20 steps to decommission a redundant data center facility

Decommissioning a redundant facility is a harder task than shutting down a standalone operation. Learn the appropriate steps to take to get the job done safely and reliably. It was with an element of sadness that I recently participated in the decommissioning of a remote site from our global environment. This site had been in operation nearly 14 years, and I helped build it out and maintain it.