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Are You Looking To Relocate Or Decommission Your Data Center & Its Equipment?

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Our Datacenter Decommissioning Team are fully trained and experienced in handling all data center decommissioning projects. We provide removal, packing and transportation of data center/ IT equipment and complete your project properly and efficiently, on time and under budget Data Center Decommissioning Checklist: INTRODUCTORY SETUP We start by drafting a scope of work together. What is the budget? Identify each of the internal stakeholders associated with the work. Identify necessary workflows and backup systems to ensure there is not a critical loss of power or data. ITEMIZING Map out all of the hardware and software assets involved in the decommissioning.  Follow up with a physical review. Compile a comprehensive inventory: servers, racks, storage equipment, hard drives, SSDs, HVAC equipment, networking gear, firewalls, routers, software licenses, virtualization hardware, keyboards, mice, power equipment, cabinets, and so on. Identify and retain all soft...

Data Center Decommissioning Project Plan

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Removing something from the business is a type of  decommissioning . Advanced systems have decommissioning actions that must be followed to assist in the  shutdown process . Data centers use a collection of equipment and support systems to operate. It is impossible to  decommission a data center  without a procedure. A properly created procedure ensures smooth transitioning of the system. The decommissioning project plan is tailored to the needs of each system. Data Center Decommissioning  may go on for a number of reasons such as Replacing IT equipment that has run its lifecycle Modernizing infrastructure to improve efficiency Migrating to a new data center or co-location space Consolidating data center spaces What Steps Are Involved in Decommissioning a Data Center? Project Plan Asset Inventory Chain of Custody Tracking Disassembly ITAD Pack Equipment Ship Equipment Asset Sale Environmentally Compliant Recycling