Our IT Safety Procedures

Moving your existing IT infrastructure to a new office location is a crucial point in any move. Your business critical data may be inside the hardware that we are shifting around. That is why we have a number of IT procedures in place to prevent any issues with your IT.

Before moving your PC’s and desktop equipment we make sure to audit everything and include all sorts of detailed descriptions in our logs for relocation – whether the mouse was on the right or left being one. We will do all this as per agreed with you and within settled timescales.

More importantly is the way we treat your server room. We have a number of experienced IT removal managers who will audit and plan for your precious server to be moved. We cover technical, logistical and business concerns here as well as this we offer risk assessments and method statements. Our engineers have performed decommissioning and re-commissioning on Cisco, IBM, Compaq, Sun, Fujitsu Siemens, HP and Dell servers to name but a few.

Our decommissioning ensures your equipment is easily and safely moved. We power down, unwire and pack your IT gear as well as check it in a number of ways to make sure it is in perfect working condition. Our crates are made from strong polycarbonate and are fitted to stock your computers. This equipment is transported safely in air ride control tail lift vehicles and is logged as they are removed and placed in the prepared area.

We also test clean and audit all your equipment if you require it to be done before or during re-commissioning. So as you can see we go to great lengths to ensure the safe moving of your IT equipment.

To learn more about out IT decommissioning and recommissioning services please contact us.

Our Post Move IT Support

Moving your IT can be a bit of a wary occasion. We’ve all had the experience of turning on our computer and having lost a file – with Edward Baden there is no need to worry. Our post IT user and IT team support will ensure that there is a smooth transition.

We offer full reconnection of all your equipment allowing you to commence your work the next day. This equipment is also labelled and packaged before hand to ensure this quick turn around and efficient re connection.

We can completely relocate data centre equipment or individual racks and servers internally or from one premise to another. This is an easy, safe and quickly done process.

Before reinstallation we offer full hardware cleaning and can also offer you a full diagnostic service on your IT equipment. This is all tested before it is re-commissioned to ensure it is working at an optimum level. We will also store your IT items in between moving and relocation. We offer a number of top quality safe solutions for you, so you know your stuff is safe in between places.

When you do get your IT up and running again, we also have a great support and management IT service so if you have any questions for us we’re just a quick call away. Our help desk services are trained to answer your questions and we are sure to answer your query as fast as possible.

As is clear our post move support is thorough enough to give you all you wish for after moving your IT equipment.

To find out more simply contact us and we’ll be happy to answer all your questions.

Go Green for your Business

We live in a world that is increasingly coming to understand the effect our lifestyle has on the environment. We also need to be aware of the safety concerns of clearing out our used materials and electronics. Here, we have solutions to both.

To ensure that we can offer you the best of both worlds and what’s best for ours, Edward Baden tries to recycle every smidgen of electronic equipment we receive, though not without wiping all your precious data from it first. We work with Computer Aid International and together we aim to give the best refurbished PCs to those that need them the most. These PCs are reused by non-profit organizations in developing countries as well as educational and health organizations in our own country.

If however the equipment cannot be re-used we endeavor to ensure it is disposed of safely and to the highest European and UK Environmental Agency standards by a licensed waste management company. This altogether, ensures that only 5% of the waste we receive actually goes to the landfill.

We also understand the threat of data security and how information is destructive in the wrong hands. (We’ve seen enough James Bond films). Before we dispose of a computer we ensure all data and programmes are fully removed before they are disposed. These disks and programmes are overwritten to US Department of Defence and UK Communications Electronics Security Group (CESG) baseline and enhanced standards – once more our 007 love comes to the fore.

This service costs you no money at all and is part of our service and anything that can’t be deleted will be destroyed, though probably not in a self combustion way, ala Mission Impossible. All the same you know your data is safe and has been recycled and perhaps is even benefitting someone who really needs it.

To learn more about our green solutions please contact us. You can subscribe to our blog by visiting http://edward-baden.blogspot.com/

Home Moves Tailored Around You

Like organising dinner parties, starting a new job or watching Murray almost make the finals at Wimbledon, moving home can be a bit of a stressful experience in itself. As humans we get very attached to where we live. Our homes mirror our personality and so are a huge part of us.

Edward Baden, UK-wide relocation experts, take care of this by allowing you to focus on settling in, instead of having to think about the whereabouts and safety of your goods. These removals are catered for from start to finish by our team.

Our relocation specialists will come to your home and consult and liaise with you, so you can get advice and be prepared for the move. You will also be designated a move consultant to ask any questions or discuss your needs with, this person will be on hand throughout the process to facilitate your requirements, like your own ‘Relocation Jeeves’.

We will create a detailed tailor-made move plan for you that includes exactly what you need for moving, listing any special requirements or equipment needed to move unusual or valuable items. We will also provide you with a timetable for packing and travelling, as well as a moving guide full of helpful advice and checklists to make your move go as smoothly as possible.

To find out more about relocation services from Edward Baden, please contact us. You can subscribe to our blog by visiting http://edward-baden.blogspot.com/

Edward Baden supports Chestnut Tree House

Until the end of September, Edward Baden will donate ten per cent of all our packaging sales to Chestnut Tree House. Chestnut Tree House is the only children’s hospice in Sussex and cares for children and young adults with progressive life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses from all over the county.
Ian Pointer, Managing Director at Edward Baden, said that: ‘We are immensely proud to support this cause. Chestnut Tree House provides a much needed service and offer outstanding levels of care. We are fully committed to supporting them in this initiative.’

Click here to learn more about Chestnut Tree House.