IO partners with HiTech Assets to retire IT devices

Phoenix-based IO, a leading global provider of data center services, has partnered with Oklahoma City-based HiTech Assets, a nationwide provider of information technology asset disposition (ITAD) services, to help customers securely retire enterprise IT assets. The data center decommissioning services enable IO.Phoenix and IO.Scottsdale customers to secure, remarket and recycle old IT and network equipment.

IO operates data centers for customers that include Goldman Sachs, LexisNexis and Arizona State University.

The new offering helps organizations respond to government and corporate initiatives for secure data destruction, sustainable technology recycling and responsible redistribution of IT equipment, according to a news release issued by IO. The company says it has partnered with HiTech Assets, an industry leader that “adheres to the highest standards of enterprise IT asset disposition and data center asset disposition (“DCAD”) with a unique focus on environment, compliance and cybersecurity.”

“HiTech Assets has a strong commitment to providing best-in-class data center decommissioning services with a track record of excellent customer service and environmental responsibility,” says Rick Crutchley, chief operating officer at IO. “Our partnership with HiTech Assets demonstrates our fundamental desire to help our customers advance their initiatives to manage data responsibly and protect the global environment.”

HiTech offers certificates of data destruction and audit trail reporting through its customized enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and ensures zero waste disposition of all technology assets. HiTech’s certified processes and remarketing expertise can help IO’s customers remarket assets they no longer need and can generate revenue to fund their entire ITAD program.

HiTech is R2 (Responsible Recycling Practices), RIOS (Recycling Industry Operating Standard), ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certified.