Data-centre decommissioning — with the buyback built in.
From a single-rack pull to a multi-hall exit, Maxicom decommissions data centres across Canada under one engagement — de-rack and de-cable, data destroyed to standard with certificates, reuse-first disposition, and the recovered value paid back in CAD. One project lead, a documented chain of custody, no gaps between vendors.
A clean exit — and a cheque, not an invoice.
Decommissioning is where data risk, logistics and value recovery all meet at once. We run it as one engagement: scheduled to your facility's access protocols, servers and storage pulled and inventoried, every drive sanitized to NIST 800-88 / IEEE 2883 (with an on-site option for sensitive halls), structured cabling reclaimed, and the recovered value returned in CAD — instead of three vendors and a disposal bill.
Planned & access-controlled
Scheduled to your facility's badge, escort and change-window requirements, with one project lead throughout.
De-rack, inventory, custody
Systems pulled, asset-tagged and inventoried on signed manifests — a documented chain of custody from hall to settlement.
Data destroyed to standard
Every drive sanitized to NIST 800-88 / IEEE 2883, with witness or on-site destruction available for top-classified halls.
Reuse-first value recovery
Servers, storage and networking assessed for reuse and bought back in CAD; genuine residual recycled through licensed partners.
The whole hall, or one rack.
- Multi-hall exits & closures — full-facility decommissions on a documented chain of custody
- Colo move-outs & consolidations — tenant refreshes and cage clear-outs to schedule
- Single-rack pulls — a comms room or one rack — our floor, not our ceiling
- Structured cabling reclaim — de-cabling and cabling reclaim as part of the exit
Four steps, and you get paid.
Scope & schedule
We plan to your access protocols, timelines and data-classification map.
De-rack & inventory
Systems pulled, tagged and manifested on a documented chain of custody.
Destroy & recover
Drives sanitized to standard (on-site option); hardware assessed for reuse.
Settle in CAD
Value recovered paid back against PO; certificates and audit pack delivered.
Nothing is resold until your data is destroyed.
In a decommission, data risk is highest and hardest to track. Every drive is sanitized to standard with a per-drive certificate, and for sensitive halls we can destroy on-site before anything leaves the building.
Why sellers choose Maxicom.
We pay, we don't charge
Value recovered and paid in CAD against your PO — not a disposal fee. That single difference is the whole point.
We buy at the source
Direct from businesses, decommissions and the trade — so prices are keener and stock has a known history.
Honest about data & certs
NIST 800-88 / IEEE 2883 with a certificate per drive. No R2, e-Stewards, ISO or NAID AAA badges we don't hold.
We take the whole lot
Mixed conditions, faulty units, whole estates — one deal, not cherry-picking the easy items.
We respect the trade
Resellers' and ITADs' stock moves through our network on NDA, never back into your own market.
Documented, audit-ready
A written line-item offer, chain of custody, and certificates — the paperwork your auditor and privacy officer expect.
The short answers.
Do you handle multi-hall exits?
Can data be destroyed on-site?
Do you recover value from a decommission?
How is the chain of custody documented?
Do you reclaim structured cabling?
Can you work to our facility's access rules?
Do you serve businesses across all of Canada?
Can you sign an NDA?
What documentation will we receive?
Plan your decommission — with the buyback built in.
Tell us the scope — halls, racks, timelines. We'll come back with a plan, a chain-of-custody approach, and a written CAD offer for the value recovered.