Coretek 360

Data center IT asset disposition,rack by rack and done right.

Your customers trust you with their data until the last drive is gone. Coretek 360 removes servers, storage, and network gear rack by rack, destroys every drive's data to NIST 800-88, and recovers the value in the hardware that still has some.

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Server, storage, and network disposal, from teardown to report.

We survey the floor, remove equipment rack by rack, and sanitize every drive. The serialized report supports your customer contracts and your SOC 2 or ISO 27001 commitments on media disposal.

  1. Site Survey

    We survey the floor with you, mapping servers, storage arrays, switches, and PDUs in each rack. The plan covers the power down sequence, the maintenance windows, and the escort rules the work has to fit.

    • Rack by rack inventory
    • Power down sequence planned
    • Fitted to maintenance windows and access rules

  2. Decommissioning

    Equipment is powered down, cabled out, and torn down rack by rack. It is then packed, palletized, and loaded into tracked vehicles under documented chain of custody.

    • Rack level teardown
    • Packed and palletized
    • Chain of custody from your dock

  3. Data Sanitization

    Server, storage, and tape media are wiped to NIST 800-88 and verified, or shredded on site or at our facility. No tenant or customer data leaves the floor exposed, and every drive is tied to a certificate by serial number. Shredding is done in house by Coretek 360. It is not yet covered by our R2v3 certificate, and we are actively working to add it.

    • Wiped to NIST 800-88 and verified
    • Shredded when media must not survive
    • A certificate for every serial number

  4. Remarketing & Recycling

    Servers, storage arrays, and switches with resale value are tested, refurbished, and resold through our sales channels, with the value returned to you. Everything else goes to R2v3 certified downstream processors, as a RIOS Certified Recycler.

    • Working hardware refurbished and resold
    • Value returned to you
    • R2v3 certified downstream recycling

  5. Audit Ready Reporting

    A final report accounts for every serial number from every rack, with a certificate of data destruction per drive. Your operations, security, and finance teams get the evidence customers, auditors, and asset write-offs require.

    • Every serial number accounted for
    • Certificates of data destruction
    • Proof for customers and auditors

Frequently asked questions.

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How does decommissioning support our SOC 2 and ISO 27001 media disposal commitments?

SOC 2 and ISO 27001 commitments on media disposal, along with your customer contracts, are yours to meet as the data center operator. Coretek 360 supports them by sanitizing every drive to NIST 800-88 and tying it to a certificate of data destruction by serial number, so every drive that held tenant or customer data has its own record.

What equipment do you remove from a data center floor?

Coretek 360 removes data center equipment rack by rack, including servers, storage arrays, switches, and more. Equipment is powered down, cabled out, packed, and palletized, then loaded into tracked vehicles under documented chain of custody. Hardware with resale value is tested, refurbished, and resold, with the value returned to you.

What do we show customers and auditors to prove drives were destroyed?

Customers and auditors can be shown two documents from Coretek 360 for every data center project. A certificate of data destruction per serial number records the drive serial number, the NIST 800-88 method used, and the date. A serialized asset report records custody, make and model, sanitization method, and final disposition, resale or recycling, for every asset from every rack.

Can the teardown be scheduled around our maintenance windows?

Data center teardowns are planned around your maintenance windows and access rules. Coretek 360 surveys the floor with you first and maps the equipment in each rack. The plan then sets the power down sequence, the maintenance windows, and the escort rules the work has to fit, before any equipment is powered down or removed.

Can drives be destroyed on the floor before racks leave?

Yes. When customer contracts say media cannot leave the facility intact, drives are shredded on site, each serial number logged first for its certificate, before the racks are cabled out. Shredding is performed in house by Coretek 360 and is not yet within our R2v3 certificate scope, and we are working to add it.

Do retired servers and storage return value?

Yes. Servers, storage arrays, and switches with life left in them are tested, refurbished, and resold through our sales channels after their drives are sanitized to NIST 800-88, and the value returned is itemized in your report. Equipment past reuse goes to R2v3 certified downstream processors.

Who cables out and palletizes the racks?

Our team does. Coretek 360 powers down in the agreed sequence, cables out, packs, and palletizes rack by rack, then moves the equipment in tracked vehicles under documented chain of custody. Your facility staff manage access and the maintenance window; the teardown is handled for them.

Can you handle a migration as well as a decommission?

Yes. Data center migration is a Coretek 360 service alongside decommissioning: the hardware that stays is staged and moved, the hardware that is retired is sanitized, resold, or recycled, and both are planned in one sequence around your maintenance window with one point of contact.

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Retiring servers, storage, or whole racks?

Coretek 360 will plan the removal around your maintenance window, recover the value in the hardware, and leave your auditors nothing to chase.

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