Data centre ITAD & decommissioning services
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No matter how large or varied your operational footprint is Iron Mountain Asset Lifecycle Management has the experience, physical resources, and global presence to support your data centre ITAD needs.
Providing IT departments with a secure and efficient way to manage data centre asset disposition, regardless of the size of the project.
Champion circular data centre excellence with secure ITAD and scalable decommissioning services. Our integrated solution ensures strict security and audit compliance in decommissioning, while maximising value recovery from retired hardware. Iron Mountain ensures unmatched data security through a secure chain of custody that tracks IT assets at every stage of their journey.
No matter how large or varied your operational footprint is Iron Mountain has the experience, physical resources, and global presence to support it. We operate in the most complex environments all over the world across owned sites, co-location facilities, and small points of presence.
Featured services & solutions
Secure data centre decommissioning
Safe, secure, and sustainable data centre decommissioning: the only way to truly protect your data
Rethink sustainability
At Iron Mountain, we strive to be our customers’ most trusted partner for protecting and unlocking the value of what matters most to them in innovative and socially responsible ways
Data destruction
- Teraware: Data sanitisation built for the enterprise
- Wipes all storage types, onsite or remotely, within days instead of weeks
- Ensures compliance with certified audit trails for each asset
- Fully traceable process from wiping to final disposition
- Shredding on-site or off-site for hard drives, tapes, and other storage media
Decommissioning
- Onsite physical inventory audit of equipment
- Equipment de-rack
- Rack removal
- Scalable, efficient, fast end-to-end reverse logistics
- Assets that can be processed include: Servers, storage systems and devices, networking gear, computer tapes and racking
Packing
- Customised packing for diverse equipment
- Protective padding for safe transport
- Clear item labeling for easy tracking
- Eco-friendly materials for sustainability
Transportation & shipping
- Timely pickup and delivery scheduling for seamless logistics
- Secure handling protocols during transportation to safeguard equipment
- Detailed tracking and documentation of all items in transit
- Flexible options for pickup and delivery tailored to client needs
Asset processing & value recovery
- Component harvesting
- IT asset remarketing: Sanitise data, test, grade, refurbish and resale
- e-Waste recycling
- Any data-bearing assets are destroyed
- Adherence to environmental best practices
Maximising security, compliance and value
Safety and security
Protecting confidential data
- Sanitise or destroy assets containing confidential information
- Secure chain of custody
- Using proven logistics and asset tracking, we manage equipment through every stage of decommissioning and disposition
- We directly own and operate a global fleet of alarmed, locked, and GPS-tracked vehicles
- Verify chain of custody has been maintained through central portal, including certification of destruction (COD)
Value optimisation
Minimise total ownership cost
- We help you recuperate maximum market value from end-of-life IT assets
- We can safely remarket decommissioned assets, lowering your total cost of ownership
Sustainability
Reduce footprint
- Work with a certified organisation to securely recycle IT assets with little or no resale value
- Ensure your e-waste is never landfilled, and minimise the carbon footprint of your end-of-life equipment
Compliance
Legal & industry standards
- Have your assets processed in accordance with all federal, state, and local regulations and industry best practices
- Tailored processes in line with your specific industry and corporate commitments
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Premium3rd Party Reports
2024 Gartner Market Guide for IT Asset Disposition
This report covers the key steps for effective IT Asset Disposition and integrates circular economy principles for IT asset lifecycle management, to help IT leaders remain compliant with data protection regulations, safeguard sensitive data, and minimise e-waste.
11 December 2024
