Blancco Stories

Kiwi Stories

Blancco stories

Ingram Micro showcases new vendors - and Professional AV

There were plenty of new faces at today's Ingram Micro Showcase including Dell, Hikvision, Blancco and EMC - along with a new division for the distie.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Aug 2015

Global Stories

Blancco stories

DataCentre infrastructure

Blancco prevents 107m KG of IT devices from becoming e-waste in a year

Blancco's software prevented 107m KG of IT devices from becoming e-waste, erasing data from 63.8 million devices in the past year.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Oct 2023

Partner Programmes

Dicker Data expands technology refresh portfolio with Blancco

Dicker Data partners with Blancco to provide data erasure solutions, helping to manage end-of-life devices and boost revenue opportunities.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2023

Clean technologies

The link between enterprise data security and sustainability

There is a link between enterprise data security and sustainability, according to a new report from Blancco Technology Group.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Oct 2021

Unified Communications

Mobile consumers demand assurance as they plan upgrades to 5G

More than half of consumers plan to upgrade to a 5G device within the next two years, according to Blancco Technology Group.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 28th May 2021

Unified Communications

E-waste becoming a massive issue for businesses, so what can be done?

COVID-19 has led to a surge in e-waste and data security concerns as employees use more devices, according to a study by Blancco Technology Group. .

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Nov 2020

Clean technologies

Enterprise sustainability practices not up to par, study finds

Companies failing to promote sustainability in dealing with end-of-life equipment and e-waste, says study by Blancco Technology Group and Coleman Parkes.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2020

Unified Communications

Corporations are failing to deal with e-waste responsibly - report

A new report by Blancco Technology Group reveals a major e-waste crisis, as 76% of end-of-life devices are not sanitised and reused despite CSR policies.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Apr 2020

Unified Communications

Global consumers to trade in 810 million smartphones in favour of 5G devices

68% of consumers would be willing to trade-in their device in favour of a 5G-capable upgrade, according to research from Blancco Technology Group.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2020

Storage

Almost half of storage devices for sale contain personal info, study finds

Nearly half of second-hand storage devices still contain sensitive personal data, a Blancco and Ontrack study reveals, highlighting data erasure failures.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Apr 2019

Data Protection

Used device market held back by lack of data security regulations

A lack of robust data security regulations is causing consumer mistrust and stunting the growth of the used mobile device market, Blancco's study reveals.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Feb 2019

Hybrid Cloud

Exclusive Q&A: Why businesses are storing useless hardware

In this exclusive interview, Blancco's Fredrik Forslund details just how expensive the issue of data centre waste has become.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Digital Transformation

important considerations ahead of a cloud migration

Data and oil have undeniable similarities in how businesses use them, but hoarding and storing data like an oil tycoon can lead to damaging consequences.

By Fredrik Forslund • 5 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018