Data Center Decommissioning · United Kingdom
Data Center Decommissioning in London
Data center decommissioning in London means removing and disposing of retired hardware from a colocation environment: servers, switches, storage arrays, and their cabling and rail kits. Reboot Monkey engineers schedule the removal with you, log every item as it leaves the rack, and record serial numbers, asset tags and rack positions against your asset list.
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Data Center Decommissioning in London
Retiring hardware in a shared facility is a controlled operation, not a clear-out. Telehouse - London (Docklands North) stands on Coriander Avenue in London, and like every building where this work takes place it is owned and run by its operator, who sets the access policy that a removal has to follow. Reboot Monkey engineers work under the operator's site rules, and the removal is planned around them.
For a CTO or IT Director, the practical question is what leaves the building, when, and with what record. Reboot Monkey is a third-party datacenter services operator, not a hosting company and not a datacenter owner, so the work is carried out in the facility where your equipment already sits. As of 2026, Reboot Monkey's field engineers work in 190 countries and more than 400 locations, and the same working method applies in each of them.
Datacenter Facilities in London
Data centres in London, ordered by the number of networks present:
- Telehouse - London (Docklands North) (Telehouse - Global Data Centers), 14 Coriander Avenue, London E14 2AA: 494 networks; carriers Arelion, Clouvider, Colt Technology Services, Core-Backbone, Exascale and others
- Equinix LD8 - London, Docklands (Equinix, Inc.), 6-9 Harbour Exchange Square, London E14 9GE: 313 networks; carriers 1-IX EU, 3W Infra B.V., Arelion, Blix, Clouvider and others
- Telehouse - London (Docklands East) (Telehouse - Global Data Centers), 14 Coriander Avenue, London E14 2AA: 222 networks; carriers Arelion, Clouvider, Colt Technology Services, Core-Backbone, NL-ix and others
- Telehouse - London (Docklands West) (Telehouse - Global Data Centers), 14 Coriander Avenue, London E14 2AA: 198 networks; carriers Arelion, Clouvider, Colt Technology Services, Core-Backbone, Exascale and others
- Digital Realty London LON1-3, 11 Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR: 116 networks; carriers 31173 Services, Arelion, Inferno Communications, RETN and euNetworks
- Telehouse - London (Docklands North Two) (Telehouse - Global Data Centers), 14 Coriander Avenue, London E14 2AA: 112 networks; carriers Clouvider, Colt Technology Services, EXA Infrastructure, Macarne, NL-ix and others
- Digital Realty London LHR20, Sovereign House, 227 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SD: 94 networks; carriers Arelion, NL-ix, RETN, Rocket Fibre and euNetworks
- Telehouse - London (Docklands South) (Telehouse - Global Data Centers), 1 Blackwall Way, Paul Julius Close, London E14 2EH: 39 networks; carriers Colt Technology Services, EXA Infrastructure, NL-ix, Nextremum, RETN and others
- Volta, 36-43 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V0AB: 39 networks; carriers euNetworks
- Digital Realty London LHR19, Cloud House, Millharbour 47, London E14 9TR: 37 networks; carriers Arelion, EXA Infrastructure, RETN, ZET.NET Backbone and euNetworks
Our Data Center Decommissioning Services
Data center decommissioning is the removal and disposal of retired hardware. The scope on this page covers servers, switches, storage arrays, and their cabling and rail kits. Cabling is part of the job because a rack cannot be handed back clean while patching and rail kits remain in it.
Every decommissioning follows the same sequence, so that nothing is removed without a record:
- Serial numbers, asset tags and rack positions are recorded against your asset list before anything is touched.
- Removal is scheduled with you in advance, including any out-of-hours or weekend windows the facility requires.
- Every item is logged as it is removed, so the list you started with can be reconciled with what left the rack.
- Servers, switches, storage arrays, cabling and rail kits are taken out together, leaving the rack empty.
