Blancco – PC/Laptop Erasure

Data Erasure Software for Enterprise Organizations

Complete Sanitization for Enterprise PCs, Laptops, Removable Media & More

Enterprises around the world are struggling to find the best method for data sanitization across their full IT asset portfolios. Simply deleting or reformatting data leaves sensitive information behind, and most enterprises need an audit trail to prove compliance with data retention and sanitization regulations.

Software-based data erasure is a data sanitization method recommended by Gartner, NIST and ISO that allows for assets to be reused, resold or donated after the erasure process. Blancco data erasure solutions work across the entire data lifecycle to guarantee complete data sanitization and prove compliance.

Blancco Data Erasure Solutions

Watch the video for a quick overview of Blancco’s data erasure solutions, including how they can help you meet compliance with global regulations and erase data across a variety of IT assets.

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Erase internal assets at End-of-Life (EOL) for reuse, resale, recycling or donation:

Deploy Blancco Drive Eraser using MSI preinstall to securely erase PCs/laptops
Permanently erase data on mobile devices through a USB self-boot or live boot option using Blancco Mobile Solutions
Securely erase Chromebooks or other machines that do not run on x86 using Blancco LUN Eraser on WinPE
Permanently sanitize data on SD cards, flash devices, USB sticks, etc. using Blancco Removable Media Eraser

Have assets that have reached end-of-life, or are you looking for someone to come out to erase your drives and take your equipment away? Blancco has an extensive list of IT asset recyclers, refurbishers and remarketers to help.

Data Erasure Throughout the Data Lifecycle

Erase ROT (Redundant, Obsolete or Trivial) data on laptops, PCs, LUNs or VMs
Erase temporary data – project files, sensitive client information, etc. in files, partitions or on-demand, or schedule file removal to run automatically through Group Policy / Task Scheduler
Erase data to meet retention policies- E.g. financial or other sensitive processing data (e.g. credit card information) that needs to be removed on a specific, ongoing basis from your systems; or remove data at the end of a specified time frame as required by legislation (e.g. HIPAA)

When is Data Erasure Absolutely Necessary?

USE CASES	DATA ERASURE SOLUTION
Equipment End-of-Life When a data storage device (server, PC, laptop, USB, mobile devices, virtual machine, LUN, etc.) is ready to be reused, resold or discarded, any data it contains must be erased to remove the risk of unwanted access.	Blancco Drive Eraser Blancco Removable Media Eraser Blancco Mobile Diagnostics & Erasure Blancco File Eraser Blancco Virtual Machine Eraser Blancco LUN Eraser
Data Migration When data is moved from one location to another, from an old server to a new one, from one virtual machine to another – the original data location must be erased.	Blancco Virtual Machine Eraser Blancco LUN Eraser
Data End-of-Life When data is no longer needed for its intended purpose, on any storage device, you need to enforce policies for the erasure of virtual machines, files and folders with automated routines within your existing systems.	Blancco Drive Eraser Blancco Removable Media Eraser Blancco Mobile Diagnostics & Erasure Blancco File Eraser Blancco Virtual Machine Eraser Blancco LUN Eraser
Customer Demand GDPR and other global regulations allow citizens to request the removal of their data from your systems. A certified report to prove the data is erased is required to prove compliance.	Blancco Drive Eraser Blancco Removable Media Eraser Blancco File Eraser Blancco Virtual Machine Eraser Blancco LUN Eraser
After Disaster Recovery Following the successful restoration of production systems, any data left on recovery disks/drives should be erased to eliminate duplicate data and unnecessary risk.	Blancco Virtual Machine Eraser Blancco LUN Eraser Blancco Drive Eraser
Employee Onboarding & Departures When an employee departs the organization, through resignation or termination, all storage mediums that contain organizational data needs to be securely erased.	Blancco Drive Eraser Blancco Removable Media Eraser Blancco Mobile Diagnostics & Erasure Blancco File Eraser Blancco Virtual Machine Eraser Blancco LUN Eraser
Cloud Exit Upon selecting a cloud storage provider or managed service provider, all contracts should include a provision for your organization to have proof of the data being erased upon termination of the service.	Blancco Virtual Machine Eraser Blancco LUN Eraser

Management Console

Blancco Management Console available in On-Premise and Cloud variants

Manage, Enforce and Report with Ease

With Blancco Management Console, you have access to a centralized reporting solution where you can manage all data erasure licenses, create and modify users and have complete visibility of erasure activities. And, your organization will benefit from a centralized point of data management control with certified, tamper-proof audit reports.

Key Benefits:

Monitor and control ongoing data erasures
API Integration with existing systems
Perform flexible erasure deployments on-premise or via the cloud
Access to over 250 hardware details for customized reporting
Streamline data lifecycle management policies for all Blancco data erasure solutions within a single program
Achieve a certified data erasure and a tamper-proof audit trail
Stay compliant with industry standards and regulations, including PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, ISO 27001, ISO 27040 and more

Professional Services

To maximize your value of from the Blancco solutions we recommend that you take us up on the offer to include our professional services when doing your deployment. Our experts will support you hands on and make sure you are able to implement Blancco best practices into your IT environment.

Just send an email to enquiry@tech-titan.com and articulate your needs, and we will put together a custom services solution for you.

Professional Services Provided by Blancco*:

Deployment, installation and upgrade services
- Blancco product implementation planning and installation
- Updating existing Blancco environment
Custom training
- Customized product training
- Blancco Certified Engineer training
Process optimization
- Server/PC volume erasure production line optimization
- Evaluation and deployment of remote erasure options and process
- Data Center erasure process optimization for both loose drives, Servers and SANs, including solution configuration
- Integration with third party systems

* Please note we may use Partners to perform Professional Services on our behalf.

Blancco Partners

Have special industry requirements or lack the ability to scale erasure processes in-house? Do you need someone to manage the erasure process for you?

Blancco has an extensive international partner network, including software distributors and resellers that can cater to your industry requirements. For professional services, we partner with various managed service providers, that are certified to provide Erasure-as-a-Service (EaaS). EaaS partner certification includes a rigorous certification process that promotes knowledge around products, optimizations, erasure scenarios and audit trail accountability. This certification must be renewed every two years. As part of the certification, Blancco provides the partner with onsite support, as well as updated quarterly trainings on the latest feature and process releases. Working with a Blancco EaaS-certified partner provides you confidence that you’re following the latest in data erasure best practices and adding efficiencies across your enterprise.

Have assets that have reached end-of-life? Blancco has an extensive list of IT asset recyclers, refurbishers and remarketers to help.