Section 4. How do I develop a decommissioning plan?

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Planning a Successful Project

A successful project requires planning and cooperation between data center personnel and the decommissioning vendor. The pdf shown below serves as a checklist for things to consider to ensure your team is ready and selects a vendor that meets the needs of your data center.

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Data Center Decommissioning Plan

Download this handy checklist pdf, which covers these topics:

  • Pre-planning to be done by data center
  • Initial information to provide to vendor
  • Define in-scope and out-of-scope activities
  • Determine your reporting requirements
  • Outcomes you should expect from a vendor walk-through
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Section 1
What is IT asset disposition (ITAD) for data centers and how does it work?

Section 2
What types of data center equipment are included in ITAD?

Section 3
What happens to equipment after it leaves the data center?

Section 4
How do I develop a decommissioning plan?

Section 5
How do I compare different decommissioning vendors?

Section 6
What hardware inventory information should I gather?