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Datacenter Decommissioning Services in Italy

By Reboot Monkey Team

Physical decommissioning across Equinix ML1-ML6, Irideos, Aruba, Retelit, and Data4 facilities in Milan, Rome, and Turin. NIST 800-88 Clear, Purge, and Destroy protocols. Full compliance with GDPR, Garante Privacy, and NIS2 under D.Lgs 138/2024.

Datacenter Decommissioning Services in Italy

What Datacenter Decommissioning Involves in Italy

Datacenter decommissioning refers to the structured, auditable process of physically removing, sanitising, and disposing of IT infrastructure from a colocation facility. In Italy, this process spans asset auditing, data destruction under NIST SP 800-88 revision 1, hardware extraction, logistics, certified ITAD disposal, and formal cage or suite handback to the facility operator. Reboot Monkey performs physical decommissioning inside Italy's major carrier-neutral facilities. We do not own or operate datacenters. We work inside third-party facilities on behalf of enterprises and public-sector organisations that are exiting leases, consolidating estates, or retiring end-of-life infrastructure. Italy's datacenter market is concentrated in three cities: Milan, Rome, and Turin. Milan is the primary hub, home to the largest density of carrier-neutral space including the Equinix ML1 through ML6 campus cluster in the Caldera Park and Segrate districts, Irideos, Aruba IT1 and IT2, Retelit, and Data4 Milan. The Milan Internet Exchange (MIX), with over 300 connected autonomous systems, makes Milan one of the most connected peering points in Southern Europe. Rome hosts a secondary cluster serving public-sector and government tenants. Turin carries a smaller but growing industrial and manufacturing technology footprint. For a decommissioning project to be executed cleanly, the operator must understand the local facility landscape: access protocols, power infrastructure at 230V/50Hz, cage surrender procedures, and the specific documentation requirements of each operator. Reboot Monkey field engineers are familiar with check-in procedures, escort policies, and equipment removal restrictions at the major Italian facilities listed above. A standard Italy decommissioning engagement covers six physical phases: pre-work site audit, data sanitisation, hardware disconnection and labelling, physical extraction, packout and palletisation, and coordinated off-site transport to a certified ITAD partner. Each phase is documented with photographs, asset manifests, and signed destruction certificates so that your compliance and legal teams have a complete chain-of-custody record.
  • Physical decommissioning inside Equinix ML1-ML6, Irideos, Aruba IT1/IT2, Retelit, and Data4 Milan
  • NIST SP 800-88 rev. 1 Clear, Purge, and Destroy protocols for every storage device
  • Asset manifests and signed destruction certificates for every project
  • 230V/50Hz power environment: safe disconnection procedures for Italian facility infrastructure
  • Cage and suite handback coordinated directly with facility operations teams
  • Coverage across Milan, Rome, and Turin

