DATA RETIREMENT · PLANNED SERVICE
Data retirement.
Plan it. Document it.
Retiring devices is also a data-handling decision. Plan the method, custody and evidence before equipment changes hands.
PLAN BEFORE TRANSFER
Know the equipment.
Know the responsibility.
Sanitization and physical-destruction coordination are being prepared as part of the equipment lifecycle offering.
The appropriate method depends on the media, the information involved and the organization’s requirements. Provider arrangements, procedures and any required agreements must be established before sensitive devices are accepted.
- Inventory & identificationConnect devices and drive serials to the job and the agreed scope.
- Custody & handlingRecord authorized transfers and the parties responsible at each stage.
- Method & outcomeRetain authentic erasure or destruction evidence and review the actual result.
- Customer recordsKeep verified documentation linked to the relevant equipment and organization.
Documents should prove
what actually happened.
A planned service, a transferred device and a completed destruction record are different things. The records should make those distinctions clear.
Do not assume that a buyback includes data destruction. The responsibilities, method, exceptions and evidence must be explicitly agreed. No destruction certificate or compliance guarantee is issued by this website.
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Plan equipment retirement
before the equipment moves.
Tell us where you are today and what you want to do next.