Securely destroy LTO backup tapes and magnetic storage media through controlled physical destruction to protect sensitive business data and support corporate compliance requirements.
Retired LTO tapes and backup media may contain confidential business records, customer information, financial data, system backups, or archived databases. Secure destruction helps ensure that sensitive information cannot be accessed, recovered, or misused after the media is retired.
Destroy backup tapes physically to reduce the risk of residual data exposure.
Support internal data protection, audit, and records retention requirements.
Receive reporting and Certificate of Data Destruction based on project scope.
LTO Tape
DAT / DDS Tape
DLT Tape
Backup tapes are collected from your site or designated location.
Items are recorded and categorized based on quantity and media type.
Data-bearing tape media are identified before destruction.
Tapes are physically destroyed through controlled destruction methods.
Destroyed materials are handled for responsible downstream processing.
Certificate and report are issued after project completion.
For retired or high-risk backup tapes, physical destruction is commonly selected to help eliminate the risk of data recovery.
Yes. Collection can be arranged based on location, volume, and approved project scope.
Yes. Certificate and reporting can be provided after completion based on the agreed service deliverables.
Yes. LTO tape destruction can be included in broader IT Asset Disposition, data destruction, and e-waste recycling projects.
Our management systems include ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018, supported by R2v3 responsible recycling practices.
Protect confidential backup data with controlled LTO tape destruction, reporting, and certification from DataExpert.
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