Data Eradication and Tape Disposal Services
Media Recovery has over 30 years of experience providing secure and reliable data eradication, data destruction, and tape disposal services. With the numerous regulations that now surround the use, security, and storage of data, companies must be extremely careful, and highly proactive, in how they dispose of data after it is no longer needed.Not all data eradication, data destruction, and tape disposal services are forthright about their processes and procedures for data destruction. Some companies offer data destruction by destroying the tape media, but this does not erase the data on the tapes. Some services claim to overwrite the data so it is unreadable, but then only rewrite part of the tape. And others use degaussing equipment that is not strong enough to erase data on today’s high-density media. Datacenter managers should exercise caution and extreme care when evaluating suppliers for data eradication.
Trusted by the largest Datacenters in the US, Media Recovery offers several highly reliable methods for your confidential data destruction, and safe and environmentally sound methods for disposal of any tapes.
100% Data Eradication and Tape Disposal — Degaussing Tape
Depending on customer requirements, Media Recovery can inventory, pull, and audit any tapes on a client site ready for eradication. Media Recovery can provide completely secure transport to the Media Recovery Operations Center, where an additional audit is conducted for verification purposes to insure all tapes have been accounted for and matches the audit list at your location.Media Recovery provides data eradication services for non-servo tapes, by utilizing a degausser rated at 4000 Oersteds (two times the normal recommended strength) to erase all data from every tape.
After data destruction, tapes can be disposed of in an environmentally sound manner, and a Certificate of Destruction can be supplied to the customer for the tapes destroyed.
100% Data Eradication and Tape Disposal — Servo Track Tape
Media Recovery provides a certified process for the 100% data eradication of servo track tapes. Our process ensures that every tape that enters our data eradication program is 100% drive-written end-to-end to guarantee complete data eradication.First, Media Recovery staff audits your tapes and provides you with an electronic file that contains the volser numbers for all tapes that are being pulled from the active library or off-site storage facility. Your tapes are then securely transported to our Operations Center for data eradication under strict controls. Next, your tapes are audited again upon arrival at our Operations Center and you receive another electronic file containing volser numbers for all tapes we receive. This practice verifies that all of your tapes are accounted for and have been received.
The high-density servo track tapes are overwritten with Media Recovery's proprietary code end-to-end, rendering any previous data completely unreadable. All tapes go through a Final Quality Control Inspection and Validation to ensure complete data eradication. Tapes are then immediately disposed of using safe and environmentally sound methods.
On-site or Off-site Disposal Services
When your organization requires off-site disposal services, Media Recovery has the knowledge, resources and experience to meet your needs. Off-site disposal services are conducted at the highly secure Media Recovery Operations Center. When disposal services are conducted, you can depend on Media Recovery to handle your sensitive data with the utmost care, following strict processing guidelines. As the preferred vendor for many of the largest Datacenters in the US, you can rest assured that Media Recovery will complete your project in a timely and reliable manner.SAS 70 Compliance
Media Recovery is currently the ONLY SAS 70 certified Datacenter service provider. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement on Auditing Standards 70 (SAS 70) defines professional standards used by an auditor to assess the internal controls of a service provider, such as Media Recovery.The SAS 70 certification assures our clients that our data eradication services meet or exceed these stringent standards. This certification recognizes that Media Recovery follows a tested methodology for the eradication of data from media tapes.
What SAS 70 really means for you:
- Peace of Mind: Media Recovery's data eradication services are executed with the controls required to ensure total data eradication, so you can have complete confidence that your confidential data has been totally eliminated and cannot ever fall into the wrong hands or be misused.
- Reduced costs and headaches: Using Media Recovery's data eradication services will save your internal team from undertaking the time-consuming eradication process — and you the headaches of verifying the process controls are in place and followed — to ensure reliable completion.
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Please contact us for more information about our Data Eradication and Tape Disposal Services, and many other products and services. We look forward to helping you achieve maximum Datacenter optimization.Media Recovery: Your Partner in Datacenter Optimization
Media Recovery has been designing effective Datacenter solutions for the unique needs of customers for over 30 years. With extensive knowledge, resources, and staff, we’re here to help you maintain your data security and conserve your operational resources. As your ongoing “special projects partner”, Media Recovery stands ready to provide you with effective solutions for all your Datacenter requirements.Media Recovery provides an extensive array of Raised-Floor Environment Services to optimize your Datacenter, including: Datacenter Cleaning, Relocations and Consolidations, Tape Library Audits, Tape Removal and Re-slotting, Tape Library Reconfiguration, RFID Asset Tracking, and Asset Recovery.
Media Recovery also offers a wide array of Storage Media Services, including: Tape Buyback Program, Data Duplication and Format Conversion, Labeling and Initialization, Data Eradication and Tape Disposal, Tape Cleaning and Certification, and Disaster Recovery Services.