IT Asset Value Recovery: Dollars and Sense

IT equipment becomes obsolete and loses value over time. It’s the nature of the beast. How do you ensure that you recoup maximum value out of your investment though? By partnering with the most adept ITAD service providers in the business: Brass Valley.

Maximize ROI on your retired IT equipment with IT Asset Value Recovery

How do you make certain that you not only get the maximum dollar value from your retired and surplus IT equipment — but that your data is securely handled following top-tier data destruction protocols?

You partner with an uncompromising ITAD services provider with a sterling reputation. That’s Brass Valley.

Few ITAD companies work as hard as Brass Valley does to recover the true value of your spent IT equipment. Our clients depend on our asset remarketing capabilities to meet their ROI and TCO goals. We refuse to let them down.

With more than 20 years of experience, Brass Valley takes great pride in attaining competitive pricing for ALL your equipment that is eligible for resale. To ensure you secure maximum value from your retired equipment we follow a four-step IT Asset Value Recovery process.

Step 1

Collect and categorize your equipment

After going through the inventory and data security process the equipment is graded on functional and cosmetic scales. Then prepared for resale.

Leaning on more than 20 years of experience we’ve developed buying markets in a broad range of equipment types:

  • End User Computing: Desktops, Laptops, Peripherals, Mobile
  • Data Center Computing: Servers, Storage, Networking
  • Specialty Equipment: Broadcast, Test and Measurement
Step 2

Building packages for resale

Next, we package your equipment into lots (wholesale) or individually (retail) to make them attractive for resale. Understanding how to package lots to maximize value is a skill that many ITAD companies do not attempt. Let alone possess.

Getting this right can make a huge difference in the overall recovery value of your IT equipment.

Step 3

The bidding process

The goal is to create a competitive bidding environment for your equipment. Our brokerage team uses auctions, email blasts, phone outreach, specialty websites, and retail outlets on a domestic and global scale.

Together this effort creates as much demand as possible for every single item.

Step 4

Sale complete

When your sale is completed, you can see your settlements in real time in our online portal. Settlement reports are generated for each lot that we process.

Elite Value Recovery Processes Means Peace of Mind

Servers, routers, network switches, laptops, workstations and more. IT equipment represents a serious investment. Most IT hardware also has a limited shelf life. It becomes obsolete or less reliable over time.

Get More Value From Your IT Equipment

When you close or move an office or decommission a data center, logistics can be a nightmare. It’s very easy to lose sight of making sure that data is securely removed from any devices that will be resold, parted out or recycled. It is also difficult to ensure you are being paid what your retired and surplus IT equipment is actually worth.

Protect Your Sensitive Data

A single drive or even a Micro SD card containing sensitive data could land your company in court, give a competitor an unfair advantage, lead to a major data breach…or worse. Peace of mind is easy to come by when you hire a responsible and experienced ITAD and value recovery service provider.

Brass Valley makes IT asset value recovery easy —- so you can focus on your core business.

The Biggest Mistakes We See in IT Asset Value Recovery

We’ve seen a tremendous amount of money left on the table by lesser ITAD services and well-meaning clients who handled their ITAD and value recovery process internally. The fact is that retiring IT equipment is a more complicated process than most people think.

At Brass Valley, we’ve had over 20 years to refine our IT asset value recovery process and we’ve got it down to a “T”. If anyone has a more efficient, secure, and effective protocol than ours, we have yet to see it.

What this means for you and your organization is that you can focus on business as usual or the logistics of your data center decommissioning or office move.

Common ITAD and asset value recovery mistakes:
  • Inadequate (or no) data destruction performed on drives and flash media.
  • Inventory mistakes by inexperienced ITAD firms or untrained personnel.
  • Failures to properly grade, package, and bundle equipment for resale.
  • Inaccurate assessment of the true value of equipment.

Rest assured, with Brass Valley your data will be handled properly and your eligible, retired IT equipment will be sold for top dollar. Our process is entirely transparent, so you can even follow your equipment through our client portal as it’s processed and sold off.

Brass Valley: IT Asset Value Recovery without Compromise

Secure IT asset value recovery with top dollar return on your investment is just one more service we offer at Brass Valley to make managing your IT assets easier. Your old IT equipment is a valuable commodity — so is your peace of mind. Brass Valley ensures both are well looked after.

Brass Valley is arguably the safest ITAD vendor in the U.S. With zero breaches in the over 20 years we’ve been in business, our reputation precedes us. Our elite-level shared risk model and High-Reliability processes offer unparalleled security for your valuable data.

Because ITAD certifications are just a starting point… you need more!

Regular ITAD company: Certification Only

  • Limited indemnification. See 5 risks…
  • Risk mitigation starts and ends with 3rd party certifications
  • Incomplete chains of custody leave you exposed
  • One dimensional – ITAD related services only
  • Plodding data security practices that follow the herd
  • Background in the scrap metal or used equipment industries NOT in IT means higher risk

Brass Valley: Certification + High Reliability

  • Innovative high reliability practices boost data security and reduce human error to the bare minimum
  • Risk mitigation embraced; 3rd party certifications, insurance, service agreement and high reliability processes

  • Documentation is your first line of defense. You’re covered with our Audit Ready Chain of Custody ™ from cradle to grave

  • ITAD + complimentary smart hands services to get your projects done and dusted FAST
  • Innovative data security practices like our high reliability culture dramatically slash your risk
  • IT background and long track record with data centers AND end user technology limits your exposure to the bare minimum

It’s All in Hand… You’ll Never Worry About Data Security Breaches and Environmental Incidents Again!

All the Certifications and Accreditations You Expect

Brass Valley is committed to superior data security and environmental stewardship. Risk management and client-first indemnification combine with industry best practices to ensure your IT equipment is securely and adequately handled

Case studies illustrating Elite Level ITAD expertise and experience

Elite Track Record

GLOBAL DATA CENTER CLOSURE PROJECT

Case Study: 49 Worldwide Data Centers Closed in 60 Days

VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL FULFILLMENT PROGRAM

Case Study: Insourcing Technology for 4000 Students in 2 Weeks

BANKING SECURITY

Case Study: Best Practices, In-House Security Model & Regulatory Compliance

FORTUNE 500 FACILITY CONSOLIDATION

Case Study: Higher Security & Customer Satisfaction and 17% Lower Costs

Making sure you get the ITAD service you need…

“My job isn’t to make you want what I’ve got but to find out what you need. And use what we have to get you where you want to go”

Rocco D’Amico, CEO, Brass Valley

Listening to our clients

“Brass Valley is a process oriented company, they figure out how to deliver. They are very good listeners. That’s why they can customize. They’re straight and they don’t play games. When there’s a problem, they take care of it”
Data Center Manager, Banking

“Instead of telling me how it needed to be done [which the other vendors did], he listened to how I wanted it done”
Director of Technology, Education

“Most vendors you have to chase – most are not proactive. Brass Valley is the exception.”
Chief Information Officer, Broadcast

Find out what we can do for you – no strings attached

In exchange for just a few minutes of your time, you will gain greater insight into ITAD security and better understand how simple mistakes can leave your company and its data vulnerable.

More importantly — you’ll find out how to make it right.