IT relocation
Planning an IT relocation: a practical, step-by-step checklist
Moving an office or server room is not a transport job. A structured checklist for planning an IT relocation that restarts cleanly at the new site.
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Practical, vendor-neutral guidance on planning, installing and relocating technology infrastructure.
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Network infrastructure
Structured cabling: the decisions to make before installation starts
Cabling outlives most of the equipment connected to it. The key decisions that determine whether a network is easy to run — or hard to change.
Physical security
Planning video surveillance and access control as one system
Cameras and access readers installed in isolation leave blind spots and unclear rights. How to plan physical security as one integrated system.
IT relocation
Moving a server room over one weekend: a realistic runbook
Shut down on Friday evening, working systems on Monday morning — it is realistic, provided most of the work happens before the weekend. A step-by-step runbook so Sunday night brings no surprises.
IT relocation
Ten IT mistakes that derail an office move — and how to avoid them
Office moves rarely fail on moving day. They fail weeks earlier, when the date is set before anyone checks the cabling, the internet line or the server room. Ten common mistakes and the simple steps that prevent them.
IT infrastructure
Designing a small server room: space, power, cooling and access
Most small server rooms start as a cupboard with a rack in it — and stay that way until the first summer outage. How to plan space, power, cooling and access so the room supports the business instead of threatening it.
IT infrastructure
UPS sizing without guesswork: load, runtime and what really needs backup power
A UPS bought by the VA number on the box often fails at the one moment it is needed. A practical sizing method: what it is for, what it must carry, how long it must run — and what should never be plugged into it.
IT infrastructure
Backups that actually restore: the 3-2-1 rule and recovery testing
A backup job that has shown green for months proves only that something was copied. What matters is whether you can restore it, how long it takes and what you lose. A practical guide to the 3-2-1 rule and recovery testing.
Network infrastructure
Office Wi-Fi that works: coverage is not capacity
Full signal bars and nothing loads: the classic symptom of Wi-Fi designed for coverage instead of capacity. How to plan office wireless around people, devices and applications — and how to check that it actually works.
Network infrastructure
Why guests, cameras and accounting should not share one network: VLAN segmentation
In many offices a visitor's laptop, the IP cameras and the accounting PC sit on the same network. Why that matters, and how VLAN segmentation with clear rules between segments limits the damage when something goes wrong.
Fiber optics
Fiber or copper? Choosing cabling for the backbone and the desk
100 meters is a hard limit for copper Ethernet, not a suggestion. Learn where copper works, where your network needs fiber, and what to ask a contractor before ordering.
Fiber optics
Fiber splicing and testing: what OTDR traces and loss tests really tell you
A fiber link with a light on is not a tested fiber link. Learn what each test actually measures and what to insist on at handover.
Fiber optics
Connecting buildings: how to plan a fiber backbone between sites
Linking a second building is not a cabling job — it is an infrastructure decision that will outlive several generations of equipment. What to settle before anyone digs a trench.
Physical security
How much storage does CCTV need? Retention, resolution and bitrate
Footage that was overwritten two days before anyone looked for it might as well never have existed. A simple formula and the decisions that set the real size of your archive.
Physical security
ANPR for parking and gates: where it works and where it fails
ANPR accuracy depends more on installation geometry and conditions than on the camera brand. When plate recognition is the right tool for your entrance — and when it is not.
Smart buildings
BMS explained: a guide for building owners and facility managers
The building has a BMS — every handover document says so. But a system is only as useful as the way it is operated. What owners need to know before buying or accepting one.
Smart buildings
KNX or wireless? Choosing a smart home platform that will last
Walls are closed once; apps change every few years. How to choose a smart home system that will still work in ten years' time.
Smart buildings
Energy monitoring: turning meter readings into decisions
A single utility meter tells you how much you used, not where, when or why. How to turn meter readings into concrete operational decisions.
Project management
Writing a technical specification that contractors can price accurately
Three quotes that differ by a factor of two rarely mean someone is overcharging. Usually they mean the specification was read three different ways.
Project management
Reading a BOQ: how to compare low-voltage project quotes line by line
The total on the last page of a quote is its least informative number. How to find what actually separates one quote from another in the lines of a BOQ.
Project management
As-built documentation: the deliverable that keeps paying for years
When a switch fails at nine in the morning, the most expensive resource is the hour spent tracing unlabeled cables. As-built documentation is what saves that hour.
Technology planning
Meeting rooms for Teams and Zoom: plan the audio first
Remote participants forgive mediocre video, but not unintelligible audio. Why meeting room planning should start with acoustics and microphones, not the screen.
Technology planning
Managed IT or in-house IT? A practical way to decide
The question is not 'who fixes the printer'. It is who covers every function the business depends on — and what happens when that person is on holiday.
Technology planning
The technology checklist for a new office fit-out
The walls are painted, the ceilings are closed — and only now does someone ask where the server rack will go. A checklist that puts technology into the fit-out plan from day one.
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