Data Center Relocation in Ashburn, VA
Ashburn, in Loudoun County, Virginia, sits at the center of what the industry calls Data Center Alley, one of the most concentrated data center markets in the world. Much of the work here happens inside large colocation and hyperscale campuses, where a relocation is often cage to cage, building to building on the same campus, or from an enterprise server room into a colocation suite.
Ashburn is a regional move from our base in Richmond, VA. Campus moves here are governed by each operator’s own procedures, including shipping and receiving hours, badge access, escort rules and remote hands policies, so we coordinate with the facility early and plan each move to fit its process.
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Regional move
How we serve Ashburn
Ashburn, VA is a regional move for us. Projects are planned and dispatched from our base at 2208 Station Rd, Richmond, VA, and the crew travels to your site for the walk-through and move day. We do not have a local office or crews stationed in Ashburn.
Planned and dispatched from 2208 Station Rd, Richmond, VA
Free site walk-through
We review the rooms, access, docks and equipment, then send a written quote within one business day.
Written move plan
Sequence, move window, shutdown and power-up order, and building requirements, all in one document.
Inventory and chain of custody
Every asset goes on an itemized inventory and a chain-of-custody log from pickup to power-up.
Common moves in Ashburn
Cage to cage on one campus
Moving racks between cages or suites when a footprint is resized or consolidated.
Building to building
Relocating equipment between buildings on the same campus or between nearby campuses.
Enterprise room to colocation
Moving equipment from a company server room into an Ashburn colocation suite.
Footprint exit
Decommissioning and clearing a cage when a contract ends, with buy back where it applies.
What we move
- Servers and storage arrays
- Server racks, shipped loaded or empty
- Network and telecommunications equipment
- UPS units and power distribution
- Lab, edge and other sensitive equipment
Retiring equipment instead of moving it? Read about our equipment buy back program.
Planning considerations for Ashburn
Operator procedures
Each campus has its own receiving, access and work-order rules, and the move plan is built around them.
Shipping and receiving windows
Docks typically accept deliveries and pickups at set times, which shapes the order equipment moves in.
Cross-connect timing
Network and carrier cross-connects at the new location need to be ready before cutover day.
Ashburn relocation FAQ
- Can you move equipment between cages on the same Ashburn campus?
- Yes. Data Center Relocation Experts handles cage-to-cage and suite-to-suite moves, including de-installation, labeling, transport within the campus, re-racking and re-cabling. Each rack is tracked on the itemized inventory and chain-of-custody log.
- Do you coordinate with the colocation provider in Ashburn?
- Yes. Data Center Relocation Experts works within the operator’s procedures for access, shipping and receiving, and work orders. We ask for those requirements during planning so they are written into the move plan.
- Is Ashburn a regional or long-haul move for you?
- Ashburn is a regional move for Data Center Relocation Experts. Projects are planned from our Richmond, VA base and the crew and trucks travel to the campus for the walk-through and move day; we do not have a local office in Ashburn.
Planning a data center move in Ashburn?
Start with a free site walk-through. You'll get a written quote within one business day.