IT Moves Made Easy
When it comes to moving IT equipment, this handy guide will lighten the load of transferring your IT systems to the new office.
For many businesses, moving and transferring IT equipment to the new office is a daunting prospect. Without your IT systems and business phones, your business would struggle to function properly so it’s important to give planning this aspect of your office relocation a head start.
Unless your office removals company offers specialist IT relocation services, you need to bring in the knowledge and expertise of a IT & Telecoms Company who are experienced in handling IT relocations and will considerably take the pressure off your internal IT department and ensure everything is transferred smoothly to the new office.
Relocation can cause the loss of data due to equipment damages (which means you need to have a robust backup plan). Time is also a concerning factor of ensuring that all IT equipment and business phone systems are transferred, ready and working for the first morning in the new office to avoid any delay to business operating time.
Your internal IT department should form part of your Office Relocation Project Team and liaise with your IT relocation Company about what equipment needs to be moved, what needs to bought new and what can be recycled.
Another thing to tick off your IT Relocation Checklist is to create an IT Move Test Plan so you have a clear process about what IT equipment needs testing on arrival in the new office. Include network testing, websites, sending and receiving email, as well as broadband speed. Test every feature of your business phone system and every internal extension line. When staff arrive on the first morning, have your IT & Telecoms Company on site to trouble shoot any other issues – as there will be undoubtedly some technical hitches following the move that need addressing.
Find an IT relocation company in the area you are moving to and make your IT move as easy as ABC!