Why Reboot Monkey
A decommissioning job fails on detail: a missing asset tag, an unlogged drive, a window that the facility did not approve. Reboot Monkey handles these as scheduling and record-keeping steps agreed with you before the engineer arrives, rather than discovering them on the day. Digital Realty London LON1-3 stands on Hanbury Street in London, and a building of that kind has its own access arrangements, which is why the removal window is fixed with you in advance.
A second, briefed Reboot Monkey engineer is named as backup for every customer site, so the job does not depend on a single person being available. Disposal and data handling extend beyond removal: IT asset disposition covers data wiping, on-site shredding or degaussing, collection and transport, and resale or buyback quoted case by case, all processed by Reboot Monkey staff in a partner's processing facility or on your site.
Prices are quoted on request and depend on the customer and the size of the job. Describe the racks, the equipment and the timing you need, and Reboot Monkey will respond with a quote for that scope.
How Reboot Monkey Works
These terms apply in every facility in London where Reboot Monkey engineers work.
- Response: 1-hour, around-the-clock incident response SLA, and a 15 minute premium response available where technicians are stationed on-site, as a paid add-on. The incident response SLA covers incidents and unplanned requests; on-site, dispatch and resolution times, priority tiers, and planned or scheduled work are agreed per site in the service agreement.
- Monitoring: 24/7 NOC monitoring across all facilities, covering IPMI, iDRAC, SNMP, temperature, power, network signals.
- Hardware: vendor-neutral technicians for Dell, HP, Cisco, Juniper and Arista equipment.
- Independence: independent from facility operators (not Equinix SmartHands, not NTT staff).
- One agreement: single provider across cities, so a customer in several cities needs only one agreement.
- Service levels and terms: https://www.rebootmonkey.com/en/solutions/sla
- Published case study: a major ICT provider engaged Reboot Monkey for three full infrastructure rollouts in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad, with the hardware installed the same day at every site. Read the case study at https://www.rebootmonkey.com/en/resources/case-study/how-we-completed-3-full-deployments-across-pakistan
Data sanitization and certificates
The data centres we work in hold their own certifications, such as ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO 9001. Ask us for the certificate of your site.
- NIST SP 800-88 data sanitization
- Certificate of Destruction issued per storage device processed
Related Services
Decommissioning often sits inside a larger change. If the retired hardware is being replaced or consolidated, the same estate may need new rack space, which is covered under [Colocation in London](/en/colocation/united-kingdom/london/). If the job needs technical work that depends on diagnostic judgement and configuration knowledge, such as isolating equipment before it is pulled, engineers can be requested through [Smart Hands in London](/en/smart-hands/united-kingdom/london/). Moving equipment between racks, rooms or facilities instead of retiring it is handled as server migration.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does data center decommissioning cover in London?
Data center decommissioning in London covers the removal and disposal of retired hardware: servers, switches, storage arrays, and their cabling and rail kits. Serial numbers, asset tags and rack positions are recorded against your asset list, removal is scheduled with you in advance including any out-of-hours or weekend windows the facility requires, and every item is logged as it is removed.
Do you work in every datacenter in London?
Reboot Monkey engineers work in any facility in London where the customer has equipment and access, under the operator's own access and safety rules. The customer adds the engineers to the facility's access list before the first visit.
How fast can Reboot Monkey respond in London?
Incidents and unplanned requests are handled under a 1-hour, around-the-clock incident response SLA. There is also a 15 minute premium response available where technicians are stationed on-site, as a paid add-on. On-site, dispatch and resolution times, priority tiers, and planned or scheduled work are agreed per site in the service agreement.
How is Reboot Monkey different from the facility operator's own staff?
Facility operators' own technicians work for the building. Reboot Monkey engineers work for the customer: they are independent from facility operators (not Equinix SmartHands, not NTT staff), follow the customer's instructions, and the same team can cover several buildings in the city under one agreement.
How do I get started with data center decommissioning in London?
Send the site, the equipment and the task through the contact form. Reboot Monkey replies with a quote and an engineer plan for that facility. Once agreed, the customer adds the engineers to the facility's access list and the data center decommissioning work is scheduled under the operator's rules.
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Plan your decommissioning in London
Tell us which racks and equipment are being retired and the window you need. Prices are quoted on request.