Tape Destruction and Recycling Service

Developing a sound data protection strategy is one of the more complex tasks faced by today’s IT organizations. Historically, company concerns have centered only on access (i.e., authentication and authorization), backup and recovery or business continuity.

Today, an increasing number of regulatory requirements that govern the protection of personal information (e.g., health records, financial statements, credit/debit card information, social security numbers, etc.) are causing companies to continually reexamine how they protect information from getting out of their control. PDS Truck

The last few years have seen an increased awareness of information that has been compromised due to lost or missing magnetic tapes that were in transit. While losing tapes is not a new phenomenon, what has changed is the laws that force companies to disclose the mishap. Organizations have reacted by attempting to either eliminate physical transport altogether -- by sending data electronically – or, at a minimum, encrypting tapes that leave the physical security of the data center.

For tapes that are no longer needed companies are faced with the dilemma of how to properly eradicate data in the most cost-effective manner. The physical destruction of a tape is by far the most secure method of destroying data.

PeakData’s Tape Destruction Service provides complete destruction of tapes, protecting a company’s hard-earned reputation and trustworthiness by preventing confidential information from falling into the wrong hands. PeakData’s tape destruction technique uses specialized equipment that first literally shreds the tapes into granules that are then either incinerated and melted or separated by component (plastic, media, metal) for recycling. PeakData provides the detailed reporting required to meet today’s state and local government and industry regulatory compliance requirements, customer and employee privacy legislation, and security mandates, thereby mitigating 100% of the exposure to legal liabilities or loss of corporate assets. Key benefits include:

We employ our own state-of-the-art, purpose-built disk and tape shredding truck ensuring a seamless and secure chain of custody from data center to recyling center
On-site service delivery with no impact to production operations; or, off-site at one of PeakData’s secure, state-of-the-art facilities
All tape types are supported: mainframe or open systems; enterprise, midrange, or desktop; servo track or not
Fully configurable to meet any applicable standard, including the U.S. Department of Defense Sanitizing Standard (DOD 5220.22-M, DOD 5220.22-M ECE) and the Department of Energy Clearing, Sanitization and Destruction Standard (M 205.1-2)
The remains are processed in an environmentally responsible manner in compliance with all local, state and federal regulations