Physical relocation of hardware and installation of structured cabling.
Overview
When a global provider of legal technology and eDiscovery solutions faced an urgent infrastructure challenge, they needed a partner they could trust.
Their existing colocation provider could no longer support their growing space, power, and cooling demands — directly preventing the business from scaling its operations and meeting expansion goals.
With artificial intelligence initiatives and increased service demand driving their need for rapid infrastructure growth, the stakes were high.
To support this transition, the company enlisted Technimove to manage the physical relocation of hardware and installation of structured cabling at a new, more capable colocation site in London.
Having worked with Technimove on previous global data centre moves, the client knew they were in safe hands.
The Challenge
- Issue: The colocation provider could no longer accommodate power, space, or cooling requirements
- Problem: Inhibited ability to scale infrastructure, impacting business expansion and AI growth initiatives
- Challenge: Successfully relocate infrastructure to a new colocation provider without disrupting business-critical services
Why Technimove?
The client selected Technimove based on prior successful collaborations across multiple international data centre migrations.
Our proven reliability, meticulous execution, and transparent partnership model had already earned their trust. With the physical element of the migration in safe hands, the client’s internal teams could concentrate on higher-level responsibilities — such as OS, database, and application planning — without distraction.
Project Management Excellence
Technimove partnered closely with the client to understand every project deliverable and proactively identify potential risks or gaps at both the source and destination sites. Our expert Project Management team led all planning activities — ensuring nothing was missed and every milestone was aligned with the client’s critical business timelines.
Highlights of Our Project Management Approach:
- Onsite reviews and audits to eliminate unknowns before migration day
- Verified equipment lists, rack layouts, and patching schedules
- Production of detailed cabling matrices for each physical device
- Creation of migration runbooks tailored to the client’s infrastructure landscape
- Coordination of all logistics with clear documentation and regular stakeholder updates
With Technimove managing the physical and logistical elements, the client’s technical teams were freed up to focus on system shutdown, power-up sequencing, and disaster recovery procedures.
Pre-Migration Audit
Over the course of three dedicated weekend sessions, Technimove engineers conducted a full physical audit of the existing infrastructure — capturing all the detail required to create destination rack plans with pinpoint accuracy.
Audit Deliverables Included:
- Rack-level documentation of each device’s make, model, and U-position
- Serial number verification and unique TM asset tagging
- Structured Excel reporting and audit output for planning consistency
This stage gave the client full visibility into what was moving, how it would be packed, and where it would be installed — providing the clarity essential for such a business-critical operation.
Secure De-Rack & Re-Rack Migration
Following a client-led system shutdown, Technimove’s engineering team arrived onsite with all necessary protective packaging and equipment to manage a risk-free relocation.
Our Execution Included:
- Carefully de-racking and anti-static wrapping of every device
- Use of foam-lined flight cases for both equipment and rail kits
- Security tagging, itinerary creation, and on-site verification at collection and delivery
- GPS-tracked vehicles for real-time movement tracking and peace of mind
- Controlled re-racking at the destination site in line with audited plans
With Technimove managing the physical migration, the client had the confidence to focus on their software stack and network handover — ensuring a tightly orchestrated, low-risk transition.
Structured Cabling Installation
In addition to the hardware move, Technimove delivered a full structured cabling solution at the new colocation site — ensuring that all hardware was not only installed correctly but also fully connected and operationally ready.
- Pre-supplied cables matched to destination rack configurations
- Cabling matrix supplied to map each physical connection
- Ready-to-go connectivity that accelerated testing and recommissioning
Project Outcome
Thanks to Technimove’s expert-led approach, this project was completed on time, within budget, and without disruption.
The infrastructure was fully relocated and reinstalled to support the client’s expansion goals and increased service demand — unlocking the resources needed to drive their AI initiatives and business growth.
Business Impact
- Enabled infrastructure expansion to support growth and innovation
- Zero downtime during the migration process
- Freed internal teams to focus on core technical tasks and DR procedures
- Delivered within agreed timeline and budget
Conclusion
Technimove delivered a market-leading migration solution for a client operating in a mission-critical space.
Through proactive planning, precision execution, and expert coordination, the business was able to overcome a significant infrastructure limitation — and continue delivering value to its customers without missing a beat with maximum customer satisfaction.
“Technimove – precision in every move and excellence in every solution.” – client feedback
Why Global Technology Firms Trust Technimove
Technimove is the trusted partner for global technology leaders thanks to a proven track record across banking, finance, gaming, pharmaceuticals, government, and more.
What Sets Us Apart:
- Unrivalled Experience & Scale:
25+ years of operations, tens of thousands of successful migrations, and 100+ live projects across a global footprint.
- Comprehensive Risk Management:
A zero-downtime record, robust security protocols, full insurance cover, and compliance expertise across industries.
- Vendor-Neutral Expertise:
Deep knowledge across all major vendors with platform-agnostic, future-ready solutions including hybrid and cloud.
- Complete Service Delivery:
From discovery to post-migration optimisation—ensuring seamless, 24/7 support every step of the way.
- Sector-Specific Insight:
Deep understanding of sector-specific needs including finance regulation, retail scalability, and legal compliance.
- Innovation & Leadership:
Leading-edge methodologies, continuous improvement, and strategic consulting to future-proof client infrastructure.
These strengths make Technimove the go-to provider for complex, high-stakes data centre migrations where failure is not an option
About Technimove
Founded in 1998, Technimove has grown from a small IT relocation and data centre migration business into a global transformation services provider, offering a comprehensive range of services from cloud migrations and data centre relocations to enterprise security and managed IT services. As the market leader in professional services and data centre migration, Technimove has successfully completed tens of thousands of migration projects over the past 25 years.
Global Reach and Scale
With offices in the UK, USA, Germany, and South Africa, Technimove delivers services across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Managing over 100 projects at any one time, Technimove has evolved from a small operation into a global presence, relied upon to deliver core transformation services for many of the world’s leading IT service providers.
Service Portfolio
Technimove delivers comprehensive solutions across multiple disciplines:
- Professional Services: Networking, Data Centre, Storage, Data Protection, Compute – Servers
- Migration Services: Data Centre Migration, Data Centre Consolidation, Cloud Migration, Structured Cabling
For more information about Technimove’s Data Centre Migration services, visit technimove.com or contact their expert team on 020 8686 8800.