A fully managed migration of 104 business-critical servers, storage and network devices between two London data centres.
Background
A leading investment management technology provider needed to relocate critical infrastructure between two London data centres as part of its ongoing operational and infrastructure strategy. The organisation delivers software, analytics and managed services that support investment operations, making the resilience and availability of its infrastructure a key business priority.
Client Challenge
The client needed to relocate a substantial estate of 104 servers, storage systems and network devices from CSquare Docklands to Equinix LD8. The environment included virtualisation hosts, storage platforms, database infrastructure, firewalls, Cisco ACI components and supporting network services, all of which would need to be installed into a new rack layout and connected according to revised cabling schedules.
The migration involved equipment being redistributed across multiple destination racks, requiring detailed planning, documentation and coordination to ensure every component was relocated and recommissioned correctly. For a business that supports investment management operations, reducing the risks associated with a complex infrastructure move was critical.
Our Solution
Technimove delivered a fully managed migration programme encompassing project management, infrastructure validation, destination pre-cabling, physical migration services, recommissioning and post-commissioning support. By managing every stage through a single delivery team, the client benefited from a coordinated approach that maintained visibility and control throughout the project.
Working closely with the client’s internal teams, Technimove reviewed equipment inventories, validated rack layouts and prepared detailed migration documentation. Destination racks were pre-cabled ahead of the move, ensuring fibre and copper connectivity was installed, labelled and aligned with agreed patching schedules before infrastructure arrived onsite.
On migration day, equipment was carefully decommissioned, labelled and packed into purpose-built flight cases before being transported to the new facility in GPS-tracked vehicles. Once onsite, the infrastructure was installed according to the agreed rack layouts and recommissioned into the pre-prepared environment.
The migration covered a broad mix of server, storage and networking technologies distributed across multiple destination racks, creating a well-organised and fully documented environment ready for testing and operational validation.
Client Outcome
Technimove delivered a structured and low-risk approach to relocating a complex infrastructure estate into a new data centre environment. Through detailed planning, destination pre-cabling, specialist handling and recommissioning services, the client gained a well-prepared infrastructure platform capable of supporting its ongoing technology and operational requirements.
For an organisation operating within the investment technology sector, the real value was confidence. Confidence that critical infrastructure had been carefully planned, securely handled and accurately reinstalled by an experienced team with a proven track record in complex data centre migrations.
Conclusion
By combining detailed planning, specialist engineering expertise and a controlled migration methodology, Technimove helped the client reduce the risks associated with relocating business-critical infrastructure.
The client benefited from:
- Reduced migration risk through detailed planning and infrastructure validation.
- Greater protection for critical server, storage and network infrastructure.
- Faster recommissioning through destination pre-cabling and documented rack layouts.
- Improved visibility and control through clear rack and patching documentation.
- More time for internal teams to focus on testing, validation and service readiness.
Why Technimove?
Technimove was selected for its proven data centre migration methodology and ability to deliver a complete end-to-end solution. From project planning and infrastructure validation through to pre-cabling, secure transportation, recommissioning and post-migration support, the client benefited from a single specialist team managing every stage of the project.
This approach provided clear project governance, detailed infrastructure documentation and access to experienced migration engineers throughout the project lifecycle, helping to reduce complexity and risk.
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