Whether site change, consolidation or colocation: we plan and manage data-center moves so downtime stays minimal — and nothing is left to chance.
The boxes are the smallest problem. What is critical are dependencies between systems, the right order and the moment everything has to come back up. We come from the storage and infrastructure world — which is why we plan moves from the data, not from the logistics.
We create the overall plan: sequences, responsibilities, time windows and risks — and on moving day we orchestrate everyone involved, from the electrician to the application owner.
Before the move comes the inventory: which systems exist, what do they depend on, what may fail together? From this we derive a wave plan with realistic downtime windows.
Where possible we replicate data in advance and switch over in a controlled way — instead of turning everything off and hoping. Every step has a defined cutover and a test afterwards.
Professional dismantling, insured transport, clean reassembly: racks, cabling and systems are set up at the destination so that restart is smooth and documented.
Inventory, dependencies and criticality of all systems are recorded.
Wave plan, downtime windows and rollback scenarios are defined.
Controlled execution wave by wave — with tests after every step.
Systems run at the destination, documented and accepted.
It depends on the number of systems, data volume and complexity — from a few weeks for a server room to several months for grown environments.
Rarely entirely without. But with data replicated in advance, smart waves and night/weekend windows, the noticeable downtime can often be reduced to hours instead of days.
Yes — from a single storage system to individual racks to the complete site.
The earlier we take a look, the calmer moving day becomes — reply within one business day.