Moves and migrations
With many years experience managing IT firms of all sizes, we have seen our fair share of moves and migrations. This experience means we know the success of a move relys on planning during the weeks and sometimes months leading up to the big day. Typically, most firms move occasionally and often lack first hand experience. We have developed a set of processes and methods to ensure the smooth running of a move and try and think the unthinkable and factor into our plans.
For large moves, such as data centre or building relocations, we are able to bring our migration specialist partners to assist or manage the entire process for you.
We consider anything that might jeopardise the success of a move, including:
- Security at both locations and in-transit, route planning with multiple routes for security and contingency, such as road closures
- Data centre and loading bay access and restrictions
- Building movement restrictions such as floor weight, stairs and awkward corners
- Specialist handling equipment including trolleys, stair walkers and server lifts
- Documenting IT equipment: Connectivity, location and identification
- Power and data cabling in the new data centre or office location
- Equipment installation, power up and testing
- Audits and asset management
- Labelling of equipment and boxes against the move plan
- Move, floor and cabinet plans to speed up unloading and installation
- Protective packing of equipment ready for transportation
- Loading / unloading order and any business priorities for locations or equipment
- Move status updates via email or SMS to keep you informed every step of the way
- Resource and skill requirements
- 3rd party services, such as power, telephone and network connections
- Vehicle selection
Let us help you manage the risks, call us on 0844 544 0307 to discuss.