Seven things to look for in an ITAD provider

Top 7 things to look for in an ITAD provider

The disposing of technology devices that have reached end-of-life—servers, monitors, disk drives, mobile phones and other assets—is a big challenge today. The proliferation in the number of IT devices has made electronic waste, or e-Waste, the fastest growing municipal waste stream today; it is also an acute focus of laws and industry regulations addressing both the environmental aspects and the potential for unauthorised disclosure of private data in assets that are disposed of inappropriately.

All of this has resulted in more companies entering the market to provide IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) services.

Is the ITAD vendor you are considering up to the job? Find out by focusing on these seven key capabilities:

1. Secure chain of custody
2. Data security
3. Physical security
4. Operational scalability
5. Sustainability
6. Transparency
7. Remarketing