Data Centre Relocation & Migration Services
DataMove is a specialist data centre relocation and migration provider, delivering fully managed moves across the UK, Europe and 58+ countries. From a single rack to an entire data centre, we plan, transport, re-rack and verify your infrastructure end to end — with minimal downtime and a complete chain of custody. Ranked #3 in Data Centre Magazine’s Top 10 Data Centre Migration Companies for 2026.
Our Data Centre Relocation Services
Whatever the shape of your move, we scope and manage it end to end:
- Turnkey relocation — planning, pre-cabling, transport, re-rack and recommissioning, managed as a single project.
- Logistics-only moves — secure transport and specialist handling where your own team runs the build.
- Populated (in-rack) moves — relocating fully built racks without deracking, where the route and equipment allow.
- Lift-and-shift & cold moves — a full, planned power-down and one-go execution inside a tight downtime window.
- Cross-border & customs-cleared relocations — UK to Europe and beyond, with customs and clearance handled for you.
- Colocation & data-centre-to-data-centre transitions — moving between providers or facilities with minimal disruption.
- High Density Storage — specialist relocation of mass storage arrays on a global scale.
Planning a Data Centre Move
A data centre move is decided long before the day itself. Most of the risk sits in the planning, not the transport.
Before anything is unbolted, we complete a full audit of the hardware, racks, cabling and network, map the dependencies between systems, and confirm the destination is ready — power, cooling, cabinets and access. That becomes a runbook with a sequence, a downtime window and a fallback for every step.
Whether it’s a single server relocation or a full data centre move, the discipline is the same. The difference is scale, not method.
Expert Data Centre Migration Services
Our highly skilled and dedicated team of engineers provides efficient, secure and agile data centre migration services across the UK and Europe. Our expertise covers a wide range of migrations, from simple small-scale moves to complex modular server migrations and complete data centre relocations.
Global Reach and Expertise
While we are UK based, we regularly carry out cross border relocations and migrations with expertise in customs and clearance in markets including Gibraltar, Malta, Sweden, Poland, Cyprus and the broader European territories. Specialists in UK Islands Moves (Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man). With our partnerships in Hong Kong, the USA and Australia, our project managers can implement data centre migration jobs all over the globe.
What Affects the Cost of a Data Centre Relocation
Every relocation is priced on its own scope, but the cost comes down to a few things:
- Volume — how many racks, servers and devices are moving
- Distance and route — across town is very different from across a border
- Downtime window — an overnight or weekend cutover takes more planning than a flexible one
- Build scope — transport only, or de-rack, re-rack and recommissioning too
- Insured value — cover is priced on the declared value of the equipment
- Customs — cross-border moves add export and import handling
We scope every move before pricing it, and set out the assumptions behind the figure so you know exactly what it’s based on.
Wondering why specialism matters for a project like this? Read our take.
It depends on scale: a single-rack move can be days, a full data centre weeks. The timeline is fixed at the planning stage and built around your downtime window.
It’s driven by volume, distance, downtime tolerance, insured value and build scope. Rather than quote blind, we scope your move and give you a clear, itemised price.
Migration covers moving data and workloads (including to the cloud); relocation is physically moving the hardware — the highest-risk element, and our specialism.
Yes — through phased, out-of-hours execution and pre-cabling the destination. Critical systems are typically moved after hours or after market close and tested before you’re back online.
A full asset, rack, cable and network audit; dependency mapping; a destination-readiness check; a detailed runbook; and risk and contingency planning — with a specialist involved from the start.
Yes — across the UK, Europe and 58+ countries, with customs and clearance expertise and particular depth in Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, Sweden and the Channel Islands.
Tamper-evident flight cases, computer-spec vehicles, real-time tracking, security-cleared engineers, All-Risk insurance and a full chain of custody.
We handle the physical side of hybrid and cloud migrations — decommissioning, moving retained hardware and securely disposing of the rest.
Why Relocate a Data Centre?
Organisations move data centres for a handful of practical reasons:
Regulation and jurisdiction — relocating to a specific territory for regulatory, licensing or tax reasons. This is a common driver in the gambling sector, where much of our work sits.
Cost — escaping a rigid contract or an inefficient facility for one that’s cheaper to run or ready to scale.
Proximity and resilience — moving closer to key markets to cut latency, or away from sites with disaster or security exposure.
Capacity and efficiency — outgrowing current space, or consolidating into a more power-efficient facility.
Why DataMove?
We don’t move furniture, run events or deliver medical kit. We move data centre infrastructure — every day, all year.
Ranked #3 in the world for data centre migration (Data Centre Magazine, 2026).
Delivered in 58+ countries, with particular depth in regulated and gambling jurisdictions — Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, Sweden and the Channel Islands.
- Specialism in operating White Label services for US entities within Europe
Engineering accreditations across Cisco (CCNA), HPE, Dell Technologies, Juniper (JNCP), AWS and Apple (ACMT), backed by multi-ISO compliance.
All-Risk insurance, real-time transit tracking, security-cleared engineers, tamper-evident flight cases and a complete chain of custody.
Certified data erasure to the NIST 800-88 standard (via Blancco) where decommissioning is part of the move.
What a Data Centre Relocation Costs
There’s no flat rate for a data centre move — the cost depends on the shape of the project. The main factors are:
The volume of equipment (racks and units to be moved).
Distance, and whether the move crosses borders and needs customs clearance.
Your downtime tolerance — out-of-hours and weekend working carries a premium.
The insured value of the equipment in transit.
The build scope — deracking, re-racking and structured cabling at the destination.
How ready the destination facility is on arrival.
Rather than quote blind, we scope your move and give you a clear, itemised price.
Get in touch – we’ll gladly help plan your move.
