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Data Center Decommissioning · United States

Data Center Decommissioning in Denver

Data center decommissioning in Denver is the removal and disposal of retired hardware from a customer's rack space. Reboot Monkey engineers record serial numbers, asset tags and rack positions against the customer's asset list, then remove servers, switches, storage arrays, cabling and rail kits in a scheduled window.

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Plan Your Decommissioning in Denver

Tell us what is being retired and when the facility allows access. Prices are quoted on request and depend on the customer and the size of the job.

In depth

Denver: 8 sections, open any to read more.

Data Center Decommissioning in Denver

Retiring hardware in a shared facility is a controlled task, and the customer remains accountable for what leaves the rack. Equinix DE2 - Denver stands on Inverness Drive South. Reboot Monkey is a third-party datacenter services operator, so the decommissioning work in Denver takes place inside a data centre that another company owns and runs. Reboot Monkey does not host, and it does not own the building. The facility operator owns and runs the building, including its power, cooling and access policy, and Reboot Monkey engineers work under the operator's site rules.

For a CTO, IT Director or procurement manager, the practical question is whether the removal can be traced from the first asset list to the last item out of the door. That traceability is built into how the job is run, as the sections below set out.

Datacenter Facilities in Denver

Data centres in Denver, ordered by the number of networks present:

  • CoreSite - Denver (DE1), 910 15th Street, Denver 80202: 155 networks; carriers Arelion, Macarne, Massive Networks, SDN Communications and Ziply Fiber
  • Equinix DE2 - Denver (Equinix, Inc.), 335 Inverness Drive South, Denver 80112: 15 networks; carriers AT&T US
  • CoreSite - Denver (DE2), 639 E. 18th Ave., Suite 160, Denver 80203: 14 networks; carriers AT&T US and Macarne
  • 1500 Champa (IPI Partners, LLC), 1500 Champa St, Denver 80202: 10 networks
  • Level(3) Denver (Lumen Technologies Inc), 1850 Pearl, Denver: 9 networks; carriers AT&T US
  • Iron Mountain Data Center - Denver (DEN-1) (Iron Mountain Data Centers), 4300 Brighton Boulevard, Denver 80216: 8 networks; carriers AT&T US
  • Flexential - Denver/Downtown (DEN02) (Flexential Corp.), 1500 Champa St Ste 100, Denver 80202: 5 networks
  • DataBank Denver (DEN3) (DataBank, Ltd.), 1500 Champa St, Denver 80202-2911: 4 networks; carriers AT&T US

Our Data Center Decommissioning Services

Data center decommissioning is the removal and disposal of retired hardware. In Denver the work is organised around the customer's own asset list, which stays the reference document from planning to completion.

  • Recording: serial numbers, asset tags and rack positions are recorded against the customer's asset list before anything is touched.
  • Scheduling: removal is agreed with the customer in advance, including any out-of-hours or weekend windows the facility requires.
  • Scope: decommissioning covers servers, switches, storage arrays, and their cabling and rail kits.
  • Logging: every item is logged as it is removed, so the customer can reconcile the final record with the starting list.
  • Disposal: where retired equipment needs data wiping, on-site shredding or degaussing, collection and transport, or resale and buyback quoted case by case, this is IT asset disposition (ITAD), processed by Reboot Monkey staff in a partner's processing facility or on the customer's site.

Why Reboot Monkey

Reboot Monkey sells rack space, IP transit, leased IP addresses, network and data-centre hardware, together with the services that deliver, install and support them. Decommissioning is one of those services, so a customer can retire equipment under the same operator that supplied and installed it. 1500 Champa stands on Champa St, which is one more reason Denver work is planned around the building's own rules rather than a generic template.

A second, briefed Reboot Monkey engineer is named as backup for every customer site, which keeps a scheduled removal window from depending on one person. Prices are quoted on request and depend on the customer and the size of the job. As of 2026, Reboot Monkey's field engineers work in 190 countries and more than 400 locations.

How Reboot Monkey Works

These terms apply in every facility in Denver 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

Data Center Decommissioning in Other Cities in United States

Customers with equipment in more than one US market can plan retirement across sites with the same operator. Decommissioning is also available in [Chicago](/en/data-center-decommissioning/united-states/chicago/), [Dallas](/en/data-center-decommissioning/united-states/dallas/), [Houston](/en/data-center-decommissioning/united-states/houston/), [New York](/en/data-center-decommissioning/united-states/new-york/) and [Ashburn](/en/data-center-decommissioning/united-states/ashburn/). Each city follows the same recording and logging practice, adapted to the access rules of the facility concerned.

Related Services

Decommissioning rarely stands alone. Equipment that replaces retired hardware needs space and installation, and the surrounding work needs someone on site. Teams that are consolidating can review [Colocation in Denver](/en/colocation/united-states/denver/) for the rack space that receives new systems. New hardware is installed and cabled through [Rack and Stack in Denver](/en/rack-and-stack/united-states/denver/). Day-to-day physical tasks on the equipment that stays, such as reboots, cable checks and component swaps, are handled through [Remote Hands in Denver](/en/remote-hands/united-states/denver/).

Frequently Asked Questions

What does data center decommissioning cover in Denver?

It 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 the customer's asset list, removal is scheduled 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 Denver?

Reboot Monkey engineers work in any facility in Denver 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 Denver?

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 Denver?

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.

Plan Your Decommissioning in Denver

Tell us what is being retired and when the facility allows access. Prices are quoted on request and depend on the customer and the size of the job.

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