Data center decommissioning: Hyperscale-grade audit compliance checklist
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From erasing and shredding drives to recycling or reselling racks, servers, and other equipment, Iron Mountain maintains a fully traceable audit trail – ensuring end-to-end compliance during data center decommissioning.

From erasing and shredding drives to recycling or reselling racks, servers, and other equipment, Iron Mountain maintains a fully traceable audit trail – ensuring end-to-end compliance. We stand by our results, and, thanks to our complete chain of custody, our clients have all received flawless results on audits by top-tier, independent auditors.
See how our step-by-step approach to data security compliance works in this audit compliance checklist.
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