Datacenter migration, how to deal with old servers in the computer room?

 Datacenter migration may cause a lot of people to worry about how to handle their old server hardware. Why is it in July 14th? This is the last date Microsoft's support for Windows Server 2003. It is said that in China, about 40% of the servers are running the system that is going to retire. It is believed that more and more old systems will be upgraded during this period of time, but there will also be a lot of server hardware running Windows Server 2003 ready to retire.

The old server hardware can not be simply lost. Discarding the server hardware arbitrarily can not only pollute the environment, but also cause the loss of data. So how do we deal with the old server hardware that we have retired?
There are several options to consider:
1. donor organizations
If your business and move to newer hardware, then old devices can find a good place to use, rather than throw it into the garbage heap. The application of these equipment by a good enterprise management not only solves the problem of old equipment, but also promotes the corporate social responsibility image.
Take the Electronic Recycling Association, for example. There are some nonprofit organizations around the world that will take the equipment you throw away and do something good for it.
2. second hand market
Just like when you have a new smartphone and sell your old iPad, you can sell these old server devices to the second-hand market.
You'll probably find that some enthusiasts, even small businesses, can turn servers into home entertainment streaming systems or run SharePoint systems.
If you don't want the buyer to bargain, you can also sign an agreement with a potential buyer, who will be responsible for recycling the old equipment.
3. responsible person handling.
If you and your server are really at the end of practicality, but you're paranoid that you don't want to leave these devices to anyone, you need to deal with the e-waste yourself.
Handling e-waste is not simply throwing it out. E-waste can do incredible harm to the environment.
Anyway, when you choose to give up using these devices, you need to specially destroy your hard drive data to prevent someone with ulterior motives from stealing your company's data, because some services can use your old hard drive to recover your data.