Five use cases for secloud Elimino
IT Asset Disposal for Global Enterprises and ITADs
Scenario:
Global organizations typically deal with thousands of laptops, desktops, and servers that require secure data erasure before disposal or resale. These companies are subject to GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and other regulatory frameworks, and manual data destruction methods pose significant operational and legal risks.
Pain Points:
High costs associated with logistics and manual erasure
Risk of human error or non-compliance with audit standards
Inability to scale the erasure process across international locations
Secloud Elimino Solution:
Elimino offers remote, certified data erasure capabilities across any connected device. IT departments can deploy erasure jobs to endpoints in bulk and receive tamper-proof audit reports for each operation. Seamless integration with asset inventory systems ensures that retired hardware is accurately tracked and compliant.
Key Benefits:
Full compliance with NIST 800-88, ISO 27001, DoD 5220.22-M, and other standards
API integration with ITAM and CMDB platforms
Reduces ITAD time from weeks to hours
Enables true data lifecycle management at scale
Data Center Decommissioning in the Cloud Sector
Scenario:
A European cloud provider is phasing out a legacy data center and must erase all data from thousands of drives before hardware resale or recycling. Physically removing drives or transporting them for offsite destruction is cost-prohibitive and time-intensive.
Pain Points:
Downtime and logistical complexity of traditional erasure
Data remanence risks during asset transit
Compliance with multiple international data protection laws
Secloud Elimino Solution:
Elimino enables secure, agent-based or PXE-boot remote erasure, allowing operations teams to clean drives without powering down racks or removing hardware. The platform offers live dashboards, automated status reporting, and real-time compliance reports.
Key Benefits:
Certifiable, irreversible erasure without physical interaction
Ensures GDPR, ISO, and industry-specific compliance
Full remote operability—ideal for lights-out data centers
Reduces environmental impact through reuse and responsible recycling
Secure Offboarding for Distributed Workforces
Scenario:
A remote-first SaaS company regularly offboards employees spread across North America, Europe, and Asia. Devices issued to employees contain sensitive customer and internal IP data and must be securely wiped before reuse or return.
Pain Points:
Limited IT visibility into remote devices
Inconsistent return procedures and security gaps
High cost and delay in retrieving hardware
Secloud Elimino Solution:
With Secloud Elimino, IT admins can initiate secure disk wipes remotely, even on devices not connected to VPNs. The tool ensures zero data leakage risk, and once the wipe is complete, the device can be resold, reassigned, or retired.
Key Benefits:
Maintains strong data protection posture across borders
Automates the offboarding workflow
Reduces legal exposure from improper data retention
Supports hybrid and BYOD scenarios
Mergers & Acquisitions: Data Risk Mitigation
Scenario:
During an acquisition, the purchasing company must sanitize and standardize IT infrastructure inherited from the seller, including legacy systems, workstations, and unverified hardware.
Pain Points:
Unknown or undocumented data on acquired hardware
Need for rapid cleanup and compliance alignment
Potential legal exposure from retained PII or trade secrets
Secloud Elimino Solution:
Elimino allows M&A teams to remotely scan and erase data-bearing assets, ensuring no sensitive information is left behind. Full audit logs and certificates of destruction are generated automatically, providing legal and compliance assurance.
Key Benefits:
Speeds up IT integration timelines
Reduces risk of inherited liabilities
Establishes a clean-slate infrastructure from day one
Helps meet regulatory disclosure obligations during due diligence
Government and Defense-Sector Data Sanitization
Scenario:
A NATO-affiliated defense contractor is retiring mobile and server hardware used in confidential projects. Regulations demand classified data erasure procedures that are verifiable, remotely executed, and recorded in detail.
Pain Points:
Air-gapped environments limit traditional erasure tools
Physical destruction isn’t always sufficient or certifiable
Strict documentation requirements for audits and inspections
Secloud Elimino Solution:
Secloud Elimino is built to support offline-safe secure erasure via bootable media or remote provisioning. The software is certified for high-security applications and creates digitally signed erasure certificates that satisfy NSA, NATO, and military-grade standards.
Key Benefits:
Meets national security erasure requirements
Prevents data residue on retired classified hardware
Fully traceable and tamper-proof logs
Eliminates need for costly, high-security physical destruction