Moving to a New Building & Moving a Data Center? 4 Tips to Get it There Safely

If you are moving to a new building and you have a data center, you need to carefully plan when moving it to the new location. It would be detrimental to your business if something happened to the data center or any of your files. To prevent this from happening, below are three tips on getting your data center moved successfully.

Make an Inventory List for All Equipment

Before you do anything make an inventory list of all equipment that is being moved. This allows you to determine if everything is there when you get to your new location. During the inventory, this is a good time to determine if any equipment needs to be upgraded or replaced. You can hire a professional to audit your data center. They will make recommendations on how to handle the equipment, as well as the data. Make more than one copy of this inventory list just in case you lose one of them.

Keep Everything Secure

One of the most important things you need to do is to make sure everything is secure. You likely have a lot of confidential information that you do not want to get into the wrong hands. Because of this, number each item you are moving and place them separately in sealed containers. When finished, label the containers also.

Make sure everything you have stays in possession of the right employees. This means keeping an eye on everything constantly until the equipment is moved and then immediately checking everything when the equipment is at the new location.

Test Everything

When you are finished with the move and have the data center set up, test everything to ensure the equipment is working correctly. The last thing you want is to start having problems that you are not expecting. This would cause loss of time for your employees that work in the data center, which could result in loss of revenue for you.

Hire a Professional Company

Unless you are experienced it would be a good idea to hire a company like Migra Systems to move your data center. This will make things much easier on you and your employees. They can do it all from start to finish making sure everything is set up and working properly before they leave. This will also ease stress on you because you know there will be no damage or problems when you start working in your new building.

You need to check the date on the equipment before you get started to ensure there is nothing under warranty. If there is, moving it may void the warranty. The warranty may require a professional move the equipment in a certain manner.