Remote hands service from CloudKleyer: repair, replacement and transportation of IT hardware

Any IT infrastructure needs technical and service maintenance, but not all commercial companies have highly qualified specialists capable of diagnosing, repairing and customizing complex hardware. It can be simply unprofitable to keep such an employee on staff. Repair, installation work and transportation are usually entrusted to a contractor; as such tasks are rarely required and are not regular.

In addition, many companies with offices in other countries host their hardware in data centers in Germany. In any case, it will take a day or even several days for their in-house specialist to travel to the location of the hardware, and sometimes the work needs to be done quickly. In such cases, it is more appropriate to delegate the task to a company that can solve all technical issues on-site and in the shortest possible time.

Service provider CloudKleyer offers businesses IT infrastructure maintenance services as part of the Remote hands service, including the possibility of traveling to the client’s premises within Germany. Usually the Remote hands service is ordered in cases when there are failures in the operation of hardware or networks, and it is not possible to cope with the problem on their own. However, this is only one of the reasons when such a service may be needed. Our engineers also help in cases when server migration is required or when it is necessary to prepare the relocation of IT infrastructure.

Engineering operations

Diagnostics and repair of damaged hardware is a service that almost all European data centers can offer. At the same time, the work of engineers in data centers can cost from €150 per hour, and the time of execution of the request from the moment of submission to implementation sometimes stretches for several days. This is largely due to the fact that data centers accept requests for services exclusively via email tickets, and there can be many requests in the queue.

CloudKleyer offers the Remote hands service at the cost of €90 per hour. This rate is valid for both, our regular clients who rent hardware or host their capacities in our data center, and for those of our potential clients who host their hardware in other data centers. We keep in touch with all our clients via messengers, which greatly simplifies communication and often allows us to resolve emergencies in a matter of hours or even minutes.

Our extensive experience in working with complex infrastructures allows us to diagnose the causes of failures, troubleshoot and replace even obsolete and out-of-warranty components as quickly as possible. As part of the Remote hands service, CloudKleyer engineers replace processors, motherboards, RAID controllers, and solve other replacement and repair tasks. We keep enough spare parts in stock so that replacements can be made as quickly as possible.

We have support contracts with most of the world’s largest component manufacturers: HP, Dell, IBM, Fujitsu, F5, Huawei, Cisco and Juniper. When clients have any problems with their hardware, they can contact us directly without having to contact the developer, even for warranty events.

Installation works

CloudKleyer engineers perform installation works of almost any level of complexity according to technical specifications. As part of the Remote hands service we perform installations of servers, storage systems and networking equipment. Such work involves installing equipment in the data center, connecting power, preparing and launching the system, and configuring network connections.

If necessary, CloudKleyer specialists can connect corporate IT infrastructures to public cloud services, create private and hybrid clouds, and set up VPN for stable and secure communication between the client’s offices in different countries.

Server migration

Data migration from one server to another is a complex and time-consuming task that requires specific knowledge and high qualification from the service personnel. During migration, the server architecture, static information, databases, applications and related software are migrated. There can be many options of server migration:

• From a dedicated physical server to another physical server;
• From a dedicated physical server to a dedicated virtual server;
• From a virtual server to another virtual server;
• From a physical server to the cloud;
• From one software solution to another (e.g. from Acronis Backup to Veeam Backup & Replication)
• From one version to another version of the same software (e.g. from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2019).

CloudKleyer engineers carry out migration of individual servers or storage systems, as well as entire IT infrastructure. For this purpose, we conduct a preliminary audit, prepare technical documentation and design a migration project. Depending on the scale of IT infrastructure and planned scope of work, migration is carried all at once or in stages.

Preparing for IT infrastructure relocation and transportation services

Relocation of servers and IT infrastructures is another service that CloudKleyer technicians provide as part of the Remote hands service. Engineers disconnect the hardware, make a full description of the infrastructure, and take pictures of the packed hardware. These photos are sent to the clients via chat messengers right during the preparation process. Due to such coordination, our clients always know at what stage their project is being implemented. The hardware is packed in the special packaging that guarantees physical safety during transportation.

In our experience, there was a case when several boxes with the client’s hardware were stolen from the transportation company. Thanks to our inventory list and photos of the packed hardware, our client was able to defend his interests in a legal dispute with the carrier.

Our specialists can also perform work on disconnecting and preparing the IT infrastructure for relocation on the client’s premises. We travel free of charge within the city limits of Frankfurt am Main and the region to evaluate upcoming works. It is possible to send our employees on a business trip to other cities in Germany.

CloudKleyer has its own vehicles for transporting hardware, so it is always possible to organize the entire relocation process on a turnkey basis: disconnect and pack the hardware, deliver and connect it at a new location.

Terms and conditions of the Remote hands service from CloudKleyer

In cases when you need one-time assistance with installation, repair or replacement of hardware, the cost of the Remote hands service is calculated based on the rate of €90 per hour.

However, when large-scale or long-term work is required, for example, server migration or infrastructure relocation, the total scope of the upcoming activities is estimated and a project is drawn up. Thus, the project price is fixed and does not directly depend on the time spent by the specialists.

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