Best ways to move a server room and 80 desktops to a new building

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Published on 2011-01-27T16:07:31Z Indexed on 2012/10/11 3:40 UTC
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Need to plan the best way to physically move a server room (12 IBM x3400 towers) and all associated networking equipment to a new building.

Everything is going, comms (80 strong call centre operation), desktops(80-90) the whole lot and has to be done efficiently over a weekend.

What I cant seem to find are the best ways to move equipment, i.e is it best to remove hard drives and pack them separetely, do I pack the chassis' with foam and/or surround them in bubble wrap?

Are there specific products designed to move computer equipment and where would I find these.

The internet has failed me so far, please help

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