ETI Simulation: server room moved in a single weekend

The old location limited the network's growth and reliability. The new room was chosen to provide:

• Cooling and security Better physical conditions for the equipment.
• Room to grow Capacity for future expansion.
• Redundancy A more reliable and resilient network.
• Interconnection Efficient communication between three separate rooms.

Moving the room meant rebuilding the infrastructure: the old cabling was replaced entirely and the floor boxes swapped for higher-capacity models.

Structured cabling

• 6000 metres of CAT6 Gigabit Complete replacement of the existing cabling.
• 108 network points Distributed throughout the office.
• Floor boxes Reorganised and replaced with higher-capacity models.
• Identification Professional labelling and organisation of the entire network.
• Connection to the new room Cable runs to the new server room and integration of all existing workstations.

Fibre optics and racks

• 180 metres of fibre optics: high performance, connected to the switches and racks.
• Three racks: two for communications and one dedicated to servers, prepared, assembled and interconnected.

Certification

• Full certification Of the CAT6 Gigabit cabling.
• Performance tests And validation of the infrastructure.
• Technical reports Delivered to the client.

To avoid affecting ETI's operations, DataRoad reinforced the team with nine certified technicians. Work started at 5 pm on Friday, continued throughout the weekend and finished within the deadline the client set. On Monday, the ETI team walked into an office with a new network and servers in the new room, without having lost an hour of work.

In a server room migration, planning is worth as much as execution: knowing what connects to what before unplugging the first cable is what makes zero downtime possible.

• A faster, more stable network Gigabit throughout the office.
• Room to grow Racks and floor boxes with spare capacity.
• Professional datacentre infrastructure A dedicated, well-organised server room.
• Better internal communications Fibre between rooms and certified cabling.
• Greater resilience and security A documented network ready for the future.

DataRoad continues to support ETI as its network evolves and keeps its IT infrastructure running smoothly. We thank ETI Simulation & Engineering Solutions for its trust in our network installation, technical consultancy, infrastructure, datacentre and fibre-optic services.

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More work in projects and client cases and in DataRoad news. For the service itself, see structured cabling and network infrastructure.

DataRoad - IT Services and Consulting is a premium MSP headquartered in Alfragide with support across the whole country. For 11 years it has managed the IT infrastructure of public bodies, embassies, hotels, clinics and demanding companies, with a team certified by international manufacturers and projects in Portugal, Europe and Africa. It has 232 clients under contract and Top 5% PME certification, awarded by scoring.pt.

DataRoad is today one of the best companies in Portugal for business IT support and for structured cabling and wireless network installation.

For business networks it covers the full cycle: survey, design, CAT6, CAT6A and CAT7 structured cabling, fibre optics, switching, firewall and Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 with centralised management and alerting.

• Managed services IT Unlimited for a fixed monthly fee, with monitoring and alerting
• Helpdesk ticketing system with defined response times
• Business Wi-Fi coverage surveys, Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7
• Managed cybersecurity firewalls and secure remote access
• Public sector experience with eight public entities and with public procurement

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