What Is the Difference Between Offsite and Onsite Data Destruction?

If it's personal data from clients employees, business partners or data from your proprietary database that helps keep your business in the game, safeguarding confidential data is a logical obligation. If that data is stored on devices that you no require, the most efficient method to ensure that it is destroyed would be to eliminate the devices themselves. Shredding of hard drives is like shredding documents in the sense that it is cut into tiny pieces by an automated device. But, while a shrunk document may be rebuilt and read with sufficient energy and time, a damaged hard drive is destroyed beyond repair as are its digital documents.

EuroRecycling shredding of hard drives combine our high-performance device with our world-class commitment for data protection. We can process many thousands of hard drives and floppy disks USB drives, CD-ROMS as well as tape drives, in just a couple of minutes, which makes it an efficient and quick way to erase data.

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A ITAD (Information Technology Asset Disposal) business such as EuroRecycling offers on-site data destruction and peace of mind through our secure shredding process. Not every hard drive shredding service performs environmental-friendly and secure (for data) processes. It is possible to type "hard drive shredding services near me' on the internet and search, and you'll discover a number of non-certified ITAD firms that will to get rid of your old electronic devices for you. But, if we want trying to tackle the problems that result from a lack or inadequate e-waste disposal, Corporations should opt for only trusted and certified shredding of hard drives. Houston businesses and companies across the country that require secure destruction of data must reach out to EuroRecycling for a totally eco-friendly and secure computers hard disk shredding.

The option that companies have when they partner with EuroRecycling to meet their shredding requirements for hard drives is whether to opt for the shredding of their hard drives on site or offsite shredding of hard drives. Let's take a look at what the two options are.

What is Onsite Hard Drive Shredding?

Onsite hard drive shredding implies that the shredding firm you select arrives at your place to perform shredding of your computer hard drive. Onsite shredding of hard drives is also called mobile shredding of hard drives. The process begins with a cutting-edge GPS controlled truck that has shredder in it, which arrives at the exact location of the server area, data centre and office on the set time. The staff of the destruction services for hard drives will take the hard drives. The shredder is then used to break all hard drives in small pieces.

What is Offsite Hard Drive Shredding?

Offsite shredding of hard drives is when you choose a shredding firm for your hard drives either collecting your outdated hard disks from the office or delivering the drives to their facilities. In terms of logistics, the shredding process is performed in the premises of the shredding service. You may choose to observe the shredding at the facility or remain at your workplace while your old drives are recycled.

Onsite Data Destruction Vs. Offsite Data Destruction

On-site and off-site shredding of hard drives is safe when the shredding service you select is accredited and reliable. The choice you choose is based on the company's requirements demands, needs, and goals.

With an on-site shredding service for hard drives the representatives from the business can be present in person during the process without the need to commute to the location of the shredding business.

EuroRecycling gives its customers an official certificate of destruction to serve as proof of the secure destruction of data stored on hard drives. This is for both onsite and offsite shredding of hard drives.

Shredding offsite of hard drives which takes place at the location of the company's computer data destruction services is more suitable for companies with logistical resources readily in place to transport their old machines to shredding firm's facility, however, EuroRecycling offers pick-up services and also provides customers with the convenience they require. The chain of custody used by the company is strict and reliable and ensures that confidential and sensitive information stored previously on the devices is fully and safely destroyed.

Both types of services provide these benefits:

They increase the chance of your company's information falling to a malicious person or being exposed to data security breaches.

The material that you shredded from your electronics can be reused for the creation of new products.

A safe and secure drive destruction service, like EuroRecycling , follows environmentally-clean processes.

Your website is now free of potentially hazardous and sensitive substance.

EuroRecycling is committed to the practice of sustainable business. After the process of destruction Hard drive materials like aluminum, steel as well as circuit boards, are reclaimed and then sent to smelters or refineries to complete the final recycling of e-waste.