NIST 800-88 Data Sanitisation: Clear, Purge, and Destroy

Data sanitisation is the most legally consequential phase of any decommissioning project. Reboot Monkey applies NIST Special Publication 800-88 revision 1 (Guidelines for Media Sanitization), the internationally recognised standard that defines three categories of sanitisation: Clear, Purge, and Destroy. Clear applies logical techniques to overwrite data on a storage medium so that it cannot be retrieved using standard operating-system read commands or file-recovery tools. This is appropriate for assets being redeployed internally where the risk profile is low and the media will remain within a controlled organisational boundary. Purge applies more robust laboratory-resistant techniques. For magnetic hard drives this means secure erase commands that address the full storage area, including remapped sectors. For solid-state drives (SSDs) and NVMe devices, Purge involves cryptographic erasure or manufacturer-supported sanitise commands that overwrite or invalidate all addressable and hidden data storage areas. Purge is the minimum standard Reboot Monkey recommends for any asset leaving an organisation's control. Destroy means physical destruction of the medium to the point where data recovery is not feasible. This is applied to devices that cannot be effectively Purged (damaged media, unsupported firmware, legacy hardware without sanitise command support) and to assets where the data sensitivity classification requires physical destruction rather than logical sanitisation. Reboot Monkey coordinates physical shredding or degaussing through certified ITAD partners operating in compliance with EN 15713 (Secure Destruction of Confidential Material). Important for any Italian enterprise or public body procuring this service: NIST 800-88 uses the terms Clear, Purge, and Destroy. It does not use Grade 1, Grade 2, or Grade 3, and it does not specify a 3-pass or 7-pass overwrite sequence. Multi-pass overwrite requirements are a legacy of the DoD 5220.22-M standard, which NIST 800-88 has effectively superseded for modern magnetic media. Specifying "3-pass wipe" in a procurement tender may create compliance ambiguity. Reboot Monkey's standard tender language references NIST SP 800-88 rev. 1 Purge as the baseline. Every sanitisation event is recorded in a per-device destruction report that includes the device serial number, make, model, sanitisation method applied, date and time, and the field engineer's signature. These reports are provided to the client in PDF format within five business days of project completion and are retained for seven years in line with GDPR documentation obligations under Article 5(2) (accountability principle). Contact Reboot Monkey at <a href="/en/contact/">our contact page</a> to discuss the sanitisation protocol appropriate for your asset classification.
  • Clear: logical overwrite for internal redeployment scenarios
  • Purge: cryptographic erasure or secure erase for all SSDs, NVMe, and HDD assets leaving organisational control
  • Destroy: physical shredding or degaussing coordinated with EN 15713-certified ITAD partners
  • Per-device destruction certificates with serial numbers, methods, and engineer signatures
  • NIST SP 800-88 rev. 1 is the operative standard. Not 3-pass, not Grade 1/2/3.
  • Documentation retained seven years in compliance with GDPR Article 5(2)

Regulatory Compliance in Italy: GDPR, Garante Privacy, and NIS2

Italian datacenter operators and their tenants face a layered regulatory environment that directly affects how decommissioning projects must be documented and executed. GDPR (Regulation EU 2016/679) establishes the data protection framework. Article 5(1)(f) requires that personal data be processed with appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure integrity and confidentiality (the security principle). When decommissioning storage media that may contain personal data, organisations must demonstrate that data has been rendered irrecoverable. The destruction certificate from a NIST 800-88 Purge or Destroy event is the primary evidence for this. Article 28 imposes obligations on controllers using processors: if Reboot Monkey is acting under a data processing agreement, that agreement must specify the sanitisation method and retention of records. Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (the Garante) is the Italian data protection authority. The Garante has issued sector-specific guidance on data security measures and enforces GDPR in Italy. In 2023 and 2024 the Garante imposed significant fines on organisations that could not demonstrate adequate data destruction practices when decommissioning IT assets. This enforcement history makes certified destruction documentation not just a compliance nicety but a legal shield for Italian DPOs and legal teams. NIS2, transposed into Italian law via D.Lgs 138/2024 (effective October 2024), significantly expands the scope of entities subject to cybersecurity obligations. Under NIS2, "important" and "essential" entities in sectors including energy, transport, health, financial market infrastructure, digital infrastructure, and ICT service management must implement appropriate technical and organisational measures for incident handling, business continuity, supply chain security, and asset management. The decommissioning of IT assets is explicitly within the asset management scope. NIS2 Article 21 requires risk-proportionate security measures; for essential entities, secure media sanitisation is a baseline expectation. D.Lgs 138/2024 designates ACN (Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale) as the national competent authority and CSIRT for NIS2 enforcement in Italy. For public administrations (PA) operating datacenter infrastructure in Italy, AGID (Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale) publishes technical guidelines on cloud migration and data centre consolidation that include asset disposition requirements. Public bodies procuring decommissioning services should reference the AGID Cloud Enablement Kit guidelines alongside GDPR and NIS2 obligations. Reboot Monkey's documentation package for every Italy decommissioning project includes an asset manifest, per-device destruction certificates, a project completion report, and a chain-of-custody log suitable for submission to Garante, ACN, or an internal compliance audit. Regulated entities under NIS2 D.Lgs 138/2024 can use this documentation directly in their incident and asset management records.
  • GDPR Article 5(1)(f): security principle requires irrecoverability of personal data on decommissioned media
  • Garante Privacy enforcement history: certified destruction certificates are the primary evidence in Italian regulatory proceedings
  • NIS2 via D.Lgs 138/2024: ACN-supervised asset management obligations for essential and important entities
  • AGID guidelines apply to Italian public administrations consolidating or exiting datacenter leases
  • Reboot Monkey provides full chain-of-custody documentation package for every project
  • Data processing agreements available for GDPR Article 28 compliance

