Data Center and Enterprise Services
Retire, remove, relocate, reinstall data storage devices of any size or complexity.
Every project, every client, every data center is different.
Whether the equipment is live or the entire data center is offline and ready for removal, a site decommissioning or data center equipment migration project has very specific requirements and timelines.
Whether it’s decommissioning or a full lift and shift, you want a partner who knows how to handle the full scope and deliver consistently high project results.
Guardian’s eTeam knows how to handle data center bits and pieces of any size or complexity.
Services for Enterprise Data Centers, Data Closets and Data Center Colocations and Cloud Data Storage
Data Center Decommissioning
Retiring, shutting down or upgrading a data center? Guardian is a single source provider that executes the sensitive touch for high value equipment and the resources for recycling, data destruction, packing and logistics that are often included in data center decommissioning projects.
Data Center Lift and Shift / Equipment Migration
Whether you’re consolidating or moving as is, data center relocations of hardware, servers, racks, systems and cabling to a new location require experience, of the IT setup, understanding of the fragility of the hardware, thorough background in data security protocols and live environments, and the knowledge in the most careful of packing, palletizing and transportation logistics.
Data Center Audits
Inventory location scan (barcode), catalog and reconciliation, equipment grading, asset verification by elevation and grid, and reporting.
Enterprise Data Erasure
Every data center is made up of devices ranging from magnetic tape libraries to the most modern servers. No matter your enterprise setup, age and technology, Guardian has the onsite and remote erasure options to ensure full erasure to meet security and regulatory compliance requirements.
Common Add-On Services
A smart single source solution
Ensure that projects are fully planned and executed with Guardian’s multi-disciplinary team that fulfills logistics, data security and data compliance needs as well as offering complete data and IT asset services.
Guardian offers the expertise and planning to safely and confidently power down, power up and everything in between.
Preparation, preparation, preparation
Data center projects are complex with high value equipment and high stakes. It’s daunting.
That’s why you need a contractor that has the experience and project planning know-how to execute safely and securely.
Guardian specializes in thinking ahead. We’ll ask questions. We’ll look for gaps. We’ll walk-thru the plan. We will be ready.
Game day agility
Preparation helps us find and resolve unforeseen problems. The trouble is, there isn’t a job that doesn’t have an unexpected wrinkle that could upset the apple cart.
But it won’t. Because Guardian is ready for the inevitable surprise. You can count on our immediate and resourceful response. More importantly, our communication is open, frequent and thorough. The only surprise is how quickly the wrinkle was ironed out.
More about Data Center Services
Redeploy 2021 from ASCDI DisposITion21 (Video)
Glenn Laga, Guardian Data Destruction and CEO, will be part of an ASCDI disposITion event panel discussion “Empowering ITAD Services” on Thursday October 15th at noon ET.
Extreme Onsite Data Destruction – Is it too much to ask?
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Successful Decomissioning, Destruction, and Recycling Project
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