Author Archives: Satya Iyer

Almost every corporate organization has to comply in some way with regulatory standards. The requirements vary by industry, but regulatory compliance is one of the major areas at which companies must look when creating risk management policy. For those planning for risk through their company’s IT processes, a major regulatory concern is data security. Generally, …

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Unsecured data can be a very major source of risk for your organization. Because of the potentially astronomical costs that can be associated with even a single data breach from fines, legal fees, bad publicity, and loss of customer confidence, risk management and data security policy makers are looking closely at the ways their companies’ …

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Is your organization’s IT asset disposition (ITAD) program risk proof? Environmental compliance is one of the areas in which your ITAD program can be a hidden source of risk. Your company’s environmental concerns stem from the government regulations with which it must comply as well as its own culture of environmental stewardship and sustainability. If …

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Those who are aligning their company’s IT policies with its overall risk management strategy can’t overlook its IT asset disposition (ITAD) program – how IT equipment is handled at the end of its life cycle. Lurking within a company’s ITAD program are chances for data breach, non-compliance with industry regulations, and environmental violation. All of …

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Almost every corporate enterprise is concerned about risk. In business terms, risk refers to the uncertain factors that can negatively affect a business’s objectives and its bottom line.  The task of identifying these factors and accounting for them – minimizing the likelihood of their occurrence – is risk management.  Identifying and planning for risk can …

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Is your company’s retired IT equipment ready to leave your facility? Before your IT asset disposition (ITAD) vendor shows up at your loading dock to collect your assets for disposition, there are several factors to check to ensure the ITAD procedure isn’t costing your organization more than it should, that you’ll get the maximum value …

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Your company’s IT assets are just that: assets. Even after they’ve been retired and written down to zero on your books, they often still have market value. Through remarketing, your company has a chance to recover some of its investment in IT equipment. The money your organization gets from remarketing its IT assets can also …

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One of the most significant cost drivers for IT asset disposition is the need for data security. The costs of a data breach of any type have skyrocketed – both in fines and bad publicity for your company. If you want to make sure the sensitive data stored on the drives of your company’s retired …

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Partnering with an IT asset disposition (ITAD) provider can save your organization significant money and aggravation. The disposition of your retired IT equipment carries the risk of significant costs, data breach, and environmental violation. But with the right vendor, the burden is transferred into experienced hands with the facilities and logistical capabilities to meet your …

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