Office Space – Technology Moving Checklist
A resource that I get frequently asked for by my clients is for a “moving checklist”. This is a reasonable request, and one that any office broker should be able to provide to their clients. I’ve personally taken it one step further and have asked a close friend, of MOSatlanta.com, for a Technology Moving Checklist. In comes, Mary Hester, of LAN Systems to provide us with a great Technology Checklist for companies moving their office. See below:
Technology Moving Checklist
This checklist is to give you guidance on the most important tasks for a smooth office move. The steps are not necessarily in order. If you have questions or need assistance, please visit our website.
Communications
Choose communications provider for Internet and phone system
Use floor plan to design installation for new cabling for voice and data
Install and test all new network ports
Check power outlets
Technology – servers, firewalls and network equipment
Update or create a network topology that will be used for the new installation
Prepare location for servers and network equipment that can be secured and environmentally controlled
Develop plan for downtime
Create redundancy for applications (like email or production systems) that cannot be down
Identify any equipment that should be upgraded
Backup critical data using a disaster recovery strategy
Test shutdown and reboot before move to ensure nothing was overlooked
Shutdown and pack equipment
Move to new location
Install using network topology
Boot and test all functionality
Desktop computers
Prepare new location for computer, be sure network and power is available and working
Back up critical data to an external drive or online storage
Test shutdown and reboot before move to ensure nothing was overlooked
Shutdown and pack equipment
Move to new location
Boot and test all functionality
Have user verify that all applications and data work properly
Thanks for the checklist. Just make sure that you do all that you can to prevent a disaster either with your electronics or anything else because you dont want to have to call us to clean up the mess.