024
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Mobility Manages Services

Leverage Mobility Managed Services with an ITAD Provider 

Environmental awareness has grown significantly within the last decade, and many companies are aware of the dangers of throwing away IT assets. However, many still need to figure out what to do with them, which leads to an abundance of assets stored in closets, piled on shelves, or discarded in drawers. Utilizing mobility-managed services with an ITAD provider eliminates potential risks and ensures mobile devices are disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. 

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Katelyn Harrison June 24, 2024
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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (6/17-6/20)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including closing the loop with repair and redeployment, implementing diversity with a WBE-certified ITAD provider, sustainability practices for asset disposal with ITAD, and preventing e-waste hazards with proper IT asset management. 

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Katelyn Harrison June 21, 2024
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IT Asset Management

Preventing E-Waste Hazards With Proper IT Asset Management

E-waste is considered hazardous because many of our electronics today contain lithium-ion batteries notorious for their explosive nature. When electronics overheat, the batteries will swell and often result in battery fires. This can be especially dangerous to ITAD facilities that store large amounts of IT assets, which is why proper IT asset management is crucial for risk prevention. 

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Katelyn Harrison June 20, 2024
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Sustainability Practices for Asset Disposal with ITAD 

ITAD providers like HOBI provide several sustainable solutions to the e-waste crisis through electronics recycling, and implementing sustainability practices will help companies protect the environment, enterprise data, and achieve ESG goals. 

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Katelyn Harrison June 19, 2024
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ITAD

Circularity: Closing the Loop with Repair & Redeployment 

A circular economy targets sustainability with four pillars, reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover, that eliminate waste by recovering reusable materials for redistribution and recycling. In a digital era consumed by technology, eco-friendly disposal is critical; ITAD providers offer services such as asset refurbishment and redeployment that support circularity. 

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Katelyn Harrison June 17, 2024
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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (6/10-6/13)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including why ESG reporting by your ITAD vendor is crucial for success, maximizing data center IATD efficiency with reverse logistics, ensure ITAD compliance with certification and data security, and challenges and ITAD solutions for government agencies. 

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Katelyn Harrison June 14, 2024
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ITAD

Challenges & ITAD Solutions for Government Agencies

Government agencies are held to a higher standard in every aspect, including IT asset disposition. Government agencies must comply with various regulatory standards because they are the governing forces of multiple environmental initiatives and safeguard exponential amounts of sensitive data. Responsible IT asset management is the first step to compliance with e-waste disposal. Below, we will discuss some challenges and explore ITAD solutions for government agencies, such as data security, strict regulatory compliance standards, and environmental responsibilities. 

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Katelyn Harrison June 13, 2024

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