Technology and IT companies run on data. Over time, that data piles up on retired hard drives, old backup tapes, zip drives, CDs and DVDs. When that equipment is replaced, the information on it doesn’t disappear on its own. If it isn’t physically destroyed, confidential business and customer data can end up in the wrong hands.

Chesapeake Paper Systems, a locally owned, NAID AAA Certified information destruction company in Baltimore, provides on-site hard drive and media destruction for technology and IT companies across Maryland, Washington DC and Northern Virginia, using the most advanced hard drive destruction unit on the market.

What Media Chesapeake Destroys

• Hard drives
• Zip drives
• Backup tapes
• DVDs
• CDs

How On-Site Hard Drive Destruction Works

1. The mobile unit comes to you. Chesapeake’s truck brings its destruction equipment directly to your facility, so your media never leaves your property intact.
2. Serial numbers are recorded. Before anything is destroyed, technicians gather the serial number of each drive for your records.
3. Destruction takes seconds. Each drive is destroyed in about six seconds, and at that point the data is completely destroyed.
4. You can watch. You’re welcome to observe the entire process.

The result is data that can’t be recovered and 100% confidentiality for your company and your customers.

Why Serial Number Tracking Matters

For IT teams responsible for managing equipment, knowing exactly which drives were destroyed is essential. Because Chesapeake records serial numbers before destruction, you have a clear record tying each retired device to its destruction for your own files.

Don’t Forget the Paper

Tech companies still generate confidential paperwork: customer information, contracts with signatures, employee records, pay stubs, resumes, financial statements and tax forms. Chesapeake installs locked consoles and bins throughout your office at no extra charge and empties them daily, weekly, monthly or on request. Documents are shredded on-site in Chesapeake’s mobile trucks, which process up to 4,500 pounds of paper per hour.

Compliance Support

Chesapeake meets all state and federal laws regarding information destruction, including HIPAA, FACTA, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and Sarbanes-Oxley. As a NAID AAA Certified member of the National Association for Information Destruction, it maintains the highest industry standards.

Responsible Recycling

Destroyed materials are securely recycled through qualified paper and electronic recyclers. Chesapeake’s destruction trucks run on Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel and B5 biodiesel.

Schedule Your Hard Drive Destruction

Retiring hard drives or backup media? Call Chesapeake Paper Systems at 844.400.2437 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) or visit 99 Ray Road, Baltimore, MD 21227. Learn more about hard drive destruction.

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