BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As technology moves at an unprecedented pace and data is growing daily, organizations are creating more eWaste that requires a secure solution for disposition. Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM) and CloudBlue, an Ingram Micro Company (NYSE: IM), today announced a new service offer that brings together distinct capabilities in security, services, and scale from two industry leading information management companies. Iron Mountain will offer CloudBlue’s IT Asset Disposition services paired with Iron Mountain’s secure chain of custody and logistics. Unlike other solutions available today, the combination of Iron Mountain and CloudBlue means customers’ equipment will be picked up by trained and vetted Iron Mountain employees and tracked through Iron Mountain’s secure chain of custody and delivered to CloudBlue’s facilities for processing.
Customers take data security very seriously and when IT assets have reached their end of life, it’s important to take disposal of those assets and related data seriously. CloudBlue provides secure and sustainable disposition solutions for enterprises worldwide and was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2014 Magic Quadrant for IT Asset Disposition, Worldwide.
The Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT Asset Disposition, Worldwide, states: “The three most important tasks to execute correctly, and to which ITAD executives should pay special attention, are data sanitization, transportation logistics and recycling. These three areas constitute the greatest risk in the ITAD process, so they should be handled by an experienced, well-vetted ITAD service vendor.”*
“Our relationship with CloudBlue offers customers a unique combination of secure logistics and environmentally-friendly IT asset disposition,” said Eileen Sweeney, senior vice president and general manager of Data Management, Iron Mountain. “Combining CloudBlue’s expertise in data destruction, refurbishment and remarketing, and recycling; with Iron Mountain’s solid reputation as a trusted protector of data and assets, should provide businesses with peace of mind knowing their data and IT assets are managed and disposed of properly and safely. As more mobile devices contain sensitive data and technology refresh cycles continue to shorten, this combination will be one to watch and partner with moving forward.”
“This is an incredible collaboration between two global data protection leaders,” said Ken Beyer, vice president and general manager, Supply Chain Solutions, Ingram Micro and president, CloudBlue. “The unique combination of our IT asset disposition solutions and Iron Mountain’s secure transportation provides organizations with unparalleled chain of custody, data security and confidence.”
This new service offer will enable Iron Mountain customers to:
- Customize an environmentally friendly disposition solution to fit their needs.
- Reclaim value from viable retired assets, in which assets are wiped clean of company data, then tested, repaired and resold.
- Have peace of mind that sensitive data from data-bearing devices will not get into the wrong hands and that it has been certifiably destroyed according to all DoD NISPOM and NIST standards - either electronically (via a 3-pass DoD level data wipe) or physically (shredded).
- Maintain environment responsibility by working with an e-Stewards certified recycler, which means electronic waste is disposed of properly to repurpose materials for future use, diverting them from incineration and landfills.
On April 28-30, Iron Mountain (Booth #9) and CloudBlue (Booth #8) will be exhibiting at IAITAM 2015 Spring Conference held at the Hilton San Diego. Iron Mountain’s Secure e-Waste and IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Services is currently available in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit www.ironmountain.com/SITAD.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM)
is a leading provider of storage and information management services.
The company’s real estate network of over 67 million square feet across
more than 1,000 facilities in 36 countries allows it to serve customers
with speed and accuracy. And its solutions for records
management, data
management, document
management, and secure
shredding help organizations to lower storage costs, comply with
regulations, recover from disaster, and better use their information for
business advantage. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain stores and protects
billions of information assets, including business documents, backup
tapes, electronic files and medical data. Visit www.ironmountain.com
for more information.
About CloudBlue
CloudBlue, an Ingram Micro company, is a
leading provider of Enterprise
IT Asset Disposition, Onsite
Data Destruction and e-Waste
Recycling Services worldwide. Our services reduce the risk, cost and
complexity associated with securely managing IT assets and consumer
electronics throughout their lifecycle in compliance with environmental
and data security regulations. With over 100 global locations, we manage
the entire asset chain-of-custody seamlessly to provide secure and
sustainable reverse
logistics solutions for over 1,000 customer organizations. For more
information about CloudBlue, visit www.cloudblue.com.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro helps businesses Realize
the Promise of Technology™. It delivers a full spectrum of global
technology and supply chain services to businesses around the world.
Deep expertise in technology solutions, mobility, cloud, and supply
chain solutions enables its business partners to operate efficiently and
successfully in the markets they serve. Unrivaled agility, deep market
insights and the trust and dependability that come from decades of
proven relationships, set Ingram Micro apart and ahead. More at www.ingrammicro.com.
*Gartner, Inc., “Magic Quadrant for IT Asset Disposition, Worldwide,” Rob Schafer, 18 December 2014. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
