Independent project intake
A data center exit is a chain of custody problem before it is a logistics problem
Racks are the visible part. What has to hold is the record: what was removed, what held data, what was destroyed, what was sold, and who had it at each step.
No account, no automated outreach. Data Center Exit is an independent project-intake and matching platform. It does not perform decommissioning, equipment removal, data destruction or transport.
Three things decide a quote, and rack count is not one of them
Two proposals for the same room can differ by a factor of three. It is almost never the hardware — it is the building, the data requirement and the recoverable value.
Data first
The data answer changes the scope more than the rack count does. On-site destruction with serial-level evidence is a different job from bulk collection.
Read the pageAccess decides the schedule
Freight elevators, dock windows and corridor geometry set the daily throughput. None of it appears in a rack count, all of it appears in a quote.
Read the pageValue decays fast
Age, completeness and volume drive recovery. Hardware stacked on a pallet for six months has already answered the value question.
Read the pageResale and recycling do not run on the same clock
Recycling closes in days and returns evidence. Resale runs for weeks and returns money. Most projects need both — and the split has to be decided before anything is unracked, because the data method decides which track stays open.
What happens after you submit
Nothing is shared automatically. A submission that is not actionable is not passed on, and you are told.
Step 1
You scope the project
Footprint, location, equipment and data requirements.
Step 2
The submission is reviewed
To confirm it is actionable by a provider.
Step 3
Matching
It may be shared with providers equipped for that scope and area.
Step 4
Providers propose
They walk the site, scope the work and issue their own proposals.
Three questions that always come up
Does Data Center Exit perform the work?
No. Data Center Exit is an independent project-intake and matching platform. It does not perform decommissioning, equipment removal, data destruction or transport. Projects may be shared with independent providers equipped for the scope and area described.
What does a decommissioning cost?
No figure is shown here: access, data requirements and recoverable value move the number too far. The six factors are set out on the cost page.
Can I keep resale value?
Often, if the decision is made before removal. Erasure keeps resale open, destruction closes it — see resale and recycling.
Scope your exit in a few minutes
You do not need a finished inventory. Ranges and open questions are useful information in themselves.
Data Center Exit is an independent project-intake and matching platform. It does not perform decommissioning, equipment removal, data destruction or transport.