Sustainable Asset Management Solutiong in Singapore has identified state-of-the-art technologies for the processing of e-waste and has established themselves as innovators in creating best-in-breed solutions that take developing country challenges into account. SAMS has used their expertise in the area to consult and advise various stakeholders in other African countries about the best way to commence e-waste management. SAMS has professional management and a skilled team who are passionate and committed to creating a sustainable environment by their responsible handling of assets.
Sustainable Asset Management Solutions (SAMS) is a specialized asset management company with a primary focus on developing commercially viable e-waste processing enterprises in the emerging market. SAMS is a leader in this field, providing comprehensive end-to-end solutions for manufacturers, importers, resellers, and the telecommunications industry.
The Importance of Networking Equipment Disposal in Singapore
Proper networking equipment disposal in Singapore is crucial for maintaining environmental standards and data security. Over the past decade, growth in e-waste has been the highest compared to other waste streams. Singapore’s e-waste has become a significant source of environmental pollution, as most networking equipment use varying degrees of hazardous substances. Contamination can occur during the disposal process if substances are not handled properly. Singapore has become more aware of such problems, and stricter environmental regulations are being implemented. Furthermore, companies are now looking for environmentally responsible and safer methods of disposing used equipment. The solutions provided must not only safeguard the environment, but also protect corporate data security and brand integrity.
Singapore’s strong information technology infrastructure, that comprises an extensive fibre broadband network linking up the commercial, industrial, and residential buildings, is maintained by continuous upgrades made to the country’s internet and telecommunications equipment. Due to the short life span of most of these equipment and rapid changes in technology, large amounts of redundant or end-of-life networking equipment are produced every year. Such equipment mainly comprises copper and fibre cables, and their associated components (such as cable trays), as well as other data networking products (like switches, racks and patch panels). These items are often classified as electronic waste or e-waste. The volume of e-waste generated in Singapore is currently on the rise.
Efficient On-Site HDD Degaussing Services
Efficient on-site HDD degaussing ensures that sensitive data is completely erased before the hard drives are discarded. Our portable degaussing equipment looks like a large, electric radiator. It generates a strong magnetic field that permanently erases the data on a hard drive, making the information unrecoverable. Loading the hard drive into the degaussing equipment takes only about 15-20 seconds. After degaussing, the hard drive is unusable and the serial number labels are destroyed. The entire degaussing process, including verification, takes only about one minute per hard drive. Although the hard drives will need to be physically destroyed after being degaussed if you are redundantly disposing of the equipment, SAMR can take care of that for you as well, and recycle the aluminum, cast aluminum, and neodymium magnets inside.
Sustainable Asset Management Solutions provides efficient on-site HDD degaussing services, reducing risks associated with data destruction. Protecting confidential, proprietary, and sensitive information is imperative for all organizations. When data destruction is required, a chain of custody, witness, and certificate of destruction are needed to help provide some level of comfort that the data has been destroyed and cannot be retrieved. In order to reduce risks associated with data destruction, we offer on-site degaussing services at your location using our portable degaussing equipment. This allows you the opportunity to witness the destruction and to do so in proximity to your other security measures. No physical or video chain of custody is generally required with degaussing and witnessing, but verifying the destruction of the data is always a good idea.
Guaranteed HDD Shredding and Degaussing
Companies often guarantee HDD shredding and degaussing services to provide complete data destruction and security compliance. HDD physical destruction must be performed to ensure data security. Many data centers and IT departments expertly run an internal departmental shredding operation. Some businesses do not have the surplus manpower to do it themselves and hire outside contractors. Consequently, there are some critical security issues to address; witnessing destruction and chain of custody. Contractors that perform on- or off-site shredding may present an element of risk. On-site destruction reduces the risk because the customer can witness the procedure and the vendor has less chance to steal the drives. However, on-site destruction equipment can be bulky, inefficient and very costly. When these risks and costs associated with using on-site shredding are too high, companies look to off-site shredding. With off-site shredding, drives can be securely transported to the vendor’s site, but chain of custody must be carefully managed. There is a new breed of destruction verification software applications available. They work in conjunction with digital cameras and use bar code readers and drive serial number readers for inventory tracking, making the company’s job easier. The software generally creates an audit trail and is used to verify that each drive was shredded. It can also be used to communicate with a drive destruction vendor’s enterprise application. Shredding HDDs is very secure if companies use this type of software, either by purchasing it or developing it in house. Drives should be tracked from the moment they are retired from service to their ultimate destruction. A verified chain of custody should also be used with the destruction hardware.
