Key Solution Benefits
- Onsite decommission and consolidation services provided to over 85 locations
- Deinstalled, repaired, and redeployed over 75,000 servers
- Erased over 150,000 drives onsite, at mulitple client locations
The Client
A nationwide financial institution with multiple data centersBusiness Challenge
The client needed to shut down redundant data centers and reallocate equipment to reduce costs. They required a decommission solution that would:- Ensure all closures met regulatory requirement mandates that all data be destroyed prior to assets leaving the facility
- Recoup as much value as possible from de-installed equipment
- Reallocate equipment and restructure centers over a three-year period.
The Ingram Micro Solution
We utilized our expertise in data center decommissioning projects to dispatch an experienced team to each client location to:- De-install all equipment
- Erase data from all servers onsite
- Pack and securely transport the servers to the nearest Processing Center.
- Refurbish servers with residual value then redeploy them or route them through the appropriate remarketing channels to ensure the best possible financial return for the client
- Demanufactured end-of-life servers in compliance with e-Stewards standards then recycle all materials.