Secure data center decommissioning
Keystone provides data center decommissioning services designed to simplify the process, protect sensitive data, and maximize the value of your retired IT assets. Whether you’re refreshing hardware, consolidating facilities, or fully shutting down a data center, Keystone acts as your trusted partner.
Thousands of satisfied customers since 2001.
We help you transition and decommission your data center, quickly and efficiently.
When transitioning between equipment or fully decommissioning a data center, Keystone creates a customized plan to remove excess hardware quickly, efficiently, and securely so your team can stay focused on core business priorities.
Our services include:
Safe & efficient on-site pickup
- We will come to your site to deinstall, decommission, and remove all retired equipment
- All retired equipment is carefully palletized, tagged, and handled by Keystone employees only.
Secure data destruction
- We audit each asset by make, model, and serial number.
- Securely destroy all data-bearing devices with our certified data destruction services.
Asset recovery & value return
Environmental responsibility
IT equipment we accept for decommissioning
Keystone specializes in the secure removal and processing of a wide range of enterprise and data center equipment such as hard drives, computers, and more.
We provide big business results with a small company feel.
Simply put, we make all your IT assets disappear: securely, quickly and easily.
- Fully-Compliant
- Secure and reliable
- Over 20 Years in ITAD
Turn erased assets into recovered value
Once your devices are securely wiped and certified, Keystone can help you recover value through our asset value recovery program.
Instead of sending usable equipment to recycling, we remarket qualified IT assets and return funds back to your organization.
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Frequently asked questions
What is data center decommissioning?
Data center decommissioning is the structured process of safely shutting down, removing, and disposing of IT and facility equipment from a data center.
This includes secure data destruction, data erasure, asset value recovery, and certified e-waste recycling to ensure compliance, security, and environmental responsibility.
What is included in Keystone’s data center decommissioning services?
Keystone’s data center decommissioning services include on-site equipment deinstallation, secure logistics, on-site or off-site data destruction, asset value recovery and resale, and certified e-waste recycling with full documentation and chain of custody.
Contact Keystone for more information or to schedule a data center decommissioning project.
How do you ensure data security during data center decommissioning?
Keystone follows strict chain of custody procedures and uses certified data destruction methods for all data-bearing devices.
This ensures sensitive data is permanently destroyed and documented before equipment leaves the site or enters resale or recycling streams.
Learn more about data destruction.
Can Keystone help recover value from decommissioned data center equipment?
Yes. Keystone evaluates eligible equipment for outright purchase or inclusion in a revenue share program. This allows organizations to recover value from retired data center assets and reinvest that capital into other business priorities.
Learn how you can get money back on retired and decommissioned IT assets with asset value recovery.
Do you provide documentation and reporting after decommissioning?
Yes. Clients receive detailed reporting, including certificates of data destruction and recycling, asset disposition summaries, and chain-of-custody records for compliance and audit purposes through our online client portal.
Learn more about our chain of custody.
Philadelphia Children’s Foundation
Keystone proudly partners with the Philadelphia Children’s Foundation (PCF), a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to closing the digital divide and expanding educational opportunities for underserved K–8 students.
PCF empowers children with technology, literacy resources, and hands-on learning experiences, giving them the tools to build 21st-century skills, explore their passions, and make positive choices for school, life, and future careers.
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