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Data center relocation planned precisely

MIGRA plans your relocation, de-installs, properly packs every device, relocates all equipment in GPS-traceable transit vehicles as well as re-installs at the new site. One experienced team, from start to finish.

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  • Moving data centers since 2004
  • National & international availability
  • Free, no-obligation consultation
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Day-of-move plan

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  1. Close of business. Client releases the first block of devices.
  2. Technicians remove devices, cables, power cords and rails.
  3. Inventory check, then pack with a Device Spec Sheet.
  4. Early Group of critical devices loaded onto the truck.
  5. Early Group dispatched to the destination site.

Every MIGRA project gets a detailed day-of-move plan, broken down every 15 minutes. See how we work

1,000+ servers

plus storage and network hardware, moved over 700 miles in a single weekend.

National Healthcare Provider

30 hours

to fly 400 servers and devices 1,600 miles and re-install them. The estimate was 48.

National entertainment & hospitality corporation

8 hours

for the physical move of 200 servers and devices over a holiday weekend. The estimate was 12.

Bank headquarters and data center

We migrate data centers for organizations including

Molina Healthcare U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Equinix Waystar Harrah's Entertainment TD SYNNEX Tapestry Clemson University HeartFlow Actian Corporation IHG Hotels & Resorts Weight Watchers International

Data center relocation, moving, consolidation and migration

Each project is different. Whether you're making a physical data center move or a virtual migration, we'll help you get the best solution for your organization.

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Data center relocation

We help your team plan, de-install, pack and move every device using our own adaptive data center moving strategies. We provide all labor, supplies and trucks, then perform all re-installation activities.

Our four-phase data center relocation process

We break every project into steps so no vital task is missed. At every stage, risk assessment and a contingency plan are at the forefront.

  1. Requirements gathering

    We document your Present Method of Operation: a detailed inventory, Visio drawings, the physical network infrastructure and the logical application links for every device.

  2. Design planning

    Together we define the Desired Future State and the roadmap to reach it, including net new equipment, telecommunications changes and the network design.

  3. Implementation planning

    Rack layouts, cable plans, and a Day of Move plan with tasks, owners and prerequisites, split into move groups to reduce downtime and limit risk.

  4. Execution

    Two-person teams de-install, pack, move and re-install. A second team double-checks the cabling before handing devices to your team for testing.

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Your equipment is never out of sight or off the list

Before any device is moved, it's tested for points of failure and your data is backed up. In transit, every device is secured against loss, damage or theft.

  • GPS traceability. State-of-the-art transport vehicles you can track.
  • Device-level tracking. Devices tracked by inventory number at de-installation, relocation and re-installation.
  • Compliance. FACTA, HIPAA, HITECH and GLBA compliance.
  • Insurance. Some of the industry's highest insurance coverages.
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Finished ahead of schedule

Two relocations, start to finish: what was asked, how we planned it, and what we'd do even better next time.

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Movers in navy uniforms rolling padded server cases onto a cargo loader beside a cargo plane

National entertainment & hospitality corporation

Managing the logistics: 400 devices, 1,600 miles, one chartered DC-9

  • 24-hour move window
  • Done in 30 of 48 hours
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Technicians installing servers from several sites into a new row of racks during a data center consolidation

Bank branch, headquarters and data center

Upgrading infrastructure: 200 devices over a holiday weekend

  • 12-hour move window
  • Physical move in 8 hours
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“In our largest engagement, we moved over 1000 physical servers and associated storage and network hardware over 700 miles – all over a single weekend. MIGRA not only performed the relocation quickly and securely, but they assisted our staff by installing, powering up, and connecting the servers to our network.”

Joshua Legbandt, Director, Data Center Operations, Molina Healthcare

“My experiences with the MIGRA team have always exceeded expectations.”

Mike McClintock, Infrastructure Specialist, Equinix

“Selecting MIGRA as a partner for our data center migration was one of the best choices we made!”

Matt Jones, Manager of Infrastructure Services, CSG International
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Planning a move? Start with the ten-step checklist.

Inventories, security, planning, budget, RFPs, backups: the ten most critical tasks any data center relocation project manager must take care of.

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Have questions? We've got answers.

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