This can be one of the more complicated aspects of your move, disconnecting and reconnecting all your connections and any in- house servers you use. When you know your exact date, prepare your IT team to transfer your services that day. You probably want them and your other employees handling the most expensive equipment you have. If you are getting rid of some, try to donate them to e-waste companies and don’t throw them out. Plan what is going and getting replaced well before your move. If you do have computers that will be part of the move and touched by the movers, take extra care while packing them. Pack them individually with bubble wrap or other forms of protection. Cover them with a packing blanket to ensure a tight hold. Don’t stack them on top of each other or on other items. Wrap up your monitors in bubble wrap or a blanket as well. Don’t let any tape touch the monitor either. It can damage it. You can take steps to safeguard your data in case something breaks in the move. Store it on a backup hard drive or a cloud storage system like Google Drive. Give your cables special attention. Wrap them up neatly and in order, so no time is wasted unwrapping a messy wire. They should always be taken out of computers and monitors. Putting your cables and wires in Ziploc bags is the best way to keep them separate in a box. Label them to save more time after the move. You can read the instructions in manuals or online manuals containing moving instructions for specific items. If you move an item that is under warranty and it breaks, it may void the warranty, so be careful and find out any specific instructions.
IN FACT, CREATE A COMPLETE TIMELINE FOR YOUR MOVE
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