Installations & relocations — project-safe across DACH
Hardware relocations and deployments are an underestimated risk area. A poorly planned data-center move can cause hours of downtime and six-figure damages. An uninsured transport of storage equipment is a business risk. We deliver IPMA-standard project management, insured transport up to €5M per tour, weekend and holiday windows — and most importantly: zero data losses in our DACH track record since founding.
What we cover
From a single new-server installation to a complete data-center move with 200+ systems — we scale project size, team and insurance coverage.
Rack build-out & structured cabling
Build-out of new racks (42U, 47U, other), power distribution with redundant PDUs, structured cabling (Cat6A copper, multimode/singlemode fiber, power), labeling per DIN/IEC, handover protocol with photo documentation. On request per DCIM specs (Nlyte, Sunbird, etc.).
Server & storage deployments
Hardware build, initial BIOS/iDRAC/iLO/IMM configuration, OS install on request (ESXi, Hyper-V, RHEL/SLES, Windows Server), storage initialization (pools, RAID groups, hosts, LUN mapping), network configuration for Fabric Interconnect, FC switching, IB. Handover to customer IT with configuration documentation.
Data-center relocations
Complete data-center relocations: from small data centers with 5 racks to multi-megawatt sites. Detailed planning 6-12 weeks ahead (wave plan, risk register, backup strategy), weekend or holiday migration, insured transport with climate-controlled vehicles, on-site configuration validation. With application testing on request.
Office relocations & site consolidation
Relocation of site server rooms, edge computing nodes and office IT. Common use case: site consolidation after restructuring or acquisition — IT from multiple sites is consolidated into a central data center. We coordinate wave plan, logistics, downtime communication to end users. For multiple parallel tours we scale project team size accordingly.
How we set up projects
For a single server install, a single on-site visit suffices. For complex relocations, preparation is the actual project — without clean detail planning come surprises, and surprises cost downtime.
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On-site walkthrough & requirements workshop
For larger projects we start with an on-site day: inventory of hardware to be moved, surveying source and target premises (doors, elevators, power, cooling), clarifying access procedures, security and compliance requirements. From this we produce the requirements and specs document.
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Risk register & wave plan
We build a documented risk register: what could go wrong, with what probability, what damage, what mitigation. From this comes the wave plan: in which order systems migrate, what dependencies exist, which systems can run in parallel, where are the rollback points. The document goes through a review cycle with your IT operations.
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Logistics & insurance setup
Climate-controlled special vehicles, protection measures (padding, anti-static, anti-vibration), escorts if needed, insurance policy for the tour (standard €5M per tour, higher amounts possible). For cross-border transports, customs handling. Storage in our DACH depots if source or target sites aren't available simultaneously.
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Migration weekend
Typical flow: Friday evening downtime start, hardware deinstallation, packing, transport, rebuild at target, test, sign-off — productive by Sunday evening. For larger migrations across multiple weekends with defined wave cuts. 24/7 project team availability during the entire migration window, continuous status updates to your IT operations.
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Handover & follow-up
Handover protocol with photo documentation, configuration documentation, optionally application test logs. One week of follow-up readiness: for unrecognized configuration gaps or hardware problems that surface only in production, we're on 4-hour response. After 30 days a lessons-learned workshop for follow-on projects.
Why installations & relocations via TechCare
Hardware relocations are one of the IT industry's miscalculation hotspots. Anyone who has projected a data-center move knows: hardware logistics is 30 percent of the effort, the other 70 percent is detail planning, application dependencies, escalations, downtime communication. Skip the professional setup, pay with hours to days of downtime, damaged hardware, or in the worst case data loss.
We've professionalized the setup: IPMA-certified project managers, documented risk-register templates, well-rehearsed logistics with DACH specialty carriers, insurance setup, weekend windows as default. We don't showcase heroism — we showcase routine. Data losses since founding: zero. Damages: in the vast majority of tours zero, in rare cases isolated damages covered by insurance.