We can answer this question in three simple words: stress, security, productivity. There, convinced?
Ok, let’s explore these three key benefits of using an IT relocation service for your planned office move in more detail.
Stress
Office relocations spark mixed feelings.
There’s the excitement of a fresh start and new beginnings. Your new office offers an opportunity to audit and assess your current IT infrastructure and identify where to make improvements in your new building to ensure increased productivity and cost saving.
But, where do you start? And how do you future proof your new IT infrastructure? Will it still serve your business’ needs in five years’ time?
And then there’s the move itself. How do you set-up and relocate existing security systems, communication hubs, telephony and hardware with minimal risk to security, loss of productivity and disruption to employees and clients?
Feelings of excitement soon become overshadowed by those of stress and anxiety. However, with a managed office relocation, you can avoid this stress.
When using a third-party IT office relocation provider, you will be given a project manager who will assess your business’ needs, audit current systems and infrastructure, and develop and implement a plan of action. Most importantly, they will ensure the plan stays on track,
adheres to the defined schedule and that progress reports are communicated effectively.
Security
Relocating offices poses a significant risk to security.
An expertly managed office relocation, is essential to ensuring security threats are managed effectively. With increased movement of people and equipment in and out of a building, it is essential that security protocols continue to be upheld during the office move to
minimise damage, loss or theft.
Similarly, compliance with data protection needs to remain high on the agenda during the relocation of devices, networks and systems. Hardware needs to be documented and labelled to prevent loss or theft, as well as effectively packaged for transit or storage to protect from damage.
Using an experienced IT relocation provider for your office move, gives you peace of mind that your people, premises, assets and data are protected at every stage of the pack down, transit and set up at your new location.
Productivity
Minimising downtime is fundamental when relocating to a new office. Ineffective infrastructure and systems can result in significant loss in productivity and detrimental impact on the bottom line – not to mention the frustration caused to your employees who simply want to sit at their new desk and for everything to just work.
An IT office relocation expert offers the knowledge and experience for seamless pack down, set up and testing for entrance security systems, workstations, meeting rooms and communication hubs. And that’s not all, IT infrastructure companies, such as us here at DataLan, provide options for overnight and weekend moves helping to further minimise disruption. We will also meticulously plan your office relocation to mirror how your business operates. For example, for businesses that require customer-facing areas, we will prioritise these to ensure lowest-level impact to the experience of the new building and of the organisation.
Ready to get moving? Find out how we can support your office relocation, by contacting us today!