Colocation exit
Colocation Exit & Cage Clearance Services
A colocation contract does not end until the cage is empty and the provider signs the handback. USACA Group clears cages and suites to provider standard — cabinets, containment, cabling and IT load — with certified destruction evidence and the documentation your provider and your auditors both need.
Who this service is for
Enterprises exiting or downsizing colocation footprints, cloud migration programs terminating contracts, MSPs consolidating estates, and administrators clearing space under deadline.
Cage and suite clearance to provider handback standard, with destruction certificates and a dated close-out package.
- colocation exit
- cage clearance
- data center handback
- colocation decommissioning
- suite clearance services
What you receive
Handback-standard clearance
Cabinets, rails, containment, cabling, trays and IT equipment removed to the provider's documented handback condition.
Certified data destruction
All data-bearing media destroyed with per-serial logs and certificates of destruction covering the full footprint.
Provider coordination
Access, dock windows, escort requirements and insurance paperwork coordinated directly with the colocation operator.
Value recovery
Marketable hardware appraised and remarketed, with proceeds offset against the exit cost.
Close-out package
Inventory, destruction certificates, recycling record and a dated clearance sign-off to support contract termination.
How it works
A documented process, start to certificate.
- Step 01
Scope the footprint
Cage walk-through, asset audit and confirmation of the provider's handback requirements.
- Step 02
Book access
Dock slots, escorts, insurance certificates and work permits arranged with the operator.
- Step 03
Destroy data
Media sealed, transported under custody and destroyed at our facility, logged per serial.
- Step 04
Strip the cage
IT load, cabinets, containment and cabling removed in agreed phases.
- Step 05
Recover value
Resaleable assets placed into our worldwide buyer network; residual material recycled.
- Step 06
Hand back
Space presented for provider sign-off and the full close-out package issued.
FAQ
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Data Center Decommissioning
Project-managed de-installation with live inventory capture, sealed-transport data destruction at our facilities and value recovery on the same engagement.
Hard Drive Shredding
Drives move under sealed chain of custody to our secured warehouses, where they are shredded, serialized and certified.
Electronics & E-Waste Recycling
Reuse first, then recycling — with downstream transparency so your sustainability reporting stands up to scrutiny.
IT Equipment Buyback & Remarketing
Turn retired hardware into recovered value, with data destruction, logistics and settlement handled on one engagement.
Division 01: Sustainable Recovery
Recover the most value from decommissioning assets through responsible recovery, recycling, reuse and material management.
Global network
Worldwide service and local execution across the Americas, Asia and Europe.
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