One partner. One program. Every step in ORBIT

Most vendors treat logistics and chain of custody, data sanitization, and end-of-life disposition as separate workstreams. Cirkadis manages them as a single, integrated program — coordinated by a dedicated project manager and tracked with our ORBIT platform. Your team has full visibility into asset inventory, project milestones, chain-of-custody status, data destruction certificates, and final disposition outcomes.

About the ORBIT Platform

Data Center Decommissioning

From first rack to final disposition — zero data risk, documented at every step.

Cirkadis manages full-scope data center decommissioning for enterprise environments, colocation facilities, and owned sites across North America.

Our certified field teams handle onsite deinstallation, hardware inventory, rack removal, cabling teardown, and secure asset staging — with a dedicated project manager coordinating every phase against your schedule and change window requirements.

Every decommissioned asset is inventoried, serialized, and tracked through chain of custody into ORBIT. Certified data erasure is performed to NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 standards, with certificates of data destruction issued per device and accessible directly in your ORBIT dashboard. Assets with remaining market value move into the Remarket stage — with Cirkadis’s proprietary demanufacturing advantage delivering significantly higher recovery value than conventional ITAD approaches.

Supported Asset Classes

Compute

Servers, GPU nodes, compute clusters, blade systems

Storage & Networking

Storage arrays, networking gear, switches, routers

Facility Infrastructure

UPS, PDUs, rack systems, cabling, removable media

The Data Center Decommissioning Process

  • Scoping and planning — project runbook aligned to your change windows, compliance requirements, and risk tolerance
  • Onsite inventory and serialization — full asset capture by row, rack, and device class before a single cable is touched
  • Deinstallation and staging — certified technicians, firm fixed schedules, guaranteed timelines
  • Data sanitization — NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 certified erasure with per-device COD documentation
  • Secure logistics — air-ride, climate-controlled, GPS-tracked transport with armed escort available
  • Disposition and reporting — remarketing, recycling, and final ORBIT disposition report
IMAC (Install, Move, Add, Change)

Your infrastructure never stops moving. Neither do we.

IMAC work — Install, Move, Add, Change — is the connective tissue of a healthy IT infrastructure. It’s also where projects slip, timelines break, and undocumented assets disappear. Cirkadis brings structured project management and certified field execution to every IMAC engagement, with full visibility in ORBIT so your IT and facilities teams always know where things stand.

Cirkadis brings structured project management and certified field execution to every IMAC engagement, with full visibility in ORBIT so your IT and facilities teams always know where things stand.

Our field teams are trained and experienced across virtually all enterprise hardware in active use — servers, storage, networking, GPU compute clusters, and peripheral infrastructure. Firm fixed pricing and guaranteed schedules mean no surprises mid-project.

IMAC Service Coverage

Install

New hardware deployments configured to your corporate standards, including integration with existing infrastructure and MDM enrollment.

Move

Physical relocation of hardware within or between facilities — rack-to-rack, floor-to-floor, or site-to-site — with full chain-of-custody documentation.

Add

Expansion of existing environments — additional compute, storage, or networking capacity — planned and executed without disrupting live operations.

Change

Hardware swaps, upgrades, and configuration changes executed against your change management process and documented in ORBIT.

GPU Infrastructure & Cascading

The most valuable assets in your data center deserve the most disciplined lifecycle.

As AI workloads reshape data center infrastructure, GPU refresh cycles have compressed dramatically — from five to seven years down to 18 to 36 months. High-density GPU racks that once drew 5–10 kW now routinely demand 20–60 kW, and next-generation platforms are pushing well beyond that. As enterprises and hyperscalers race to upgrade, the volume of high-value decommissioned GPU infrastructure is accelerating — and the stakes for managing it correctly have never been higher.

For organizations running NVIDIA H100, A100, or other current-generation accelerator platforms, a disciplined cascading assessment can unlock significant value — shifting capable hardware to lower-intensity workloads while freeing capacity for next-generation infrastructure.

  • What is cascading?

    Cascading is the practice of strategically redeploying high-value GPU infrastructure — such as NVIDIA accelerator clusters and high-density compute nodes — from primary training environments to secondary inference, development, or testing tiers rather than retiring them outright. Done well, cascading extends asset value, reduces CapEx pressure on new GPU procurement, and supports sustainability commitments by maximizing utilization before end of life.

GPU Lifecycle Services

  • Cascading assessment — evaluating which GPU assets retain sufficient performance for redeployment to secondary compute tiers (training → inference → development/testing)
  • Secure deinstallation & staging — handling high-density GPU racks, NVLink interconnects, and associated networking and liquid cooling infrastructure with the care these assets require
  • Data sanitization — certified erasure of GPU memory, local storage, and system caches to NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 standards, protecting proprietary AI model weights and training data
  • Redeployment logistics — climate-controlled, GPS-tracked transport with chain-of-custody documentation for high-value compute assets
  • Remarketing & value recovery — for GPU assets that have completed their cascading utility, Cirkadis’s secondary market network and retail remarketing channels maximize recovery on Grade A material
Data Center Relocation & Consolidation

Move your infrastructure with precision. Not with risk.

Data center relocations — whether across a campus, between colocation facilities, or across the country — require planning discipline and logistics capability that most IT teams can’t carry in-house. Cirkadis combines expert project management with battle-tested field execution and a logistics network purpose-built for critical infrastructure.

Our project managers develop a detailed relocation timeline covering client objectives, data compliance requirements, risk tolerance, acceptable downtime, and budget — before a single device is touched. Flawless execution is the standard, not the aspiration, backed by over 10,000 successful projects and 238,000+ assets successfully moved.

Logistics Capabilities

Transport Options

Air-ride trailers, climate-controlled transport, and air freight

Security & Tracking

GPS tracking, chain-of-custody documentation, and escort options

Asset Protection

Valuation coverage, warehousing, and secure handling

Coverage

Nationwide service across all 48 states

Onsite Smart Hands & Field Services

Anything hardware. Any location. Any scale.

Not every project requires a full decommission. Cirkadis’s field services team provides onsite smart hands support for hardware inventory, cable documentation, elevation diagrams, space, power and cooling assessments, hardware installations, and troubleshooting — at data center, office, and hybrid enterprise environments across all 48 states.

Our technicians are vendor-neutral and experienced with virtually all classes of enterprise IT hardware currently in operation — from legacy server infrastructure to current-generation GPU compute nodes. Firm fixed pricing and regional project managers mean consistent, predictable delivery wherever the work is. Your team focuses on the business. We handle the hardware.

Services Coverage

Assessment & Documentation

Hardware inventory, cable mapping, and infrastructure analysis

Installation & Configuration

Rack and stack, hardware installs, and system setup

Decommissioning Support

From single devices to full environments

Troubleshooting

On-demand technical support across locations

Bring discipline to every stage of your data center project.

From decommissioning and IMAC to GPU lifecycle management and relocation, Cirkadis delivers expert execution with full visibility and control.

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