Decommissioning

Decommissioning 

Infrastructure Decommissioning, Extraction & Recycling 


We understand the importance of data that has been collected on the systems being disposed of and the dangers of what could happen if fallen into the wrong hands. Our technicians are fully vetted, properly trained with the most recent decommissioning processes and experienced to effectively handle and/or dispose your equipment. We have several decommissioning teams ready to dispatch to your location all across the nation.

Millions of Square Feet of Technology Decommissioned
Data Centers Throughout the Country

Austin, TX – Boulder, CO – Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI – Philadelphia, PA – Cleveland, OH – Columbus, OH – Toledo, OH – Washington, DC – Tampa, FL – Orlando, FL – Boston, MA – Akron, OH – St. Louis, MO – Phoenix, AZ – Newark, NJ – New York, NY – Financial District, NY - Baltimore, MD - Silverspring, MD – Laurel,MD – Hartford, CT – Milwaukee, WI – South Field, MI - Hastings, MI

Decommissioning Process Outline: 

Initiate Decommissioning of the Service
  • Submit decommissioning request and receive approval
Formulate the Decommission Plan
  • Hire Project Manager (of decommissioning company)
Get Final Approval
  • Decommission plan submitted to Directors for review & approval
Offline the Service
  • Take service offline
  • Confirm & communicate offline & end dates
  • Users can no longer access system after said date
Prepare to Decommission
  • Remain ready to redeploy if necessary
  • Personnel & Hardware still allocated until end date
  • Create archive of decommissioning target like it was on offline date
  • Document the service: how to access, vendors, who worked on service
  • Stop billing
  • Remove entry
  • Verify migrations
  • Leave source code in code repository
  • Notification & decommission
End the Service
  • Sources are de-allocated
  • Stop paying vendor bills
  • Finalize all accounts
Decommission Completion
  • Removal or Reallocation of hardware
Post Decommission
  • Data removal; archive deleted, HAM archived or deleted, commvault license released
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