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A disciplined approach to data center decommissioning involves an ongoing process that protects against data breaches, contributes to sustainability goals and maximizes the potential to recover value from equipment no longer needed. Having a secure chain of custody provides complete visibility on assets' physical location from an initial audit through final disposition, ensuring data security.

Decommissioning isn’t just about removing equipment; it's also about protecting data. Automated asset discovery tools solve the problems of manual inventory tracking by providing a dynamic, accurate, and comprehensive view of all IT assets within a data center environment.

Organizations that want to reduce IT infrastructure investments as they move to the cloud or consolidate operations will find decommissioning an on-premises data center is a complex task that requires attention to security, asset tracking, environmental considerations and logistics, among other factors. Below are some critical items to consider.