Tear It Down. Destroy the Data. Recover the Value.
Data center closures, office consolidations, and facility decommissions require more than a removal crew. You need certified teardown, documented chain of custody, NIST 800-88 data destruction, and asset recovery under one engagement. PowerRoute matches you with providers who handle the full lifecycle.
What Goes Wrong When Decommission and Disposal Are Separate
Splitting teardown and data destruction across vendors creates gaps. Compliance failures live in those gaps.
Data Breach from Improper Disposal
Drives "wiped" by an uncertified crew are a liability, not an asset. Without NIST 800-88 verification and serialized certificates, you have no proof the data is gone. Neither does your auditor.
Lease Deadline Pressure
Your lease expires in 30 days and there are 200 racks, workstations, telecom rooms, and server closets that need to be completely stripped. Every day past the deadline costs you holdover rent.
Abandoned Asset Value
Companies routinely abandon or improperly dispose of equipment that still has resale value. A proper decommission with integrated ITAD recovers 15-40% of original asset value instead of sending it to a landfill.
One Provider. Five Phases. Full Chain of Custody.
From pre-decommission inventory through certified destruction and value recovery. No handoff gaps. No compliance holes.
Pre-Decommission Assessment
Complete inventory of every rack, workstation, cable, and peripheral. Serial numbers documented, photos taken, leased equipment flagged. Nothing moves until everything is mapped.
Systematic Teardown
Coordinated disconnection following change management protocols. Power-down sequences, cable labeling, rack dismount, and anti-static handling throughout. Storage-bearing devices separated for certified destruction.
Secure Transport
Dedicated vehicles, GPS tracking, tamper-evident seals. Equipment destined for destruction travels separately from remarketable assets. Full chain of custody from facility to disposition.
Certified Data Destruction (ITAD)
NIST 800-88 compliant sanitization for every storage-bearing device. Degaussing, shredding, or cryptographic erasure depending on media type. Serialized Certificate of Destruction for every asset.
Value Recovery & Recycling
Functional equipment tested, graded, and remarketed through certified channels. Non-recoverable assets recycled through R2/e-Stewards certified facilities. Zero landfill. Complete downstream documentation.
Everything Goes. Nothing Gets Missed.
A full decommission covers more than racks and servers.
Every Provider. Every Certification. Verified.
Not self-reported. Verified directly with issuing bodies. Annually.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Decommission Done Right. Data Destroyed. Value Recovered.
Tell us your timeline, facility, and scope. We will match you with a certified provider who handles teardown through disposition in a single engagement.