Server Migration in Montreal

Montréal International lists aerospace, artificial intelligence, clean technology, defence and security, and life sciences and health technologies as key sectors of the Montréal region. Mila, the Quebec artificial intelligence institute in Montreal, traces its origin to a deep learning research lab founded in 1993. The Montreal Internet Exchange (QIX) was originally created in 1995 by RISQ, the Quebec research network, and was incorporated in 2013 as a not-for-profit exchange. For a company running servers in the city, these facts frame why equipment is placed here and why it is sometimes moved between sites.

Cologix MTL3 stands on Rene Levesque West in Montreal. A migration that touches a building like this one is governed by the site rules of the party that runs it, which is why the plan for a move starts with the facility and not with the hardware.

Server migration, as Reboot Monkey defines it, is moving equipment between racks, rooms or facilities. It is a physical job: equipment is powered down by the agreed party, unracked, transported or carried, re-racked, cabled and handed back for testing. Reboot Monkey is a third-party datacenter services operator, not a hosting company and not a datacenter owner, so a migration in Montreal always happens inside a building that belongs to someone else.

Data centres in Montreal, ordered by the number of networks present:

A migration request starts with the source and the destination: which racks, rooms or facilities the equipment leaves and where it lands. From that, the scope is written down per project. Reboot Monkey can run the whole physical move or work alongside the customer's own team, and who disconnects, reconnects and tests the equipment is agreed per project. That split matters for a CTO or IT director because it decides who holds responsibility at each stage of the cutover.

A second, briefed Reboot Monkey engineer is named as backup for every customer site, so the move does not depend on a single person being available on the day.

When the destination needs network, the connectivity side is handled in the same engagement. Reboot Monkey orders the cross connects and carrier circuits from the facility operator and the carriers present in the facility, and Reboot Monkey engineers install and patch the cabling in the customer's rack. The destination rack can therefore be cabled and ready before the equipment arrives.

Typical elements of a migration project include:

Reboot Monkey sells rack space, IP transit, leased IP addresses, network, data-centre hardware and the services that deliver, install and support them, inside data centres that other companies own and run. That position shapes how a migration is run. The facility operator owns and runs the building, including its power, cooling and access policy, and Reboot Monkey engineers work under the operator's site rules.

Because the same engineers also handle installation, cabling and hardware support, a migration does not need a separate contractor for each step. Prices are quoted on request and depend on the customer and the size of the job, so the quote reflects the actual scope of your move.

As of 2026, Reboot Monkey's field engineers work in 190 countries and more than 400 locations. For a company moving equipment between Montreal and another city, the same engagement model applies at both ends.

These terms apply in every facility in Montreal where Reboot Monkey engineers work.

The data centres we work in hold their own certifications, such as ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO 9001. Ask us for the certificate of your site.

A move often has a second end in another city. For a source or destination outside Montreal, the same service is available for [Server Migration in Toronto](/en/canada/toronto/server-migration/) and [Server Migration in Vancouver](/en/canada/vancouver/server-migration/). Each city is scoped separately, because each building has its own operator and its own site rules.

A migration rarely stands alone. New equipment arriving at the destination is covered by [Rack and Stack in Montreal](/en/canada/montreal/rack-and-stack/), and space for the destination rack is arranged through [Colocation in Montreal](/en/canada/montreal/colocation/). Work that needs configuration knowledge after the move falls under [Smart Hands in Montreal](/en/canada/montreal/smart-hands/), and simple instruction-based tasks such as reboots and cable checks under [Remote Hands in Montreal](/en/canada/montreal/remote-hands/). Equipment that does not move to the new site is handled through [Data Center Decommissioning in Montreal](/en/canada/montreal/data-center-decommissioning/).