Asset Recovery Programs, Remarketing,
Recycling & Data Compliance
When it's time to upgrade your
infrastructure, migrate to the cloud, or complete a virtualization project, you
may think that the only solution for your old computing equipment is to throw
it out yourself (and pay the associated fees) or find a disposal company to
take it off your hands (for a charge or for free, depending on the equipment
and the service). However, if you take a closer look at the true value of your assets,
you may discover that they have a secondary market value. If the asset is
fully depreciated, it can become a newfound revenue stream that can go back
into the IT budget.
Since 2008, XTechnology Global
(www.xtglobal-usa.com) has used the combined experience of its management and
employees to make it simpler and less expensive for companies with data
centers to replace equipment. We'll show you the many IT asset services that
XTG offers starting with its remarketing and environmental sustainability
strategies.
Asset
Recovery Programs, Remarketing, Recycling & Data Compliance
Remarketing
Asset recovery is gaining a higher status
as a way to recoup dollars for the often strapped IT budget. In today's dynamic
IT world, it makes sense now more than ever to have a program in place to
recover any possible revenue from aging hardware from the data center to the
desktop. Every IT department, however, has specific needs, so there isn't a one
size fits all solution to asset recovery planning. The data center, for
example, is different from the telecom group, which in turn is different from
the desktop group, all due to varying refresh rates.
This is where XTechnology Global comes in,
as it designs custom programs for each respective client. When replacing older
gear, XTG performs a detailed market analysis based on client provided
equipment and configuration lists. Once complete, a detailed asset report is
as sembled at the client site or at XTG. Equipment is then either sold in its
entirety or disassembled and sold by the part whichever provides maximum
value.
Data eradication,
reporting & compliance
If you're planning on completely replacing
storage solutions and other IT equipment, take a look at the asset recovery
services provided by XTechnology Global before proceeding. The company
eradicates the data stored on old hard drives using one of fifteen programs and
handles all hard drive configurations, including IDE, SATA, SAS, Fiber
Channel, and SCSI. Among the programs used are Secure Erase and 1X NIST Clear,
both of which adhere to the NIST 800-88 specification, the latest media
sanitization guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Before getting rid of old drives, consider
repurposing. For instance, if you're looking to upgrade to solid state drives,
it might be possible to save money by repurposing your old hard drives as mass storage
devices for non-mission critical data. This will lower your costs for
additional storage and help lower your overall IT budget. If drives are to be
remarketed, XTechnology Global can get top dollar in the secondary market from
the tested, wiped drives.
There are some situations where you may not
want to reuse hard drives or other pieces of working equipment, which is why
XTechnology Global also offers remarketing services. XTG will simply take your
equipment, refurbish it, and resell it, sending a percentage of the final sales
total back to you. In essence, you can use money from the sale of your old
equipment to help pay for your new upgrades. And if you're reselling used hard
drives, XTG will destroy stored data to ensure that future buyers won't have
access to it.
Drives that do not work or cannot be
remarketed are degaussed and shredded, allowing for zero breaches in data
security. All reporting contains the date, time, program run, part number,
serial number, operator, and pass/fail of device. Each report provides the
client with a detailed list of all storage media assets, which can be further
traced back to the main asset from which they came.
Regardless of your industry, there is bound
to be data residing on your hard drives and other storage devices that
shouldn't be released to the general public. Such data includes customer
information, employee Social Security numbers, and sensitive financial data.
Having this data stolen could result in a loss of reputation as well as customers.
XTechnology Global understands how important it is to protect your company's
vital information and makes sure that every piece of equipment is fully wiped
before it leaves its facility or yours. Once complete, the client is in
compliance with Sarbanes Oxley, HIPAA, FACTA, and the Gramm Leach Bliley Act.
Environmental sustainability (recycling)
Due to state and federal legislative
compliance issues, removing IT gear and tossing it in landfills is no longer
an option. XTechnology Global, with its ISO and R2 certifications, provides
for a program that tracks all recycled products.
If for any reason your equipment isn't fit
for repurposing or remarketing, XTechnology Global can still take it off your
hands and safely recycle it. XTG has a zero export policy for e-waste, along
with a zero tolerance policy for e-waste in landfills. After receiving your
equipment, XTG eradicates data (if necessary) and sorts components via its
de-manufacturing process. Sorted materials, including glass, paper, plastic,
tin, PCBs, and aluminum, are aggregated and recycled.
The ultimate goal of this process is to
give your company peace of mind that equipment is being disposed of or recycled
safely in order to minimize the amount of waste being released into the
environment and atmosphere. All reporting is based on the W.A.R.M. model, which
provides clients with full disclosure of all products that were recycled on a
quarterly and yearly basis.
Logistics
XTechnology Global doesn't rely on
non-affiliated transport services to ship equipment from your company to an XTG
facility. Instead, the company will send XTG trucks to your data center, pick
up the equipment, and personally bring it to a logistics center closest to you.
XTG currently has facilities, all of which use the same eradication process,
near major metropolitan areas across the country, and the company is constantly
seeking expansion opportunities to accommodate increasing client demand.
As an extra layer of monitoring, XTG
provides GPS-based tracking of your assets and their transport vehicles, so
you will always know exactly where your equipment is located for compliance
and auditing reasons. Plus, you get the added assurance that your equipment is
always under XTG supervision and not floating around between multiple carriers.
XTechnology
Global doesn't rely on non-affiliated transport services to ship equipment from
your company to an XTG facility.
One-stop shop
XTechnology Global can provide repurposing,
remarketing, recycling, and other IT asset management services for almost any
company or data center. In addition to servers, power supplies, tape libraries,
and hard drives, XTG can also remarket or recycle desktops, laptops, and
televisions as well as wires, cables, and other smaller components. Every piece
of equipment gets the same level of respect, with extra attention paid to
sensitive data on storage devices. Whether your company is going through a
small update or a major upgrade, XTechnology Global will help you find the
hidden value in your old equipment.
