So the first equipment has moved into the newly constructed data centre, when all was said and done it was mostly OK! There were a number of lessons learned and at times a serious desire to terminate the existance of certain people, but the equipment is in at long last.
Where did all the people come from on the day, well a number of companies – several of whom I’ve used before. The planning at the source end paid off hansomely, the planning at the destination end left a bit to be desired – but the event did happen.
The lessons learned included the following;
- Don’t let the people who make the first delivery leave their vehicle in the loading bay and then go off for lunch! – 40 minute delay.
- Ensure that if you are in charge of the move that your name is on the list of people allowed in the building! – an other 40 minute delay.
- Finding out that there was an intermittant fault with the scissor lift on the day it is required isn’t best practice (especially as it was a known problem), when it’s required for moving 500Kg machines! – 1 hour delay!
Now the testing has to be repeated and the migrations start in earnest in a few weeks.
All in all the first move was OK, you would hope so as there have been people involved in this project for getting on for six years.