Compliance October 12, 2026
Armed Security Escorts vs Unarmed for IT Shipments
Most IT shipments need an unarmed escort. Some need armed security escorts.
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NIST, ITAD, and regulatory compliance for IT infrastructure
Nick Herrera 
Compliance October 12, 2026
Secure Tech Transport: What It Should Actually Include
Secure tech transport is a set of controls, not a word on a quote.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance October 1, 2026
Preventing Cargo Theft of IT Equipment in Transit
Cargo theft needs an unattended trailer or the wrong driver at the dock.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance October 1, 2026
Lease Surrender Obligations When Vacating a Data Center
Moving the servers out is half the exit. The lease decides the other half.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance October 1, 2026
Certificates of Insurance for Data Center Moves
A crew with the wrong certificate does not get past the loading dock.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance October 1, 2026
Interstate IT Shipments: Hours-of-Service, Weight and Carrier Authority
The regulations that govern the truck decide when your equipment arrives.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 23, 2026
Moving CJIS Systems: What the Security Policy Requires
Criminal justice data does not get a relaxed standard because it is on a truck.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 23, 2026
Leased Equipment Return: What to Settle Before the Lease Ends
The lessor wants the hardware back. Your data should stay behind.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 23, 2026
SOC 2 Evidence From an Infrastructure Move
Your auditor will ask about the move. Collect the answers during it.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 23, 2026
What a Chain of Custody Form Should Record for IT Equipment
A custody form is only as good as its weakest handoff.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 16, 2026
Tamper-Evident Seals and GPS Tracking on IT Shipments
A seal does not prevent access. It proves access happened.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 16, 2026
Degaussing, Shredding, or Crypto Erase: Choosing a Method
The right sanitization method depends on the media, not the policy.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 16, 2026
What a Certificate of Destruction Must Contain
A certificate that cannot name serial numbers proves almost nothing.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 16, 2026
Choosing an IT Asset Disposition Vendor
Liability for a retired drive does not transfer with the truck.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 14, 2026
Refrigerant and Coolant Handling During Decommissioning
Cooling equipment leaves a facility under environmental law, not IT policy.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 14, 2026
Crew Vetting and Site Access Requirements
Every person on the floor is an access decision someone has to own.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 14, 2026
Transporting UPS Batteries Under DOT and IATA Rules
Batteries are regulated dangerous goods, and the rules differ by chemistry.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 10, 2026
Transit Security Standards: What TAPA and C-TPAT Actually Require
Security certifications describe the freight controls buyers keep asking for.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 10, 2026
Certified Recycling and Hazardous Materials in Decommissioning
Liability for improperly disposed equipment follows you, not the hauler.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 10, 2026
Secure Drive Transport: Encryption, Custody, and Media in Motion
Loose media is the highest-risk, lowest-visibility part of any equipment move.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 3, 2026
Legal Hold and Retention When Systems Are Decommissioned
Destroying data under hold is a problem no certificate will resolve.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance September 3, 2026
Cleared Facilities: Government and Defense IT Moves
Cleared personnel and classified spaces change who can touch the equipment.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance August 31, 2026
Vendor Due Diligence: Third-Party Risk in IT Logistics
The provider inherits your site access, hardware, and compliance duties.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance August 31, 2026
Insurance, Valuation, and Liability When Infrastructure Ships
Carrier liability is set by weight. Your equipment is not priced by weight.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance August 28, 2026
International IT Moves: Customs, Export Controls, Data Residency
What changes when IT equipment and data cross a national border.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance August 24, 2026
Audit-Ready Documentation for Infrastructure Moves
What auditors ask for after a migration, and how to capture it during one.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance August 20, 2026
Security Escorts for High-Value IT Equipment Shipments
When an IT shipment needs a security escort, what it provides, how it's logged.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance August 14, 2026
Regulatory Compliance in Data Center Relocations
What HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, GDPR, FedRAMP and ITAR add to a data center move.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance July 29, 2026
Financial Services Data Center Moves: SOX and PCI DSS Compliance
How SOX and PCI DSS shape moving, storing and retiring financial IT equipment.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance July 29, 2026
Healthcare IT Infrastructure: HIPAA-Compliant Equipment Logistics
Navigate HIPAA compliance for healthcare IT equipment logistics.
Nick Herrera 
Compliance July 28, 2026
NIST 800-88 Compliant Data Destruction: A Complete Guide
NIST SP 800-88 explained: Clear, Purge and Destroy, by media type.
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