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data center decommissioning
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Data center decommissioning involves the secure removal and disposal of IT assets, with a focus on data sanitization and value recovery. As Windows 10 approaches its end-of-life in October 2025, organizations are increasingly treating device decommissioning as a strategic opportunity rather than a one-off disposal event. This shift emphasizes secure data sanitation and higher volumes of decommissioning during refresh cycles. The process is critical for enterprise IT asset disposition, ensuring compliance and maximizing recovered value from retired hardware.
Iron Mountain says the Windows 10 end-of-life is already reshaping IT asset disposition: secure data sanitization, higher volumes of device decommissioning, and a shift toward treating refresh cycles as strategic value-recovery opportunities rather than one-off disposal events.
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