Italy's Datacenter Landscape: Milan, Rome, and Turin

Understanding the physical datacenter landscape is essential to planning a decommissioning project. Cage access procedures, escort requirements, freight lift dimensions, and loading dock availability vary significantly between operators and between individual facilities within the same operator's portfolio. Milan is Italy's primary datacenter hub. The Equinix Milan campus spans six facilities (ML1 through ML6) across the Caldera Park area in the western suburbs and additional locations in Segrate to the east. These are carrier-neutral, interconnection-dense facilities with access to the MIX peering point, which connects over 300 autonomous systems and supports more than 400 Gbps of peak aggregate traffic (MIX, 2024). Irideos operates multiple facilities in Milan, serving both enterprise colocation and the Italian public sector under its historical Infracom and Retelit lineage. Aruba's IT1 and IT2 facilities are located near Milan and Arezzo respectively, with IT2 being one of the largest campus footprints in Southern Europe. Data4 operates a campus in Milan. Retelit provides carrier and enterprise colocation across Milan and other Italian cities. For decommissioning projects inside Equinix Milan facilities, Reboot Monkey field engineers follow Equinix's standard Smart Hands and Inbound/Outbound Logistics protocols, including pre-booking of freight lifts, Equinix-issued visitor passes, and equipment manifest submission prior to removal. All equipment exits must be documented on an Equinix Equipment Removal Form and authorised by the account holder. Rome hosts a secondary cluster primarily serving Italian government, public health, and defence sector tenants. Key operators in Rome include Aruba, Irideos, and various government-operated facilities under CONSIP framework agreements. Decommissioning inside government-adjacent facilities often requires additional authorisation layers and longer lead times for access planning. Turin is a smaller but growing market driven by the automotive, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing industries, many of which are increasing their edge and regional datacenter footprints as they pursue Industry 4.0 transformation. Decommissioning projects in Turin are typically smaller in scale but require the same rigour of documentation and sanitisation as major Milan engagements. All Italian facilities operate at 230V/50Hz. Field engineers handling server and networking equipment must follow Italian electrical safety standards (CEI norms) during disconnection. Reboot Monkey's field teams are briefed on local power infrastructure before each engagement. Power strips, PDUs, and UPS systems are disconnected in sequence to avoid voltage events during extraction. For organisations with infrastructure across multiple Italian cities, Reboot Monkey can coordinate simultaneous or sequenced decommissioning across Milan, Rome, and Turin under a single project plan and master asset manifest. This simplifies procurement, reduces administrative overhead, and ensures consistent documentation quality across all sites. Explore how this pairs with our <a href="/en/data-center-migration/italy/">datacenter migration services in Italy</a> for organisations consolidating into fewer facilities.
  • Equinix ML1-ML6 in Milan: Caldera Park campus, carrier-neutral, MIX-connected
  • Irideos, Aruba IT1/IT2, Retelit, and Data4: secondary operators across Milan and Italy
  • MIX (Milan Internet Exchange): 300+ ASNs, 400+ Gbps peak aggregate traffic
  • Rome: government, public health, and defence sector decommissioning with extended access planning
  • Turin: automotive and manufacturing edge infrastructure, Industry 4.0 estate rationalisation
  • 230V/50Hz power: CEI-compliant disconnection procedures for all extraction work
  • Multi-site coordination across Milan, Rome, and Turin under a single master manifest

