Author: Melannie Cruz
With thousands of new IT hardware released every year, the question of what to do with e-waste is more common. Keeping our data secure, considering the budget, and respecting the environment are also indispensable while eliminating equipment. You will not want to deal with old servers any longer whenever you get new equipment, but IT Assets are required to be handled carefully because of their toxic elements that could be dangerous for both humans and the environment.
Begin thinking about how fast we replace our electronics, especially for those iOS users. Each year Apple launches more devices for each of its series, and users are always excited about the latest series even when there is not a big difference between the new and the previous one. Users are still concerned about the lack of a charger in the box of the new iPhone 12, but even with it, iPhone 12 is still a boom.
While buying refurbished electronics, we are always in doubt about its functionality. Is there a way to ensure that the acquired equipment works well? All you can do is to buy from a specialized certified company.
Is your company closing? Many companies had permanently closed their doors because of the pandemic. These companies were financially unable to maintain themselves after rough months of no business. Closeouts are complicated but liquidating your IT equipment is even worse because you are now under the work of getting rid of everything in a short period. Plus, you are under the stressful commitment of deleting confidential data of both your company and clients.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues crashing the economy, especially talking about our country. It has been almost 3 months since the global population stays quarantined and many businesses had temporarily closed their doors. Since the pandemic escalated in March, more than 100,000 local businesses have been down permanently and at least 7.5 million are at high risk of closing permanently their doors in the next months if the coronavirus pandemic continues