Secure and sustainable retirement of business IT equipment

Dell Technologies has expanded its Asset Recovery Services (ARS) with new availability in Australia. The service supports any brand of laptop, desktop, server, peripheral or accessory, helping customers receive value from existing IT assets and implement sustainable recycling and recovery services at scale.

Since 2008, Dell has recovered more than 2.5 billion electronics^[i] through its takeback programs, supporting businesses in sustainably retiring IT assets. ARServices provides a simplified standardised offer to help customers scale their recycling efforts. The offer includes a new, online self-service portal that simplifies asset disposition even more — providing businesses with real-time value estimates, comprehensive resources and streamlined takeback of devices.

“Every year, the world produces millions of metric tons of electronic and electrical equipment waste, which is damaging to our planet when not disposed of properly,” said Jefferson Raley, Vice President, Commercial Client Services Portfolio at Dell Technologies.

“Asset Recovery Services play a critical step in helping customers responsibly retire equipment and reduce their overall environmental footprint. As a global company, we take seriously our commitment and opportunities to divert e-waste from landfills. By scaling our services for securely recycling electronics and IT equipment, we are contributing to our ambitious goal to recycle or reuse one device for each one sold by 2030.”

Maximising IT value and time

ARS is available to businesses of all sizes, whether managing a central or remote workforce, with no unit minimums. The service offers the flexibility and control to oversee and track the entire process online via the self-service portal. Customers can benefit from real-time value estimates to get the most out of their equipment and simplify their systems’ lifecycle.

Protecting businesses with security services

When customers turn in their devices, data is removed in alignment with data sanitisation standards^[ii] to minimise customer exposure to data security breaches. ARS now offers extra options for added protection:

• Onsite data sanitisation — data is cleared from devices onsite before the equipment leaves a customer’s facility.
• Onsite hard-drive shred — hard drives with data are disposed of through physical destruction and recycled according to local guidelines.
   

ARS is available through Dell Technologies and its channel partners. More information is available here.

[i] Dell Technologies FY21 Progress Made Real ESG report.
[ii] These Dell services adhere to NIST SP 800-88 Revision 1 data sanitisation standards.

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