Network Device Disposal: Routers, Credentials and Records
Network device disposal for businesses: agree technical release, check credentials and storage, and link collection records to the final processing evidence.
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Photocopier Disposal for Business: Data, Leases and MFDs
Photocopier disposal for UK businesses: check storage, agree lease returns, choose a treatment route and keep evidence linking each device to its outcome.
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Server Data Sanitisation Under NIST 800-88 Rev 2: SAN, RAID and Cloud Storage
Server data sanitisation under NIST 800-88 Rev 2: RAID sets, SAN arrays, self-encrypting drives and cloud volumes, and the verification evidence to keep.
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Lithium Battery Disposal for Business IT: The Storeroom Risk Nobody Owns
Lithium battery disposal for business IT: what 2025 fire service data shows about stored laptops and phones, safe storage and what to tell your contractor.
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Waste Carrier Permit Reform: What Changes for UK IT Disposal in 2027
Waste carrier permit rules replace registration from July 2027 under SI 2026/873. What UK businesses must check before an IT disposal collection.
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MDM Locked Devices: Why Retired Business IT Loses Its Value
MDM locked devices cannot be resold. How UK IT teams clear Apple Activation Lock, Windows Autopilot and Android FRP before disposal collection.
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NIST 800-88 Rev 2: What Changed and What UK Businesses Must Update
NIST 800-88 Rev 2 withdrew Rev 1 in September 2025, and NIST's July 2026 FAQ sharpened it. What changed, and what UK businesses must update.
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Windows 10 ESU Year 2: When Paying to Patch Costs More Than Replacing
Windows 10 ESU Year 2 doubles to 22 per device and is cumulative. Work out whether to renew, migrate or retire - and what your old hardware is worth.
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Donating Old School Laptops: Who Is Liable?
Schools stay liable for pupil data on donated laptops. Learn the wipe-first rule, why charities refuse old kit, and safer routes including buyback.
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Manufacturer WEEE Take-Back vs Professional ITAD
Manufacturer take-back can be free, but offers no destruction certificates, serial reporting or rebates. When it works, and when businesses need ITAD.
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