Media Duplication Systems (MDS) has announced availability of the XpressNVMe Compliance Suite, an integrated hardware solution for documented, auditable end-of-life management of solid-state drives (SSDs), including cases where drives cannot be successfully sanitized. The suite combines the XpressNVMe enterprise SSD sanitization systems with the PT808SSD physical shredder to support a single workflow that routes working drives through logical sanitization and routes failed, locked, or damaged drives to physical destruction.
MDS says the workflow is designed to produce records for internal controls, audits, and compliance reporting. “Data disposition programs often break down when organizations plan only for best-case scenarios,” said Michelle Boyce, VP of Marketing at Media Duplication Systems. “This suite was designed for real-world conditions, including failed drives, with processes and documentation built to stand up to audits and regulatory review.”
On the logical sanitization side, the XpressNVMe platform supports sanitization methods aligned with National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-88 (NIST SP 800-88) guidelines. It includes logging intended to capture drive serial numbers, erasure method, timestamps, and verification results. The system supports M.2 NVMe, M.2 SATA, U.2/U.3, and traditional SATA SSDs, with configurations for six, 11, 16, or 21 drives simultaneously. Standard models deliver transfer speeds up to 400 MB/s per port, while PRO configurations support up to 1,000 MB/s per port, depending on drive type and configuration.
For drives that fail sanitization due to firmware issues, encryption lock states, or physical damage, the PT808SSD shredder provides a destruction path. MDS reports the shredder reduces solid-state media to a 4 mm wide particle size intended to render NAND memory unrecoverable, meeting DIN 66399 E-3/T-4/O-3 destruction standards for commercial and enterprise applications.
For additional verification, the optional IRONCLAD Verification System adds third-party documentation capabilities for audits and regulatory inspections by capturing photographic and metadata records prior to destruction. Reports may include drive serial number, operator ID, witness ID, date, time, and location, and can be exported in CSV, Excel, or PDF formats for integration with existing asset management and compliance systems. MDS lists target users as IT asset disposition (ITAD) providers, data centers, healthcare organizations, financial institutions, government agencies, and enterprise IT departments managing large-scale hardware refreshes or data center decommissioning projects.
Source: Media Duplication Systems
