From first call to steady state
- 01
Assessment
We measure the load you actually run: compute, storage, power, and cooling.
Sizing comes from measurement, not a catalogue default. - 02
Specification
A written bill of materials with the reasoning behind each choice.
You can take the spec to another supplier if you want to compare. - 03
Build and install
Racking, patching, virtualisation, and migration scheduled around your hours.
Cutover planned with a rollback at each stage. - 04
Verify and document
Restore testing, as-built records, and a walkthrough of what was installed and why.
Backups are proven by restore, not by a green tick.
Scope, spelled out
- 01Server and storage specification and procurement
- 02Virtualisation for consolidating ageing hardware
- 03Structured patching, power and rack layout
- 04Backup and restore testing, not just backup jobs
- 05UPS and generator changeover planning
- 06Documented as-built records handed to your team
Specified for your workload, not a catalogue default
Oversized hardware wastes budget and undersized hardware fails under load, and both are common when a quote is built from a template. We size storage, compute and power against what you actually run today, with headroom for the growth you can reasonably forecast.
- Server and storage specification and procurement
- Virtualisation for consolidating ageing hardware
- Structured patching, power and rack layout
This is usually when we get the call
- Hardware is out of warranty and no longer supported by the vendor
- Backups run nightly but nobody has ever tested a restore
- The server room has no UPS, so a brownout means a hard stop
- Power and cooling were never planned, just accumulated
Backups that have been restored, not just scheduled
An untested backup is a hope, not a plan. Restore testing is part of the service, so you find out whether recovery works during a scheduled drill rather than during the incident that needs it.
- Backup and restore testing, not just backup jobs
- UPS and generator changeover planning
- Documented as-built records handed to your team
Before the first call
- Realistic growth expectations for the next few years
- Power and cooling information for the server room
- A maintenance window for migration and cutover
- A list of applications that must keep running during the transition
Most delays in any engagement trace back to access, decisions, or content. Naming these up front is what keeps a project on schedule.
Straight answers
Should we be moving to the cloud instead?
Often, some workloads should and some should not. Latency-sensitive systems, large local datasets, and anything with a regulatory reason to stay on site are candidates to stay. We will tell you which is which rather than pushing one answer.
How do you decide what hardware to specify?
From measured load: current utilisation, growth trajectory, and the failure modes you can tolerate. The reasoning behind each component is written into the specification so you can benchmark it against other quotes.
Do you test the backups?
Yes, restore testing is part of the service. An untested backup is an assumption. Testing turns it into something you can state confidently, and it is when problems are found cheaply rather than during an incident.
What about power and cooling?
UPS sizing and changeover planning are included, because hardware that loses power badly tends to lose data too. Cooling constraints are flagged during assessment, especially in small rooms that were never designed as server rooms.
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