Phased decommissioning — multi-week, multi-cage, structured.
Whole-cage exits at 300+ servers, multi-tenant cage decoms, hyperscale-class retirements — these don't fit a single-pickup-day model. Phased execution: pickup window across multiple days, destruction batches running in parallel, floor-space release per cage as it empties.
What each phase looks like
- ♦ Phase 1 (week 1) — kick-off, asset-list reconciliation, multi-cage logistics planning, operator-coordination call.
- ♦ Phase 2 (week 1-2) — first cage pickup. Destruction batch starts running 24-48 hours after first cage arrival.
- ♦ Phase 3 (week 2-3) — sequential cage pickups. Destruction batches running in parallel for cages already collected.
- ♦ Phase 4 (week 3-4) — final cage pickup. Last destruction batch. Per-cage release receipts issued as cages empty.
- ♦ Phase 5 (week 4) — consolidated disposition report, per-job Certificate of Destruction, CAD settlement.
How we structure destruction across long timelines.
For a 5-cage decom across 3 weeks of pickup, destruction batches run in parallel rather than sequentially. Cage 1's kit starts destruction while cage 2's pickup is happening. By the time cage 5 arrives, cages 1-3 may already have completed destruction.
Why parallel: total elapsed timeline shortens; per-cage release-receipt delivery accelerates; customer's settlement timeline doesn't wait for the last cage. Trade-off: more facility-side coordination on our end. Standard practice on multi-cage scopes.
Maxicom Canada — frequently asked
What's the minimum scope where phased decom makes sense?
Roughly 3+ cages or 200+ servers across multiple days. Below that, single-pickup-day model is more efficient. For 1-2 cages or under 200 servers, phased adds overhead without timeline benefit.