Most organizations have policies for purchasing, assigning, and supporting technology. The final stage of the equipment lifecycle, however, is often less clearly defined. Devices may remain in service longer than intended, move into storage without documentation, or become the responsibility of whichever department happens to have space for them. A practical IT asset retirement policy gives employees a consistent answer to an important question: What should happen when technology is no longer...

Managing retired technology at a single office can already require coordination between IT, facilities, accounting, security, and other departments. When an organization operates multiple offices, data centers, warehouses, laboratories, or satellite locations, that process can become considerably more complicated. Different locations may accumulate different types of equipment, follow different refresh schedules, and require different pickup arrangements. If each facility also works with a...

Retired IT equipment can quietly create hidden costs through lost space, unmanaged data, inaccurate asset records, declining recovery value, and complicated clean-outs. Learn how a proactive IT asset management strategy can help your organization reduce risk, recover value, and responsibly manage end-of-life technology.