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General questions about IT, server and data centre relocation across Alberta — cost, timelines, insurance, documentation and how projects are scoped. Questions specific to one service are answered on that service page. If yours is not here, call (403) 612-7012 or request a quote.
Caliber is based in Calgary and serves clients across Alberta, including Calgary, Airdrie, Okotoks, Cochrane, Chestermere, Edmonton and the capital region, and Red Deer. For projects outside the core service area, contact us to discuss logistics and coordination before assuming a date.
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Caliber works only on IT, server and data centre relocations. That means port mapping, antistatic wrapping, serial-level asset registers, documented chain of custody and validation testing before sign-off — none of which a general mover performs. The claim-free operating history is a consequence of that specialization, not a separate claim.
Larger projects with complex infrastructure are usually booked four to six weeks ahead so there is time for the walkthrough, the port map and the coordination with building management. Smaller moves can often be accommodated with less notice depending on schedule availability. Book early if the window is fixed by something outside your control, such as a lease end or a plant turnaround.
One dedicated project manager owns the move from the walkthrough to sign-off. They hold the scope document, the schedule, the building bookings and the punch list. There are no handoffs between a sales contact and an operations contact, and there is one number to call on the night.
Yes. Equipment is insured throughout the relocation and certificates of insurance are provided as part of the project documentation. Caliber has operated without an insurance claim across the life of the business.
Quotes are built on a documented scope produced from a site walkthrough: the equipment, both locations, the access constraints, the timeline and any special handling. The quote is a fixed price against that scope, not a ballpark. If the scope changes during the project, the change is priced and approved before the work proceeds.
Equipment counts by type — servers, racks, switches, workstations — the source and destination addresses, the preferred window and any maintenance windows that constrain it, destination readiness for power, cooling and cabling, and any security, privacy or site-access requirements. The more of that is known up front, the closer the initial number is to the final one.
It depends on scope and availability. A small server room can be executed quickly. A complex move needs planning time, because the documentation is what prevents the mistakes. Rush projects are possible where the timeline still allows the minimum mapping and preparation; where it does not, we will say so rather than take the date.
Yes, and it is the normal pattern. Most enterprise relocations run overnight, across a weekend or inside a planned maintenance window so business operations are not interrupted. The window is chosen against your operational calendar, including month-end and reporting freezes, not against ours.
Destination readiness is confirmed during scoping and re-confirmed before the window: power, cooling, rack space, cabling and building access. Where it is not ready, the better outcome is almost always to split the project into a pre-build phase and a shorter cutover rather than to move equipment into a room that cannot receive it.
Servers are shut down in a controlled sequence agreed with your team. Drives can be removed and transported separately where the data warrants it. Everything is antistatic-wrapped and secured in custom carts. The focus is on preventing physical damage and on clean shutdown and startup sequences; backup and replication remain your systems, and their state is confirmed before anything is powered down.
Port mapping records the exact cabling at the source: which cable runs from which port on which device to which port on which device. It lets the destination be rebuilt as a replica rather than re-engineered under time pressure at 3 a.m. It is also the artefact that makes fault-finding possible if something does not come up.
Every relocation includes validation testing before sign-off. Issues found during testing are resolved as part of the project scope. Anything outstanding goes on a punch list with an owner and a date. The move is not finished when the equipment is in the rack; it is finished when the systems are validated.
It depends on the size of the estate and how much can be pre-staged. A small server room often moves inside a weekend. A data centre floor is sequenced across several windows so that dependent systems stay connected throughout. The scoping phase produces a downtime estimate per phase before any work is committed.
Yes. Cat 5e, Cat 6, fibre and VoIP cabling can be installed and certified as part of the same project, which is usually cheaper and faster than coordinating a separate cabling contractor around the move window. Cabling is normally pulled and terminated before the equipment arrives.
Yes. Every project produces a port map, an asset register to serial-number level, chain of custody records, validation results and, where equipment is retired, certificates of data destruction. The package is designed to be filed and retrieved years later, because that is when it is usually needed.
Yes. Caliber works for energy operators, utilities, the provincial regulator and health custodians, all of which are audited. Documentation, custody and site access procedures are built to meet those requirements, and specific obligations are confirmed during scoping rather than assumed.
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Caliber maintains insurance coverage and provides certificates of insurance for every project. Requirements vary widely by industry and by client procurement process, so contact us with the specific certification or framework your organization requires and we will tell you plainly whether it is held.
Retired hardware is inventoried by serial number. Drives are held under seal and either purged or physically destroyed, with certificates issued against the serial list rather than against a pallet count. Remaining equipment is recycled through certified partners with hazardous materials documentation.
Cost is driven by equipment count, distance, complexity, the number of windows required and any special handling. There is no useful published rate, because a two-rack move and a data centre floor share almost nothing except the process. Send the scope and the number comes back fixed against it.
A single server or a small rack move is priced on the same basis as any other project: the walkthrough establishes the equipment, the access at both ends and the window, and the quote is fixed against that. There is no minimum project size, and the process does not change for a smaller job.
No. The quote is fixed for the defined scope. If the scope changes — additional equipment discovered, a window moved, a destination that is not ready — the change is discussed and approved before work proceeds. There are no surprise invoices after the fact.
After-hours and weekend scheduling is the norm for IT relocations and is factored into the quoted price rather than added afterwards. If a window is chosen that materially changes the crew or the duration, that is reflected in the quote before you accept it.
The fastest route to an answer is a call. We can walk through the equipment, the window and any site constraints and tell you whether Caliber is the right fit before anyone writes a proposal.
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