Data Centre Decommissioning
Leading Data Centre Decommissioning Capabilities
Yi-Ke Innovations is a key player in helping companies manage ongoing technology shifts in data centres. Our record of success includes working with businesses and major companies to provide periodic decommissioning of older data centre equipment. In addition, we work with businesses that are closing corporate data centres as work moves to the cloud. We provide bulk on-site data destruction services and provide complete recycling services for retired data centre equipment.
When managing any level of data, security is always a concern. Most data centres will utilize on-site data destruction services for their sites to ensure data is removed prior to equipment being transported from our facility.
Types of Data Centre Decommissioning Projects
• Staged decommissioning of older equipment
• Decommissioning/shut down of standalone corporate data centres
• Cage clean-outs at co-located sites
• On-site data destruction services – including erasure, degaussing and bulk hard drive shredding projects
• Edge or micro-modular data centre (MMDC) decommissioning
Services Offered by Yi-Ke Innovations
A successful decommissioning project requires effective planning, coordinated efforts and when applicable, assurances that the live environment will not be disrupted. Decommissioning and data destruction services provided at our client locations tend to be project-based and require close coordination and planning. The steps listed provide a quick overview of how equipment is handled when decommissioned. Yi-Ke Innovations minimizes data centre disruption through defined processes, excellent project management, and the ability to manage tight deadlines. We ensure data is destroyed consistent with client requirements, that inventory is accurately audited and tracked, and a plan is in place to eliminate unnecessary storage costs and to reduce logistics costs.
Yi-Ke Innovations enables IT asset managers and data centre managers to focus on the live production environment while we provide systematic decommissioning and removal of retired IT assets and equipment.
1. Validate and decommission equipment and racks
2. Asset list reconciliation
3. Pull hard drives, on-site data destruction
4. Pack and transport assets
5. Recycle obsolete or proprietary equipment
6. Incineration of hard drives
