Moving premises
Organisations relocating to a new building, colocation or facility.
Move the data centre without moving the risk onto the business.
A data-centre move is complex and critical. CDS brings the planning, coordination and experience to relocate it in controlled stages, protecting data and minimising disruption to operations.
How it works
Concept model
- 01 · Plan Audit and scope the move Infrastructure · gaps · goals
- 02 · Prepare Prerequisites and schedule Destination · resources · dates
- 03 · Migrate Move, back up and test Backout · migrate · validate
A conceptual sequence used to explain the service, not a customer deployment.
What it is
A managed data-centre relocation delivered by an experienced team through meticulous planning and coordination, so equipment, data and applications move with minimal disruption to the business.
- 01
Project plan, audit infrastructure, map needs, scope and budget
- 02
Destination assessment and resource allocation
- 03
Prerequisites, scheduling and back-out planning
- 04
Migration and post-migration testing
Who it is for
Consolidating sites
Teams merging data centres or moving to a new destination DC.
Risk-sensitive operations
Environments where downtime and data loss must be tightly controlled.
What you get
A clear plan
Scope, budget, timeline and accountability defined up front.
Controlled staging
Each relocation stage scheduled with detailed checklists.
Protected data
Full backups and a contingency back-out plan before the move.
Validated result
Post-migration testing and a performance report on completion.
How we deliver it
- Step 1
Plan
Audit the existing infrastructure, identify gaps, define scope, goals, budget and timeline.
- Step 2
Assess
Identify and visit the destination DC and assess suitability against requirements.
- Step 3
Prepare
Assign resources, confirm prerequisites, schedule the move and create a back-out plan.
- Step 4
Migrate
Back up critical systems, execute the move and run post-migration testing with a performance report.
Questions about this service
How is disruption minimised during a relocation?+
Through meticulous planning, staged scheduling, full backups and a documented back-out plan, so business operations are protected at every step.
What happens after the move?+
Post-migration testing runs across hardware, network, data and applications, followed by a performance report confirming the environment is operating correctly.
Plan your data-centre move with CDS.
Tell us where you are moving from and to, and what has to stay running throughout.