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Moves planned in waves. Exits an auditor can follow.

Data center migrations, server moves and decommissioning, written into a statement of work with waves, rollback and acceptance tests. Your team owns shutdown and start-up; we own the physical work, the labels and the paperwork. Insured IT movers handle transport, and certified partners handle data destruction and recycling, with every drive logged and sealed until it leaves.

Data center and server moves
Insured transport partners
Drives in sealed custody
Destruction and recycling via partners

Pricing

MOVES AND EXITSBookable now

Sounds familiar

“Forty servers have to move to the new facility in one weekend.”

Servers must move between rooms or facilities in one weekend window.

Labels and asset records usually get fixed weeks later, if ever.

Regulated data means every drive needs a destruction certificate.

What’s included

Survey and planInventory, dependencies, waves, rollback and acceptance tests agreed before anything moves.

De-rack and packLabelled de-rack, cables bagged per device, pre-move SMART review and spares for weak hardware.

TransportBy an insured IT mover with temperature control, with you able to observe.

Re-rack and verifyRe-rack and recable to the target plan; links and LEDs verified while your team starts up.

Moves within a facilityServers moved between racks, cages or rooms end to end, with positions updated.

Cutover staffingAn engineer on site for your cutover window, by the day or half day.

Drive custodyDrives pulled first, logged by serial and sealed in numbered bags.

Data destructionDegaussing and shredding to ISO/IEC 21964 (DIN 66399) level H-5 by a certified partner, with a certificate per serial.

RecyclingA registered e-waste recycler, with BDO transfer cards raised by you as the waste producer.

WHO DOES WHAT

Clear ownership on every wave

Your teamShutdown and start-up, the disposal decision for every asset, and the BDO transfer card as the waste producer.

ByteHandsSurvey, plan, drive custody, de-rack, labels, packing, re-rack, verification and the paperwork that ties it together.

PartnersInsured transport, certified data destruction and registered recycling, named in your statement of work with their certificates before the project starts.

If a move needs more hands than one engineer, the plan says so and names who joins, before you sign.

How the job runs

01Survey and inventory of the racks, rooms and assets involved.
02Plan in a statement of work: waves, dependencies, rollback, acceptance tests and a disposal decision for every asset that leaves.
03Power-down by your team; drives pulled and sealed first, then de-rack, label and pack by us.
04Transport by an insured partner, or collection by certified destruction and recycling partners with signed transfer forms.
05Re-rack and verify while your team starts up, or a final report that reconciles every serial.

What you get

Survey report and migration plan
Labelled asset register and transport manifest
Post-move test results and handover pack
Drive custody log with serials and seals
Destruction certificates and BDO documents

What we need from you

A written statement of work and a rollback plan
Both facilities’ access and dock bookings
Target racks ready and powered, uplinks provisioned
A named decision-maker on call for every wave
Your written disposal decision per asset

How it’s priced

Every project starts with a survey, credited to the project. Moves and de-installs are priced per server and drive custody per drive; larger jobs get a fixed price from the wave plan or are priced by engineer day. Transport, destruction and recycling are passed through from partners, with handling shown separately.

Exact figures come with your written quote.

Best for

Tenants consolidating racks, changing facilities or leaving one
Offices closing a server room
Regulated companies that need an audit trail for every drive
Project managers who need extra hands on the night

Not included

NOT INCLUDED	WHO DOES IT
Logical migration, data transfer, DNS and network cutover design	Your team or integrator
Moves of live systems without a shutdown decision	Not offered
Data destruction performed by us	A certified destruction partner (we coordinate and witness)
Transport of waste	A registered e-waste recycler
Resale of equipment	A refurbisher

Questions

Who switches the systems off and on?

Your team, always. We do the physical work and verify links and LEDs; shutdown and start-up decisions stay with you.

How far ahead should we plan?

Usually two to six weeks, with waves in evening or weekend windows.

Do you destroy the drives yourselves?

No. We log and seal every drive, then a certified partner destroys it with a per-serial certificate that goes into your report.

Who handles the BDO paperwork?

You, as the waste producer, raise the transfer card; we prepare the inventory and coordinate with the recycler so it’s straightforward.

Related services

To your elevationRack and StackNew hardware installed, cabled and documented to your plan.→Best first jobAudit and DocumentationSerials, labels, photos and port maps against your records.→Lead serviceSmart and Remote HandsHands on your hardware: to your exact instructions, or with diagnosis.→

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