Data Privacy Regulations You Need to Know During ITAD
A company’s IT asset disposition (ITAD) plan must consider protection against various types of threats, as well as compliance with existing regulations.
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WeCare Program: boosting computer literacy across Africa
The WeCare Program aims to increase computer literacy by making inexpensive used IT technology available to communities and disadvantaged schools.
Awareness Initiative: International E-Waste Day on October 14th 2019
SLS supports the International E-Waste Day to create awareness with consumers as well as businesses to aid what to do with unwanted e-waste.
2018: A Year in Review and Looking Ahead
I am delighted to introduce our updated edition of the Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) newsletter. As our company continues to evolve, we felt it was a good time to give our newsletter a new look and feel. This new design and layout better reflect our corporate messaging and values. The new title, RESOURCE, presents our…
Major ITAD Threats You Need to Eliminate in 2019
It is that time of year. A time to reflect and identify opportunities to improve going forward. It has been quite a year for the IT and electronics industry which is what makes asset disposal plans one to focus on in the New Year. Growing data security threats and increasing momentum in our progress toward…
Enhanced Electronics Recycling Services you Need in Dubai
Due to increasing demand for services in the United Arab Emirates, Sims Recycling Solutions, a leading provider of electronics recycling and IT asset disposition services, moved to a larger facility in Jebel Ali. The facility is four times larger, and is now fully operational. “We had outgrown our previous facility,” stated Stephen Phelan, managing director…
Information Management: Bracing for the immediate impact of the GDPR
Why you need a secure ITAD program to comply with GDPR. The one certainty with the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation that takes effect this week is that it is complicated. It seemed like there was plenty of time to prepare for compliance when the GDPR was adopted in April 2016, but numerous studies…
IAITAM ACE Highlights: Best Answers to all Your GDPR Questions
IAITAM ACE 2018 kicked off with a keynote from speaker Andrew Adams encouraging us all to be ‘the best’, not just great; and to look past what seems to be true and find ‘the truth’. Inspiring words which set us up well for two and a half days of IT asset management seminars. Early on…
Key Takeaways from the 2018 IoT Expo in London
In its third year on the London conference calendar, IoT Tech Expo, Europe is part of the world’s largest internet of things (IoT) event series. Co-located with blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) events, this expo brought together the brightest and boldest of the technology industry. This expo brought together more than 11,000 delegates, exhibitors and…
INDUSTRY SESSION: How Will the GDPR Affect Your ITAD Program?
Michael Espada of SRS will be speaking at the IAITAM ACE 2018 in Orlando on May 8. When working in one of the most fast-paced and agile environments, IT asset managers must constantly seek resources to keep them up to speed. Security, compliance and efficiency are among the many IT asset management considerations made on…