Data management

Erasing personal data from the devices you discard is a booming business

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[ad_1] Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images “Our first concern is always data, data, data, data,” said Sean Magann, chief commercial officer for Sims Lifecycle Services. Magann was emphasizing a primary focus of Sims and other IT asset disposition, or ITAD, providers, whose business is managing end-of-life, used and discarded IT equipment, such as smartphones, … Read more

In race to attract data centers, states forfeit hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue to tech companies

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[ad_1] In 2019, the Indiana legislature passed a bill that would offer eligible data centers significant sales tax exemptions. The legislation said facilities packed with state-of-the-art servers could avoid the state’s 7% tax when purchasing equipment and power.  The measure was a boon for large tech companies that have been rapidly building out data centers … Read more