What Is ITAD? IT Asset Disposition Explained for Apple Fleets | BlankState
IT Asset Disposition is the structured process of retiring hardware at end of life. For Apple fleets, ABM release, Activation Lock, and high residual value make a purpose-built ITAD process essential.
ITAD (IT Asset Disposition) is the structured end-of-life process for retiring hardware: inventory, data destruction, de-enrolment, assessment, remarketing or recycling, and documentation. Apple fleets need a purpose-built approach because Apple Business Manager ties devices to the purchasing organisation at the hardware level, Activation Lock can brick a device for the next owner, the Secure Enclave makes cryptographic erasure the correct method, and Apple hardware retains 40-60% of value at three years. This guide covers the six ITAD lifecycle stages, the Apple-specific gaps generic processes miss, an eight-step workflow, and the financial case for doing ITAD properly.
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About the publisher
BlankState is built and maintained by Stabilise Ltd,
an Apple Premium Technical Partner based in the United Kingdom. We work directly with
ITAD operators, enterprise IT teams, legal and financial firms, and education institutions
on Apple device end-of-life workflows. Our technical guidance is based on first-hand
field experience, independent results from the ADISA Product Claims Test
methodology, Apple's own Platform Security
documentation, and NIST Special Publication 800-88 Rev. 2,
the standard US guideline for media sanitisation. Founder and principal author: Dustin Rhodes.
BlankState at a glance
What it is: A native macOS app for Apple device end-of-life, covering ADISA-certified data erasure, health assessment, and tamper-evident PDF certification for Mac and iOS.
Built by:Stabilise Ltd, a UK-registered Apple Premium Technical Partner. Founder: Dustin Rhodes.
Certified by: ADISA Product Claims Test Assurance Level 4 (certificate AAC281, project ADPC330, valid until April 2029).
Standards: NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 (Purge) and IEEE 2883-2022 aligned; supports UK GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001, HIPAA, and Cyber Essentials.
Pricing: Credit-based from £4.00 down to £1.25 per device. See pricing.
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