As Ireland’s leading IT disposal provider, AMI has been providing secure IT retirement and electronic recycling and remarketing services since 2001. In that time we have celebrated a number of significant milestones and business achievements, from securing numerous industry accreditations and certifications to successfully running our first GDPR seminar and returning €2 million to our […]
GDPR Compliance – AMI’s Belfast GDPR Seminar Recap
The May 25th GDPR deadline is fast approaching and is set to shake up how organisations collect and process data. To help businesses with their final preparations, AMI recently held a special GDPR lunchtime seminar in the Merchant Hotel, Belfast which was attended by more than 130 people. We’ve put together a recap of what […]
AMI Partners with YSI to Drive Social Innovation
Every now and then, an organisation comes onto your radar whose mission statement really makes you sit up and take notice. AMI recently crossed paths with YSI (Young Social Innovators) for the first time and we were bowled over by the scale of the organisation’s ambition.
Belfast GDPR Lunchtime Seminar
GDPR enforcement is just around the corner and will have a dramatic effect on how organisations collect and process data, and how they dispose of end-of-life IT equipment. This seminar will cut through the jargon and share some practical ideas on how to be prepared. Date: Thursday, February 22nd 2018 Time: 12:30 – 14:30 Venue: […]
AMI’s 2018 Tech Resolutions: 1. Prepare an asset list for old IT equipment
So, it’s that time of the year again. Christmas may be a distant memory but it’s the start of a brand new year and many of us are thinking about the little things we would like to do to make 2018 even better than 2017.
Gear up for GDPR – AMI’s ‘GDPR: The Final Countdown’ Recap
It’s now less than six months until GDPR comes into effect and dramatically alters the way organisations collect and process data. In order to aid Irish organisations’ preparations for the impending legislation, AMI recently hosted a GDPR breakfast seminar in the Fitzwilliam Hotel – GDPR: The Final Countdown. We’ve put together some of the key […]
Guest Post: Countdown to GDPR – Spotlight on Data Processors
The press is awash with the GDPR feeding frenzy from experts peddling fear. Anyone who has actually read the legislation will know that, whilst there are several new key concepts, the GDPR is really just a sensible extension of existing data protection requirements but with a fundamental change to empower the data subject to have far more rights on their data then before.
This Halloween, make sure there are no digital skeletons in your cupboard
With Halloween just around the corner, there’s a chill in the air. Things go bump in the night, and people are nervous about what might be lurking in dark alleys or even under their bed. Things might be getting scarier as the evenings get darker, but do yourself a favour this year and forget about ghosts, goblins, zombies and vampires, and instead be afraid of the effect that a data breach could have on your organisation…
AMI host Dublin GDPR Breakfast Seminar
GDPR is set to come into force in less than eight months’ time, and will have a dramatic effect on how organisations collect and process data, and how they dispose of end-of-life IT equipment. Attendees will receive an overview of the legal requirements of GDPR and the obligations they need to fulfil in the next […]
AMI survey highlights Irish companies’ vulnerabilities
We recently revealed the results of our 2017 security survey, which was carried out in association with TechPro magazine. 137 senior IT decision makers across a range of industries took part in the survey, and the results present an interesting snapshot of companies’ approach to the disposal of their old IT assets.