When you move your office, most people do not think of moving the IT
infrastructure. If you are seeing this message, we commend you for your
foresight!
Checklist for Moving Servers, Computers and IT Equipment
| In the Old facility |
In the New facility |
- Request cancellation of Phone Service. If you have a separate long
distance company, inform them
- If you have an alarm system inform them
- If you have a data provider (like T1 or Cable) inform them
- If you are hosting your own email, please remember that your IP
address might change
- Get a full system backup and verify it
- Ask each employees to backup their own work
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- Order Phone Service.
- Order Alarm
- Order Internet Connection
- If you are hosting your own email, please remember that your IP
address might change
- Decide a location for phone system, server and patch panel
- Order cabling supplies if necessary
- Inspect Cooling and Power Supply
- Determine if you need UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply or Battery
Power)
- Designate a fireproof place for storing backups (or designate an
employee to take them home)
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Hire Lyons for Your Move. Call 251-5966
You can hire our technicians for your move. It is best done prior to
your move when we can advise you on heating/air-conditioning, cabling, patch
panels and wiring. We have been doing moves for a long time and we be glad to
assist you.
Pitfalls of Moving IT to a New Location
- Many small business owners use their personal email with business email.
If you cancel some services, personal email or services can get affected.
This is the biggest problem we see.
- Change in the network addressing can cause problems or even
incompatibilities. If you are moving to a facility that provides Internet as
part of the rent, beware!
- Expect delays and problems -- the different service providers have their
own schedules and might not follow what you have in mind! Plan ahead and
expect that it won't be done in time.
- If you get a new router or firewall, they would need reconfiguration. It
is best to adhere to the same manufacturers, because our technicians can
usually transfer the settings to new equipment
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