The Physical Decommissioning Process: Audit to Cage Handback

A professionally executed decommissioning project follows a defined sequence of physical phases. Reboot Monkey runs each phase under a project manager who serves as the single point of contact between the client, the facility operator, and the ITAD partner. Phase 1: Pre-work site audit. Before any equipment is touched, Reboot Monkey field engineers conduct a physical walkthrough of the cage, suite, or colocation space. The audit produces a reconciled asset register: every rack, server, storage array, networking device, PDU, cable management panel, and cross-connect patch is logged against the client's existing CMDB or asset spreadsheet. Discrepancies are flagged before decommissioning begins. This prevents surprises during removal (equipment not in the CMDB, shared infrastructure belonging to a co-tenant) and ensures the destruction certificate matches the physical reality of the site. Phase 2: Data sanitisation. Storage devices are sanitised in situ (inside the facility) or transported under chain-of-custody to a secure sanitisation environment, depending on client preference and device type. NIST 800-88 Purge is applied to all SSDs, NVMe drives, and HDDs using certified tooling that produces per-device reports. Devices that cannot be Purged (failed media, unsupported firmware) are quarantined and flagged for Destroy. Servers are not removed from racks until data sanitisation is confirmed for all storage devices in that server. Phase 3: Hardware disconnection and labelling. Field engineers disconnect power, network, and fibre connections in the correct sequence. Every cable is labelled before disconnection using the asset manifest numbering. Cross-connects are surrendered per the facility operator's procedure. For Equinix facilities, this includes submission of a Cross-Connect Disconnect Order through the Equinix Customer Portal before physical disconnection. Phase 4: Physical extraction. Equipment is removed from racks in top-down sequence to maintain rack stability. Heavy items (storage arrays, high-density blade chassis) are removed with appropriate lifting equipment. Reboot Monkey brings anti-static packaging, foam padding, and equipment pallets to every engagement. Rack cabinets are disassembled where required by the facility or the client. Phase 5: Packout and palletisation. All extracted equipment is palletised, wrapped, and labelled with asset manifest numbers. Photographs are taken of every pallet before it leaves the cage. The packout manifest is signed by the Reboot Monkey project manager and the client representative. Phase 6: Transport and ITAD disposition. Equipment is transported to a certified ITAD partner for final processing. For assets with residual value, remarketing is coordinated with the client. For end-of-life assets, recycling is executed under applicable WEEE Directive requirements (transposed into Italian law via D.Lgs 49/2014). The ITAD partner issues final recycling or resale certificates that are included in the project closeout documentation package. Phase 7: Cage handback. The decommissioned space is restored to the condition required by the facility operator: raised floor tiles replaced, blanking panels returned, power feeds capped or returned to the operator. Reboot Monkey coordinates the formal cage handback inspection with the facility team and provides the client with a signed handback confirmation. This triggers the lease termination process and stops ongoing colocation billing. For projects requiring <a href="/en/server-migration/italy/">server migration in Italy</a> alongside decommissioning (for example, migrating active workloads to a new facility before decommissioning the legacy cage), Reboot Monkey can coordinate both workstreams under a single engagement. Explore our <a href="/en/rack-and-stack/italy/">rack and stack services in Italy</a> for the build-out phase at the destination facility.
  • Phase 1: Physical asset audit reconciled against client CMDB before any work begins
  • Phase 2: In-situ NIST 800-88 sanitisation with per-device reports before hardware extraction
  • Phase 3: Structured cable disconnection with labelling and cross-connect surrender procedures
  • Phase 4: Top-down rack extraction with anti-static packaging and lifting equipment
  • Phase 5: Palletised packout with photographs and signed manifest
  • Phase 6: Certified ITAD disposition with WEEE compliance under D.Lgs 49/2014
  • Phase 7: Formal cage handback inspection with signed confirmation to support lease termination

