In an age of surging spend on data center infrastructure, IT asset disposition (ITAD) is an essential component of safe and secure enterprise computing.
As the sophistication and scale of data center hardware grows, the question of what to do …
A recent study of more than 117,000 data storage drives reveals a massive gap between the number of enterprise HDDs and SSDs fit for reuse and those that actually go on to a second life. While the vast majority of …
Clear sanitization techniques are a simple and effective way to sanitize storage devices. A clear technique removes data from all addressable locations, and leaves the storage device in a reusable state.
In today’s digital age, data security is paramount. Sanitization …
Drive rewritability is important, but it matters more for some workloads than others. Understanding how drive endurance is measured can help you select drives which best meet your data center needs.
In the intricate landscape of data center management, selecting …
The growing e-waste crisis has sparked a gradual shift in how used drives are dealt with. Instead of simply destroying drives, the focus is moving towards “purge and reuse”, where data is securely wiped and the storage device gets a …
Data purging is a key way to securely sanitize drives while avoiding e-waste. The new IEEE 2883 standards set out strict compliance criteria for purge, inspiring confidence in data center workers and ITAD vendors alike.
Data storage requirements are constantly …
Improving the utilization of zombie servers in the data center may prove more difficult than first meets the eye. But breathing fresh life into otherwise comatose IT equipment isn’t impossible.
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Buried deep in the recesses of data centers worldwide …
The data center, as essential infrastructure, is more intricate than it’s ever been. With all this complexity, new tools are needed to help centers store data at scale efficiently and securely. Enter data center automation.
Automation is multifaceted. Much current automation …
Proponents of reuse culture like to point out that waste does not exist in nature. In the same way nature reuses resources, how can we minimize waste in data center management?
Here are some flagship initiatives, focused on the data …
As an IT asset manager, getting your software licensing compliance right is key to maintaining a secure environment—just watch out for shadow IT and be careful during hardware refreshes.
The digitization of modern business may be old news, but tech-driven …
