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If your business has SAS hard drives that are being retired, the best option for sanitization or destruction assistance is a company that specializes in secure data destruction and the resale of valuable hardware and electronics.If you have SAS hard drives that still contain data, secure data destruction or sanitization is a major concern. OceanTech is a Minneapolis-based company that takes care of electronics recycling for more than 1500 customers nationwide who appreciate their secure sanitization procedures and documented data destruction services.Because OceanTech recycles for resale, they return more value to companies than other recycling options. There is value in used SAS hard drives, and OceanTech has the systems in place to connect the sellers with the buyers.SAS has been the hard drive interface of choice for enterprise-based storage solutions, and there is a market for used/recycled SAS hard drives. With full duplex, bidirectional I/O, these hard drives offer an average of 135 percent increased performance over SATA-based solutions, and as a result they retain value even after their useful life with one organization is done.IT directors who work with OceanTech on electronics recycling often become repeat customers with every upgrade.  That’s because OceanTech offers professional service that covers the pick-up and transport of your electronics or storage media and documented, secure data destruction.  There’s a pay-off on these sorts of buy-outs that typically nets money to the organization, even after all expenses for sanitization or data destruction and logistics are factored in.While some IT departments have tried to sell un-needed equipment on local exchanges like Craigslist, concerns over data integrity, security and even safety are paramount.  The best solution is to work with a nationally reputable company that can offer full-service electronics recycling and sanitization of all SAS hard drives.For more information, contact OceanTech at 612 331 4456.
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