Who Uses Datacenter Decommissioning Services in Italy

Italian organisations procuring decommissioning services span three distinct buyer profiles, each with different drivers and documentation requirements. Large enterprises and multinationals consolidating infrastructure in Italy typically have legacy colocation footprints across multiple operators, often accumulated through acquisition or organic growth over the previous decade. These organisations are reducing their physical datacenter footprint as workloads move to hybrid cloud or are consolidated into fewer, higher-density facilities. For these buyers, the primary concerns are GDPR data destruction compliance, WEEE-compliant asset disposal, and accurate chain-of-custody documentation for their legal and compliance teams. A single enterprise decommissioning project may span 50 to 500 servers across multiple racks and require coordination between procurement, IT, legal, and facilities teams. Reboot Monkey provides a single project manager and a single contract across all Italian sites, reducing coordination overhead. Mid-market organisations with 10 to 200 servers in a single colocation facility typically do not have the internal resources to manage a facility exit without external support. Their facility contract is expiring, the hardware is end-of-life, and they need the project completed within a defined window to avoid renewal billing. For these buyers, Reboot Monkey provides a fixed-price engagement with a defined scope, timeline, and deliverables. The mid-market segment in Italy is particularly active in sectors including financial services, logistics, retail, and manufacturing technology, many of which are relocating from legacy colocation to cloud-adjacent hyperscale facilities or to the new generation of carrier-neutral campuses. Public administrations and regulated entities under NIS2 D.Lgs 138/2024 form the third profile. These include hospitals, utility operators, transport infrastructure organisations, and government agencies. Their primary driver is regulatory compliance: ACN supervision under NIS2 means that asset management and data destruction must be documented to a standard that can withstand regulatory inspection. For these buyers, Reboot Monkey's documentation package (including NIS2-aligned asset disposition records and Garante-ready destruction certificates) is as important as the physical execution of the decommissioning work itself. Contact Reboot Monkey at <a href="/en/contact/">our contact page</a> to discuss compliance documentation requirements for your organisation. For organisations that also require ongoing physical support at Italian facilities post-consolidation, Reboot Monkey provides <a href="/en/remote-hands/italy/">remote hands services across Italy</a> at all major carrier-neutral facilities. This allows a single vendor relationship to span both the decommissioning project and the ongoing operational support at the retained facility.
  • Enterprise: multi-site consolidation across Equinix, Irideos, Aruba, and Data4. Single contract. Full GDPR documentation.
  • Mid-market: fixed-price cage exit with defined timeline. Suitable for 10-200 server estates.
  • NIS2 entities: ACN-ready asset disposition records and Garante-ready destruction certificates
  • Public administrations: AGID-aligned scope documentation and CONSIP-compatible engagement structure
  • Post-decommissioning remote hands available at retained Italian facilities

ITAD and Sustainable Asset Disposition in Italy

Datacenter decommissioning generates hardware that must be handled under two distinct Italian regulatory frameworks: waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulation and data protection law. These frameworks impose obligations that run in parallel and must both be satisfied in the project documentation. WEEE regulation in Italy is governed by D.Lgs 49/2014, which transposes the EU WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU. IT and telecommunications equipment falls within WEEE Category 3 (IT and telecommunications equipment). Producers and distributors of EEE bear take-back obligations; enterprises disposing of end-of-life IT assets must ensure that equipment is transferred to an authorised WEEE treatment facility. Reboot Monkey works with ITAD partners that hold the necessary authorisations under the Italian SISTRI/RENTRI waste tracking regime and can issue formal WEEE transfer documentation. For hardware with residual market value, Reboot Monkey facilitates remarketing through certified ITAD channels. Revenue from remarketed assets can be credited against project costs, reducing the net decommissioning spend for large estate disposals. Remarketing proceeds are documented in the project closeout report. Environmental stewardship is increasingly a procurement criterion for Italian enterprises and public bodies. The Garante Nazionale dei Mercati e della Concorrenza (AGCM) has increased scrutiny of greenwashing claims in B2B procurement. Reboot Monkey does not make unverified environmental claims. What we provide is documented compliance with D.Lgs 49/2014 WEEE obligations and the option for remarketing where the asset condition supports it. For organisations with AI infrastructure, GPU clusters, or high-density compute assets being decommissioned in Italy, the secondary market value of NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel compute hardware remains significant as of 2025 (industry reports from IDC and Gartner consistently note GPU secondary market premiums above 40% of original purchase price for 2-4 year old hardware). Reboot Monkey can coordinate ITAD valuation before project start so that the client has a realistic remarketing forecast prior to committing to full decommissioning versus partial refresh. The complete ITAD output for a Reboot Monkey-managed Italy decommissioning project includes: WEEE transfer certificates for all disposed assets, remarketing receipts for assets sold into the secondary market, shredding or degaussing certificates for Destroy-classified media, and a consolidated environmental disposition report suitable for ESG reporting.
  • WEEE compliance under D.Lgs 49/2014: authorised ITAD partner transfer documentation for all disposed equipment
  • Remarketing of residual-value hardware credited against project costs
  • RENTRI-compliant waste tracking documentation
  • GPU and high-density compute assets: ITAD valuation available before project commitment
  • Consolidated environmental disposition report for ESG and corporate sustainability reporting
  • No greenwashing: all environmental claims backed by transfer documentation

Reboot Monkey Services in Italy

Datacenter Decommissioning

Full physical decommissioning inside Italian colocation facilities: asset audit, NIST 800-88 sanitisation, hardware extraction, ITAD disposition, and formal cage handback.

