ITAD vs. vITAD: A Change in Industry Landscape

The IT asset disposition industry has undergone many changes during the last decade, several of which have occurred more recently than others. This led to a shift in the ITAD landscape that created a need for new value-added ITAD service offerings, a term pioneered by HOBI as vITAD. 

The core ITAD offerings have provided clients with services such as logistics, data sanitization, certification, onsite services, and more for decades, but as technology evolves, so do the needs of ITAD clients. vITAD provides solutions to navigate new hurdles in the industry presented by recent changes, including remote working. 

Experiencing a pandemic changed the business world and created a new requirement for ITAD providers – support for remote workers. Many people have chosen to continue working from home and require specialized services that support a remote work environment. vITAD provides a solution to this new requirement by enabling ITAD enterprises to continue to provide IT asset management and disposition services to clients no matter where they are located. 

Though not a new concept, ESG reporting has become more popular in the vITAD era to provide more transparency and accountability to clients. As a significant change in industry standards, ESG represents a company’s environmental, social, and governance policies. More businesses are becoming aware of environmental needs and striving to reduce their carbon footprint. ESG helps companies seeking to connect with other environmentally-conscious businesses. 

The purpose of value-added services is to enhance traditional ITAD services by expanding service offerings that address new industry requirements.

HOBI president and co-founder Craig Boswell describes the vITAD concept as an augmentation of the traditional ITAD model with ERP integration, portal customization for asset tracking, asset redeployment, re-imaging, and ESG reporting. vITAD consists of several additional facets of the industry, including support for remote workers, R2v3 certification, robust ERP, data privacy, and ESG reporting. 

HOBI remains committed to providing IT asset management and disposition services to our clients, whether they are remote or in-office. vITAD services adjust to the industry changes and provide solutions to navigate these new challenges. 

HOBI implements vITAD criteria in all of our service offerings, including data security and erasure services, the remote box program for remote workers, fully transparent and traceable reverse logistics services, refurbishment and remarketing opportunities in addition to our R2v3, RIOS, WBE, and ISO-14001 certifications. 

For more information about our ITAD services, call 817-814-2620 or contact HOBI at sales@hobi.com.