DCM Magazine Features Techbuyer

Techbuyer’s founder and CEO, Kevin Towers, and Interact (Techbuyer’s sister company) MD, Richard Kenny, shared their knowledge on the circular economy in the data centre industry in a recent article published in Techerati’s Data Centre Management magazine. 


Circularity in the data centre sector is gaining traction as pressures from legislative bodies and public opinion grow. Data Centres have traditionally focused on energy efficiency in the building when it comes to sustainability but the scope is widening now. Data centres around the world are taking steps to reduce their environmental impact, adopting responsible waste management, reducing carbon emissions and managing resources more effectively.  


Techbuyer has been supplying data centres and businesses around the world with sustainable technology solutions for the procurement, maintenance and disposal of IT hardware for more than 15 years. In this recent article, Kev and Rich address the environmental impact of the take-make-waste model that is currently practiced by organisations globally and suggest practical steps the sector can take to replace it with the circular economy approach.  


The article highlights the need to redefine waste from its current definition of any substance, material or product that is used unnecessarily or not used to its full potential, to something of value. Kev and Rich highlight that every business can take part in this transformation from an IT perspective; making devices more effective, extending the lifespan of devices and responsibly disposing of technology, allows us to develop a circular IT economy where ‘waste’ becomes a resource that fuels development and growth.

 Key Points:  

  • Following a two-year research project with the University of East London, Techbuyer proved that refurbished technology performs as well as new, meaning that there is no performance degradation in the refurbishment process. Similarly, with the right configuration, refurbished was also capable of outperforming new. The research also disproved the common belief that every new generation of server is twice as efficient as the last, with refurbished servers matching the efficiency of brand new devices. Therefore, refurbished servers pose a viable and more sustainable option for data centre technology globally.  
  • A data centre is an ecosystem and effectively managing hardware efficiency does mean that there will be significant turnover of servers and components. However, effective waste management is not only viable but necessary to reduce the environmental impact of technology. Techbuyer’s ITAD service allows businesses to dispose of IT hardware securely and responsibly.  
  • Techbuyer and Interact provide core services to decrease the negative impact of data centres on the environment.  

Read the full article here to find out more:  

Techbuyer Group and Sustainability Services 

The Techbuyer Group provides a range of services designed to improve the impact of technology on our planet. From component level upgrades, high-quality refurbished technology and responsible disposal, with Techbuyer, to data centre performance reporting and upgrade recommendations for enhanced efficiency with Interact, we offer services to aid the development of a circular IT economy. Find out more about Interact here or explore Techbuyer’s sustainable IT solutions here.