Inventory & ownership
Separate in-scope servers, storage, networking, racks and components.
DATA CENTER DECOMMISSIONING
Data Center Decommissioning
TBR Trade Group coordinates data-center retirement projects across Florida. Specialist contractors perform decommissioning, equipment removal and transport. TBR handles asset intake, data-processing coordination, hardware evaluation and remarketing.
Define the Work Before Removal
We agree the equipment scope and contractor responsibilities before work begins. Your authorized IT team controls production shutdown and equipment release. Specialist contractors handle the agreed removal and transport; TBR receives and tracks the assets for processing and recovery.
Access & logistics
Review loading docks, elevators, parking, removal windows and site requirements.
Data instructions
Identify storage media, asset records and required processing before collection.
Server & Storage Recovery
A server chassis alone does not describe its recovery value. Record CPUs, memory, controllers, accelerators, power supplies and included accessories. List storage media separately so data instructions remain clear when a system is sold whole or separated into parts.
Servers & compute
Record system and component information useful for valuation.
Storage & network
Separate data-handling requirements from hardware recovery.
Racks & infrastructure
Confirm scope, size and handling requirements for supporting equipment.
Close the Project With Clear Records
Reconcile received equipment with the intake list. Review data-processing results, final disposition, exceptions and recovery figures in the closing records.
Reconcile the release list
Match collected equipment to the approved racks, systems and asset identifiers. Record additions and discrepancies.
Separate media outcomes
Keep drive-processing results linked to the correct device and project, including failed sanitization and subsequent destruction.
Review the recovery settlement
Check which systems or components were recovered, the final disposition of the remainder and any financial adjustments.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What Businesses Ask.
Do you plan multi-location projects?
Share the locations, quantities and timing. The project plan can be reviewed for coordinated collection, separate inventories and site-specific requirements.
Should production equipment be shut down before collection?
Your authorized IT team must approve shutdown, migration and release from service. Specialist contractors perform the agreed decommissioning and removal work. Responsibilities and site boundaries are documented before collection.
Can you buy retired data-center equipment?
Qualifying servers, storage, compute and components can be evaluated for buyback or recovery. Value depends on configuration, condition and demand.
CONTINUE EXPLORING
Plan the Next Step.
Data sanitization & destruction
Choose the processing path for data-bearing equipment.
GPU & AI hardware recovery
Prepare accelerators and complete systems for assessment.
Sample ITAD documentation
See a fictional inventory, media record and settlement.
START YOUR ITAD PROJECT
Ready to Start Your ITAD Project?
Tell us what you’re retiring, where it is and approximately how much equipment is involved. We’ll discuss the disposition and recovery options.