A growing number of data centers in the Los Angeles area have found support for their growth from an electronics recycling company that makes it possible for them to upgrade to the newest, most powerful equipment without taking a huge hit on their existing equipment.As data center equipment and technologies advance, most Los Angeles data centers need to invest in the latest hardware in order to maintain their competitiveness. When existing equipment is still in good shape, it can be hard to take the hit that typically comes with decommissioning it. But one electronics recycling company has a ready market of buyers for data center equipment, making it possible for data centers to upgrade and recover some of the value of decommissioned servers.OceanTech is a data center equipment recycling company that buys used servers, SATA drives, SAN drives, LTO 3,4,5 and 6 drives and other data center equipment for two to three times the amount that other “recyclers” provide.Los Angeles data centers find that working with OceanTech is far easier than attempting to sell the equipment on their own. Online marketplaces like Craigslist are a hassle to deal with, and busy data center professionals don’t have time to separate the real buyers from the scam artists who lowball on the price.OceanTech also works with facilities that have multiple locations, making it possible to sell outdated or older servers and data center hardware from multiple locations all at once.One call to OceanTech puts data center professionals in touch with experts who know the value of the equipment that needs to be replaced. They also have the logistical teams that ensure the safety and security of the equipment from the time it leaves the data center, through transport, and to Minneapolis, where OceanTech manages all hard drive sanitization and documented data destruction.Security of the data that resides on decommissioned servers is paramount, and OceanTech adheres to the industry’s most stringent standards for secure data destruction. Once servers have been sanitized, OceanTech refurbishes them, repairs them if required, and then resells them to a waiting list of customers that include some of the nation’s largest businesses, school districts, and corporations.Over the last several years, data center moving, data center upgrades, and data center equipment recycling has been a major part of the OceanTech business. Today the company works with more than 1500 of the top companies in North America to handle their electronics recycling needs.To get started on your data center equipment recycling effort, contact OceanTech at 612 331 4456.