What to Look for in a vITAD Provider

The core ITAD offerings provide clients with services such as logistics, data sanitization, certification, onsite services, and more, but as technology evolves, so do the needs of ITAD clients. Value-added IT asset disposition provides solutions to navigate new hurdles in the industry presented by recent changes via additional services HOBI refers to as vITAD. 

The ITAD landscape is changing, and providers in the industry are striving to meet the new needs of clients by offering value-added services like remote management, ERP integration, ESG reporting, customized reverse logistics solutions, and more. Below are some vITAD service offerings to look for when partnering with a value-added IT asset disposition provider. 

Remote Management 

During the pandemic, many companies were fully remote, and ITAD providers had to adjust business strategies in order to accommodate a remote workforce. Remote working has continued to be the preferred method of work, and HOBI’s Remote Box program offers strategies to navigate the hurdles for companies with a remote workforce. 

Re-Imaging and Redeployment 

Re-imaging is the process of installing a new operating system or application on a device, which includes wiping the hard drive entirely and installing a fresh operating system. Re-imaging often occurs before asset redeployment, which is the repair, refurbishment, and remarketing of retired IT assets. Redeployment maximizes the value of old IT assets and saves budget funds by utilizing assets already in storage rather than purchasing new items that the enterprise may already possess. 

ESG Reporting 

Though not a new concept, ESG reporting is one of the newer ITAD industry service offerings that focuses on how well a company performs with respect to environmental, social, and governance issues and their policies on each. ESG reporting provides transparency and accountability within the workplace and is accomplished in many ways in the ITAD space through electronics recycling, data security, and certification. 

ERP Integration 

As an enterprise’s organizational method, ERP systems are used for many things, including supply chain management, order management, procurement, and analytics. ERP integration connects your ERP system with other on-premise and cloud applications your business uses, enabling your ERP system and the other apps to stay in sync. 

HOBI remains committed to providing IT asset management and disposition services to our clients, whether they are remote or in-office, and 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.