When I get an opportunity to work in an historic landmark, I am usually curious about the facility and why it’s on the list of “historic” buildings so I’ll do a little research to learn about its past. After our most recent...
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511 Building Project
One of our latest projects took us to a building on the East side of downtown Minneapolis that until just a few years ago, the general public knew little about. Often referred to as the “most wired building in Minnesota” the...
Responsible Electronic Recycling
Every household or business has multiple electronic devices; computers, LCD monitors, televisions, cell phones, tablets or notebooks and almost every year a new, faster, bigger (or smaller) and more efficient model comes...
Confusion in the “Cloud”
We hear it all the time now. “I’m going to move my information to the cloud”, it’s the answer to the question, about where a company or a person stores their data, “Oh, we use the cloud. We have for the past couple of years...
A Look Back at 2017
As technology continues to improve in capacity, capability and speed while physically the hardware continues to gets smaller and more compact, many of our clients find that by investing in the newest of technologies and equipment they not only become more efficient but if the equipment they are replacing isn’t totally outdated, we can help them receive optimal value by reselling it for them.
Washington State recycler fined nearly half a million dollars for regulations breach
Avoid becoming an example during your next data center decommission Washington state is home to a number of large companies with global reach. Both Seattle and Redmond are part of the business epicenter, serving as home bases for many of these companies. Companies...
Choose the right ITAD specialist to avoid making headlines from a decommissioning error
On March 2, Amazon made tech headlines with a large outage resulting from a simple human error. Major sites on the internet were taken down hours after an employee took more servers offline than was intended while debugging a...
In a large data market, ITAD solutions should be streamlined
Some of the most far-reaching digital connectivity hubs in the United States reside in the northeast portion of the country. Two of the three largest FTTP deployments are in the region. Soon, Virginia Beach will host a data center...
Make a resolution to find a dedicated ITAD specialist this year
New years are an excellent reason for companies to clean house. Significantly, that includes recycling old electronics to replace with the latest upgrades. Although the end goal yields positive results, the process creates...
High Customer Reviews Mean High Company Quality
Are you shopping for electronics recyclers? Here are the questions to ask: Is the company certified in environmental compliance such as R2? Does the company practice secure transport of equipment containing sensitive materials and promise white glove service? What...
In-House Data Wiping for Risk Reduction and Full Control
The first step to retiring old hardware is selecting a certified ITAD specialist. This ensures a high return on value, full compliance, and data security. Most importantly, data destruction is a critical responsibility. Any ITAD...
2016 Guide to EMC Products and Services: Purchasing, Utilizing, and Decommissioning
EMC Corporation is one of the leading global developers of storage devices, systems, and services, offering flash, disk, and hybrid storage options. EMC products possess high performance, sophisticated security, and range of...