Remote Hands

On-demand physical support at Equinix ML1-ML6, Irideos, Aruba, Retelit, and Data4 across Milan, Rome, and Turin for hardware tasks, visual inspections, and cable work.

Smart Hands

Technically supervised on-site support for complex tasks including network configuration, OS-level troubleshooting, and guided hardware replacement inside Italian datacenters.

Rack and Stack

Professional server and networking equipment installation, cabling, and commissioning inside Italian colocation facilities to Reboot Monkey field engineering standards.

Server Migration

Physical server relocation between Italian colocation facilities or from on-premises to colocation, including disconnection, transport, and recommissioning at the destination.

Datacenter Migration

End-to-end physical migration of colocation estates across Italy, coordinating logistics, connectivity cutover, and cage handback at the legacy facility.

Frequently Asked Questions

What data sanitisation standard does Reboot Monkey use for decommissioning in Italy?

Reboot Monkey applies NIST Special Publication 800-88 revision 1. The three methods are Clear (logical overwrite for internal redeployment), Purge (cryptographic erasure or secure erase commands for all devices leaving organisational control), and Destroy (physical shredding or degaussing for media that cannot be Purged). We do not use Grade 1/2/3 classification or 3-pass overwrite sequences. Each device receives a signed destruction certificate with serial number, method, and date.

Which datacenters in Italy can Reboot Monkey work in?

Reboot Monkey operates inside all major carrier-neutral facilities in Italy, including the Equinix Milan campus (ML1 through ML6), Irideos, Aruba IT1 and IT2, Retelit, and Data4 Milan. We also work in colocation facilities in Rome and Turin. If your facility is not on this list, contact us and we will confirm access capability before quoting.

How does GDPR affect datacenter decommissioning in Italy?

GDPR Article 5(1)(f) requires that personal data be processed with appropriate security measures, including measures that ensure confidentiality and integrity. Decommissioning storage devices without certified data destruction creates a GDPR compliance gap. Reboot Monkey's NIST 800-88 destruction certificates provide the evidence required under GDPR Article 5(2) (accountability principle) to demonstrate that data was rendered irrecoverable. Garante Privacy enforcement actions in Italy have specifically cited inadequate data destruction documentation.

What does NIS2 require for datacenter decommissioning in Italy?

NIS2, transposed into Italian law via D.Lgs 138/2024, requires essential and important entities to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures for asset management and information security. Secure media sanitisation is a baseline expectation under the risk-proportionate approach of NIS2 Article 21. ACN (Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale) is the national supervisory authority. Reboot Monkey provides NIS2-aligned asset disposition records as part of every project documentation package.

How long does a datacenter decommissioning project take in Italy?

Project duration depends on the size of the estate, facility access scheduling, and sanitisation requirements. A single-rack decommissioning in a Milan facility typically completes in one working day. A 20-rack enterprise cage exit typically requires three to five working days of on-site work, plus lead time for access planning and asset audit. For projects across multiple Italian cities (Milan, Rome, Turin), Reboot Monkey coordinates parallel or sequenced execution under a single project plan to minimise total calendar duration.

What happens to the hardware after decommissioning?

Hardware is disposed of through ITAD partners operating under D.Lgs 49/2014 (Italy's WEEE regulation). Assets with residual market value are remarketed through certified channels, with proceeds credited against project costs. End-of-life assets are recycled at authorised WEEE treatment facilities. Clients receive WEEE transfer certificates, remarketing receipts where applicable, and a consolidated asset disposition report for ESG and compliance reporting.

Can Reboot Monkey handle decommissioning and migration in the same project?

Yes. Reboot Monkey regularly coordinates decommissioning of a legacy facility in parallel with migration of active workloads to a new facility. This is common when enterprises are consolidating Italian colocation footprints. A single project manager oversees both workstreams, ensuring that data sanitisation and cage handback at the legacy site are sequenced correctly against the go-live at the destination facility. See our datacenter migration services in Italy for scope and pricing.

Does Reboot Monkey provide a cage handback service?

Yes. Cage handback is the final phase of every decommissioning project. Reboot Monkey restores the decommissioned space to the condition required by the facility operator (raised floor tiles, blanking panels, power feed caps), coordinates the formal handback inspection with the facility operations team, and provides the client with a signed handback confirmation. This documentation is typically required by the facility operator to trigger lease termination and stop recurring billing.

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