It may seem harmless enough to simply cede over a workstation
to another department, especially if an IT personnel has installed
another operating system.
The problem however is that at this stage. Every keystroke
of information is still essentially available for copying
or viewing by anyone with the know-how.
For obvious reasons, an effective hard drive decommissioning
strategy should be outlined for the following scenarios;
When an upgrade involves discarding the old drive.
Whenever departmental restructuring necessitates
the reconfiguration of existing machines for a different
department or a new user.
Whenever a product need be returned to the manufacturer
or retailing outlet for replacement or warranty repair.
During disaster recovery involving the replacement
of one or more disk in an array.
Method
Efficace
Re-Usable
Time Consuming
Affordable
Overall
Deleting
NO
YES
NO
YES
BAD
Disposal
NO
MAYBE
NO
YES
GOOD
Clearing/Purging
NO
NO
YES
NO
GOOD
Destroying
YES
NO
NO
YES
BEST
If your product has come to end of life, and you need to
decommission either for re-use or for recycling, you need
to talk to us.
