Case Study: Fortune 10 Company

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The Challenge

Our client needed a company to inventory 4,360 Apple iPhone and iPads, and erase the devices’ data. This specific service was to be performed on-site under our client’s surveillance.

The Solution Implemented

CompuCycle provided a simple and stress-free solution to inventory all devices and erase the data from all devices. CompuCycle provided all the equipment to set up an onsite lab to charge all devices, inventory all devices, and perform data erasure. We were able to charge 600 mobile devices and 150 tablet devices per day, Inventory the charged devices, capturing the Make, Model, IMEI number, Carrier, Storage, and determine if the devices were iCloud locked. Data erasure was performed on all devices in compliance with Department of Defense standards. A label was printed for each inventoried and data erased device and affixed to each device. The inventory report and data erasure report was emailed to our client, and mobile devices were securely packed for transport to CompuCycle.

The Result

CompuCycle provided a simple solution that covered inventorying and data erasure of 4,360 devices. One account manager managed the product in a professional and timely manner and completed it in 5 days. There were no costs incurred by our client, and CompuCycle provided a savings of $37,000.00.

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