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Understanding the Shifting Tides of IT Hardware Value Recovery

In today's ever-evolving IT landscape, companies are constantly upgrading their technology to remain competitive. However, with new technology comes the challenge of disposing of old equipment in a responsible and cost-effective way. Furthermore, they want to make the most of their revenue from IT hardware sales and recover the most value from their obsolete ITContinue Reading

Enterprise Routers – What Are The Data Security Risks?

Business-class routers are critical network infrastructure components that connect multiple devices, computers, and servers and provide a gateway to the Internet. These routers offer advanced features such as VPN connectivity, traffic shaping, and enterprise-level security capabilities. However, as with any technology, business-class enterprise routers are not immune to cybersecurity risks. In this article, we willContinue Reading

Office Decommissioning – Following RIF

Part 3 of 3 When you think about moving out of office space, data security isn't always top of your mind; it gets mixed in with what to do with unusable furniture, equipment, workstations, bookshelves, inventory racks, and more. There are many professional service providers available to assist with decommissioning an office, so it's importantContinue Reading

The Secure and Value-Wise Process of Parts Harvesting

Technology companies, IT departments, and data centers have been hit hard by the supply chain challenges of the last few years. Reduced budgets, rising prices, and global demand have added to the struggles for IT asset managers; however, there is one reprieve from costs and availability - parts harvesting. In addition to maximizing value, partsContinue Reading

Not All IT Technicians Are Equipped To Handle ITAD, Are Yours?

Data Destruction and Decommissioning Data center workloads have increasingly shifted to co-location facilities as an alternative to privately-owned on-site servers or data centers. Based on results, this trend will continue, mainly because of reduced downtime and the growing need to reduce IT infrastructure expenses, physical security, and high-power requirements. Data Center operators are great when

Sipi’s Box Program: essential for the work from home transition

Our country has been continuing to move forward amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Through stay-at-home orders and closed offices and stores, workers across many industries continue their hard work. This hasn’t come without sacrifice; for many workers used to “going to the office,” it’s been a major shift. This could be up to half of the

ITAD challenges CITOs are facing in 2019 and beyond

Secure ITAD and inventory is crucial for information technology officers

Being an ITAM superhero is hard. Here’s how we help.

As an IT Asset Manager, you’re fully engaged with boots on the ground. If it’s got an asset tag or a license, chances are you’re responsible for it. Not just in terms of managing the asset from acquisition to disposal, but also forming long term strategies and working across departments. Your role is also becoming

Changes in 2019 for IT equipment leasing organizations

Recently, business development managers and IT remarketing experts from the Sipi Asset Recovery team attended the ELFA Equipment Management Conference in Carlsbad, CA, US. As an exhibitor at the conference, Sipi’s mission was to leverage decades of expertise to manage end-of-lease IT equipment. The 2019 conference was an eye-opening one; there’s changes coming that will

CISO challenges are growing — and changing

Last year was a turbulent and fast moving one, especially for professionals in the security space. Tightening regulations on data security and compliance as well as new legislation (such as the passing of GDPR) were only part of the shift in landscape. The CISO’s new focus: risk management The role of the information security officer

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