You may have heard of a computer liquidator, you may have heard of an IT Asset Disposition firm, but you’re just not sure of everything they do. You may know they buy and sell used computer equipment, but you don’t know the specifics. While it’s true that a computer liquidator does buy and sell used computer equipment, they do so much more. Here is a list of 15 areas that you can call on a computer liquidator to assist with:
- PC Disposal
- IT liquidation
- Liquidate networking equipment
- Liquidate servers
- Liquidate phone systems
- Liquidate Cisco equipment
- Liquidate Dell equipment
- Liquidate switches
- Liquidate storage arrays
- Hard Drive Shredding
- Computer Hard Drive Destruction
- Physical Hard Drive Destruction
- Certified Hard Drive Destruction
- On-Site Hard Drive Destruction
- NIST 800-88 data destruction
And that just skims the surface but it gives a good idea of some of the coverage areas and some of the detailed areas.
The purpose of the list is to give a brief description of the areas of coverage. So basically any area of IT, any type of equipment that you need to liquidate in the IT area, you can call on a computer liquidator. Any area of data destruction, whether it be physical destruction or hard drive wiping you can call on an IT asset disposition firm.
In addition to what is covered it is of note to go over one important area in a little more detail. While most individuals focus on the area of what an ITAD can buy, focus should also be directed on what they can sell. They can sell any type of IT equipment. Why is that important to know? In the future if you need to purchase IT equipment, and are only considering “new” why not stop a moment and consider “used” equipment as well. Contact an ITAD tell them your wishes, about what you are looking for and see if what they come up with can suit your needs. If it does it may very well save you a lot of money, while taking care of meeting the needs of your firm. In addition, there is a multitude of used equipment out there that is in perfect working condition. By purchasing equipment such as this, you will not only save money as previously mentioned, you will also be doing the environment a favor by reusing resources that can and should continue to be used.
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