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Data Erasure

Secure, Efficient Data Erasure Solutions

The secure disposal of IT equipment is a significant concern for CIOs and IT managers. Data stored on disk drives containing medical files with patient social security numbers, customer financial transaction records or business trade secrets and software code must be securely managed from the time it is created until it is destroyed. When computer and storage systems reach end-of-life and are taken out-of-service, the data stored on the disk drives in these devices must be securely, completely and permanently removed from the drive to ensure that proprietary and sensitive information doesn’t get into the wrong hands. Many companies end up storing the old, out-of-service disk drives in a locked facility requiring secure and increasingly expensive warehouse space. The alternative is data erasure.

Data Erasure solutions from Seagate Recovery Services place control back in the hands of the IT department. The solutions utilize a series of advanced, defense industry-rated and approved algorithms to completely and permanently erase any and all data from a disk drive. Our solutions provide a Certificate of Erasure so that you can confidently dispose of or recycle a disk drive knowing that it contains no data that could fall into the wrong hands.

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Data Erasure Solutions

Seagate Recovery Services offers three solutions to meet your needs. Each solution provide a choice of 13 data erasure programs including NSA, DoD, US armed services, NCSC and NATO. They are highly suitable for a variety of uses from erasing a single disk to providing a network-based solution for erasing a large inventory of disk drives.

Seagate Data Eraser – USB Edition
A portable, hand-size device that can be connected to any PC to access and erase a disk drive.
Seagate Data Eraser – Network Edition
A software-based solution installed on a server that can erase data via corporate intranets on selected disk drives.
Seagate Data Eraser – Service Center Edition
A software-based solution that is designed for erasing large numbers of disks over a network connection. This is ideal for businesses that recycle their computers and disk drives or donate them.

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