Tagged With "Asset Disposition"

During the last few weeks I've been able have some awesome conversations with service providers for our industry. I'm always on the look out for a product or a service that can help dealers expand their existing business or add growth from another service. At Itex 2019 I was able to spend a few minutes with Ed Spriegel (President of Mid-West Copiers and Partner with ARCOA Group). Ed was really excited about how well ARCOA is performing and stated I should chat with Brett Apold (Vice...

MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...

by Michael Vosnos, ITAD Consultant (CDIA+ and CITAD Certified) IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) has been a burgeoning industry for the past two decades and with the continued proliferation of data bearing devices, its growth is expected to be exponential in coming years. Yet outside the industry itself, there remains some uncertainty about what ITAD is and what it encompasses. Moreover, most organizations only consider ITAD as an afterthought when they have to “get rid of stuff” rather than...

When educational institutions purchase new IT equipment, they often overlook the importance of data residing on the old equipment. Federal laws have been enacted to protect student data, and proper disposal and erasure of retired IT assets is vital. The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) are federal laws that protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable information of students attending any educational institution...

IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by March 19th, 2023 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have...