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Why ESG and ITAD Are Now Intertwined For years, IT asset disposition (ITAD) was treated as a mere afterthought—a logistical detail that came after the excitement of deploying new hardware. Old laptops? Ship them off. Retired servers? Call a recycler. Data tapes? Shred them and move on.

Which Organizations Still Use Data Tape for Backup—And Why IT Leaders Should Care For years, the tech world has tried to bury tape. “Tape is obsolete,” they say. “The cloud is the future.” Yet here we are in 2025—and some of the world’s largest corporations, financial institutions, government…

The Dirty Secret in the LTO Buyback Industry LTO and 3592 tapes are the backbone of corporate backup strategies. They store massive volumes of critical data, often for years, before being retired. But when those tapes reach end-of-life for your organization, what happens next? If you’re…

The Tape Renaissance You Didn’t See Coming For years, IT thought leaders buried tape in the “legacy” graveyard, assuming cloud and flash would fully replace it. Yet here we are in 2025: tape storage is not just alive—it’s thriving. In 2024, enterprise-class Linear Tape-Open…

Even in a cloud-first world, buying a physical server remains one of the smartest investments many businesses can make. Servers are the backbone of secure data storage, application hosting, virtualization, and private networking. For organizations managing sensitive data or requiring high-performance workloads, on-premises servers provide control and reliability…

Why Are 3592 Enterprise Tapes Suddenly a Hot Debate?  (Will LTO Win the War?) IBM 3592 enterprise-class data tapes have long been the go-to format for organizations where downtime is unacceptable, and compliance is non-negotiable. With up to 20 TB native capacity, long media…

Key Takeaways: Data center equipment recycling is not just about clearing space; it’s about protecting sensitive data, meeting compliance standards, and reducing environmental risks. Proper recycling ensures secure data destruction, with every asset wiped or destroyed following certified protocols to prevent costly breaches.

Key Takeaways: Improper IT equipment disposal can lead to data breaches, environmental damage, and heavy legal penalties. Secure disposal requires a full process: inventory tracking, certified data destruction, value recovery, and eco-friendly recycling. We follow NIST 800-88 standards and provide a certificate…

Key Takeaways: Purchase used and refurbished IT equipment to save significantly, stretching limited agency budgets while funding other essential programs. NIST-compliant data sanitization and certificates of data destruction protect sensitive public data and ensure full regulatory compliance. Extended hardware lifecycles, reduce e-waste,…

In May 2025, the tape storage world welcomed LTO-10, the latest generation in Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology. For Network Administrators managing large-scale data backup and archiving, this arrival signals a new era of storage capacity, speed, and security—but it also shakes up the tape buyback market.

Why Selling PC Parts Makes Sense If you’ve upgraded your computer, built a new system, or are sitting on a pile of unused components, you’ve probably asked yourself: where can I sell PC parts? The truth is, there’s real value in the hardware you no longer use. From…

Why Emerging Storage Matters Now The global explosion of big data has made storage more than a technical decision—it’s a strategic one. Cost, compliance, security, and sustainability are all tied to how organizations manage and protect their growing data volumes. For decades, Linear Tape-Open (LTO) has been the…