What I picked up while retiring an old UPS bank and server room at our facility
Sharing an observation from our last consolidation project, since practical info on this is thin. We had to retire an aging UPS system along with a room full of servers, batteries, PDUs, and cabling, and what surprised me was how much of the work happens before anyone touches a rack. A proper site audit and a written plan made the real difference for us, because everything had to be scheduled around live equipment and we could not afford downtime. While comparing providers I used https://modernwastesolutions.com/services/data-center-ups-decommissioning as a reference for what a normal scope actually covers. My takeaway is that certified data destruction with real certificates, documented custody from removal through final recycling, and disposal that follows EPA and state rules matter far more than the quoted number.