Migration closeouts
Separate hardware moving to the new environment from equipment approved for retirement, then coordinate collection and disposition for the retired lot.
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Equipment Recovery for Data Center Movers & Cabling Contractors
Keep migrations moving while retired equipment gets a documented disposition.
eLake Tech Solutions helps data center movers and cabling contractors separate retired hardware from equipment still in migration, coordinate recovery, and document disposition across Southeast Michigan.
Headquartered in Livonia, serving Southeast Michigan.
A disposition partner for infrastructure change
When a project removes servers, storage, network hardware, or related electronics, eLake supports the retired portion of the project. Your team manages the move or cabling work; we coordinate agreed recovery, sanitization, recycling, and reporting.
Built around your project handoff
Review the retired equipment separately from hardware being migrated. Agree the collection details, project contacts and client communication so the equipment handoff fits the wider infrastructure change.
- project alignment
- Identify retired equipment separately from hardware being migrated.
- Collection planning
- Coordinate equipment collection and removal for the agreed project.
- Contact handoff
- Confirm project contacts and communication responsibilities before recovery begins.
- Accepted equipment review
- Keep equipment acceptance tied to project review and confirmed categories.
Data Destruction & Proof
Arrange the data service for retired drives and devices. Wiping / Media Sanitization or physical destruction can be coordinated with Proof of Erasure or a Certificate of Data Destruction for the applicable service.
- NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2
- Use current media-sanitization guidance when planning the data service.
- Wiping / Media Sanitization
- Address stored data on suitable drives and devices.
- Physical Destruction
- Destroy data-bearing media designated for physical destruction.
- Proof of Erasure
- Keep the erasure record for applicable wiping services.
Documentation that follows the disposition
Records are provided as agreed for the project, helping your team close the equipment portion of a migration or infrastructure change with clear custody, asset, destruction, recycling, and reporting documentation.
- Asset Inventory Manifest
- Capture the equipment included in the reviewed disposition project.
- Chain of Custody Record
- Document custody through the agreed collection and disposition process.
- Disposition Report
- Summarize the agreed outcome for the recovered equipment.
- ESG reporting
- Provide agreed ESG reporting for project records.
When eLake can help
Bring us into the equipment-retirement part of the project. We coordinate the equipment handoff, data services and records with the contacts agreed for the work.
Cabling and refresh projects
Bring removed servers, switches, storage and related electronics into a coordinated equipment-retirement project alongside the infrastructure upgrade.
A documented handoff
Align project contacts, collection details, records, and client communication for the agreed project so your closeout has a clear disposition trail.
Equipment that commonly leaves service
Servers & enterprise hardware
Retired servers and enterprise equipment, including qualifying full equipment lots.
Networking equipment
Switches, routers, access points and related hardware removed during upgrades.
Storage & drives
Storage systems, hard drives and SSDs with the applicable data service identified.
Computers & mobile devices
Business laptops, desktops, workstations, tablets and smartphones leaving use.
Office electronics
Accepted monitors, printers and related business equipment included in a clearout.
Parts & accessories
Computer parts, cables and accessories considered with the electronics project.
Certifications and compliance
Our certifications and management systems support responsible electronics handling. Data-service planning follows federal media-sanitization guidance, with documentation available for your organization.
R2v3 Certified
R2v3 certification supports responsible electronics asset management, reuse, recycling, and documented downstream disposition.
ISO Certifications
- ISO 9001:2015Quality management
- ISO 14001:2015Environmental management
- ISO 45001:2018Occupational health and safety
NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2
Guidance for addressing information on retired drives, computers and other data-bearing equipment.
Federal media-sanitization guidanceRegistered with Michigan EGLE for applicable electronics recycling and takeback activities.
Working together on the project
Clear responsibilities, a coordinated handoff and a documented outcome.
Review the project
Confirm the retired lot, migrated hardware, equipment categories, contacts, and requested records.
Plan the handoff
Agree collection or removal details, communication responsibilities, and handling for data-bearing assets.
Recover and process
eLake coordinates agreed collection, sanitization, destruction, recycling, and qualifying recovery activities.
Close out the project
Receive the agreed documentation for custody, assets, destruction, recycling, disposition, and ESG reporting.
Common questions
Can equipment retirement be handled alongside a migration?
Yes. Your team manages the migration or cabling project while eLake coordinates the agreed retired-equipment handoff, data services and disposition records.
How do we distinguish migrated equipment from retired equipment?
Review the lot with eLake during project review. Hardware still moving to the new environment remains separate; only the agreed retired equipment enters disposition.
What equipment can we submit for review?
Common categories include servers, storage, HDDs, SSDs, switches, routers, access points, laptops, desktops, monitors, printers, mobile devices, parts, and cables.
What records can support project closeout?
As agreed, records may include an Asset Inventory Manifest, Chain of Custody Record, Certificate of Data Destruction, Proof of Erasure, Certificate of Recycling, Disposition Report, and ESG reporting.
Related services and partner support
Plan the retired equipment handoff
Tell us about the retired equipment and the part you would like eLake to handle. You do not need to have everything finalized.
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