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Business During Pandemic
equipment pickup with Avail Recovery
The following are suggested steps to take prior to your pickup to help ensure a quick and smooth recovery. Office Environment: Consolidate items to one area of the building Locate items as close to a loading dock or building exit as possible Separate devices by category Inform your building manager that the pickup is occurring...
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My Old Hard Drives
Old Hard Drives are something every company has lying around. Updates are completed, and old drives go into storage or are sent out as e-waste. However, most companies don’t know that these hard drives can still have value. Old hard drives can be used as a source of income for your company that you might...
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Successful Data Migration
The decommissioning of a company’s IT system is a process that involves the removal of an obsolete system that can no longer meet the current needs of the business. One critical step in the decommissioning process is data migration. This process involves identifying, analyzing, and transferring data from one data storage system to another. During...
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Salvaging-Non-Renewable-Resources
IT equipment recycling involves the salvaging of precious metals and minerals that require mining or give off harmful byproducts within the environment. Reusing these otherwise nonrenewable resources helps to revitalize the electronic economy. Recovering products that have not yet reached the end of their life extends the value of these resources, allows maximum returns on...
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Americans are creating eight times more electronic waste than in 1990, and only one in six of those electronics are getting recycled. What should we do with our old electronics, and why should we recycle them? The first step in recycling old electronics is finding a drop off-site. Many big box electronic stores like Staples...
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Why is Data Destruction Essential
The proper physical destruction and recycling of electronic devices are essential in maintaining a healthy environment. Still, without the appropriate destruction of data on those devices, sensitive data could be left open to unauthorized use, exploitation, and theft. Data destruction is an essential part of electronic recycling to secure or destroy any sensitive information on...
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Modified Logistics
We understand that making a list of retired IT equipment with office shutdowns and stay at home policies, during this pandemic, may be a bigger feat than normal but here are a few easy steps you can take to get money back on your dormant equipment. Step 1: Access existing IT equipment list You may...
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Making a List During a Pandemic
We hope this post finds you and yours happy and healthy through this challenging time. While many business aspects around the country are currently on hold, we are fortunate to have the opportunity to continue to serve our customers. In compliance with CDC Guidelines, our logistics partners have implemented several measures to ensure collections are...
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