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Smart Hands in Espoo
Smart hands is technical work inside a data center that needs diagnostic judgement and configuration knowledge, not only a reboot or a cable swap. Reboot Monkey engineers provide on-site IT support in Espoo data centers, working in the customer's rack under the facility operator's site rules.
In Smart Hands
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- Colocation
- Data Center Decommissioning
- Data Center Migration
- Rack and Stack
- Remote Hands
- Server Migration
- ITADon request
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Scope a smart hands request in Espoo
Describe the equipment, the symptom or the change, and the timing. Prices are quoted on request and depend on the customer and the size of the job.
In depth
Smart Hands: 6 sections, open any to read more.
Smart Hands in Espoo
Equinix HE6 - Helsinki, Sinimäki stands on Sinimaentie in Espoo. For customers who place servers and network equipment in Espoo, Reboot Monkey provides smart hands as a third-party datacenter services operator. Reboot Monkey does not own or run the building and is not a hosting company. It sells rack space, IP transit, leased IP addresses, network and data-centre hardware, and the services that deliver, install and support them inside data centers that other companies own and run. Smart hands differs from remote hands in the kind of decision involved. Remote hands carries out a physical task on the customer's instruction: a reboot, a cable check, a component swap, a visual check. Smart hands covers technical work where the engineer has to diagnose a fault, interpret what the equipment is doing and apply configuration knowledge to resolve it. The customer describes the symptom or the goal, and the engineer works toward the outcome instead of executing a single scripted step. A second, briefed Reboot Monkey engineer is named as backup for every customer site, so a request does not depend on one person being available.
Datacenter Facilities in Espoo
Data centres in Espoo, ordered by the number of networks present:
- Equinix HE6 - Helsinki, Sinimäki (Equinix, Inc.), Sinimaentie 12, 02630 Espoo: 26 networks; carriers Arelion, Blix, Cinia Oy, DNA, Elisa Carrier Business and others
- Innopoli (Technopolis), Tekniikantie 12, 02150 Espoo: 16 networks; carriers DNA, Elisa Carrier Business, RETN and euNetworks
- Equinix HE7 - Helsinki, Sinimäki (Equinix, Inc.), Sinimäentie 8, 02630 Espoo: 13 networks; carriers Blix, Cinia Oy, DNA, Elisa Carrier Business, Global Secure Layer and others
- IP-Only Espoo (GlobalConnect Group), Techniikantie 14, 02150 Espoo: 8 networks; carriers Cinia Oy, Elisa Carrier Business, RETN and euNetworks
- Elisa Espoo Säterinportti (Elisa Oyj), Säterinkatu 2, 02600 Espoo: 3 networks; carriers Cinia Oy and Elisa Carrier Business
- Elisa Espoo Tapiola (Elisa Oyj), Ahertajantie 2, 02100 Espoo: 2 networks; carriers Elisa Carrier Business
- atNorth FIN02, Sinimäentie 6, 02630 Espoo; carriers Cinia Oy
- atNorth FIN03, Kutojantie 2, 02630 Espoo; carriers Cinia Oy
Our Smart Hands Services
A smart hands request in Espoo starts with the customer describing the problem or the change needed: a server that does not come back after a restart, a link that shows errors, a device that needs to be configured on arrival. Reboot Monkey engineers are dispatched to the customer's facility, carry out the diagnosis in the rack, and report back on what was found and what was done. Engineers can also provide on-site IT support in Espoo data centers where the work calls for hands-on troubleshooting beside the equipment.
The work typically combines judgement with physical access. The scope below reflects the service definitions Reboot Monkey works from and the way the engineers are set up for network work in the rack.
- Fault diagnosis on servers and network equipment, where the cause is not yet known and the engineer has to isolate it.
- Configuration work that needs knowledge of the equipment, carried out in the customer's rack on the customer's instruction.
- Cabling in the customer's rack: Reboot Monkey orders the cross connects and carrier circuits from the facility operator and the carriers present in the facility, and its engineers install and patch the cabling.
- Fibre checks: a fibre inspection scope and cleaning kit are available on request.
- Related physical work such as rack and stack, server migration and hardware monitoring by the Reboot Monkey NOC, where a smart hands task leads into it.
Why Reboot Monkey
Reboot Monkey is a vendor-neutral third-party operator. It sells the rack space, the network and the hardware, and it also provides the engineers who install and support them, so the party that supplies connectivity is the party that patches it. That keeps one accountable contact for the physical side of a deployment in Espoo instead of splitting it between a facility, a carrier and a separate contractor.
As of 2026, Reboot Monkey's field engineers work in 190 countries and more than 400 locations. For a company with equipment in Espoo and in other places, the same service definitions and the same way of working apply from one site to the next.
Prices are quoted on request and depend on the customer and the size of the job. To scope a smart hands requirement for a rack in Espoo, describe the equipment, the symptom or the change, and the timing, and Reboot Monkey will respond with a quote.
How Reboot Monkey Works
These terms apply in every facility in Espoo where Reboot Monkey engineers work.
- Response: 1-hour, around-the-clock incident response SLA, and a 15 minute premium response available where technicians are stationed on-site, as a paid add-on. The incident response SLA covers incidents and unplanned requests; on-site, dispatch and resolution times, priority tiers, and planned or scheduled work are agreed per site in the service agreement.
- Monitoring: 24/7 NOC monitoring across all facilities, covering IPMI, iDRAC, SNMP, temperature, power, network signals.
- Hardware: vendor-neutral technicians for Dell, HP, Cisco, Juniper and Arista equipment.
- Independence: independent from facility operators (not Equinix SmartHands, not NTT staff).
- One agreement: single provider across cities, so a customer in several cities needs only one agreement.
- Service levels and terms: https://www.rebootmonkey.com/en/solutions/sla
- Published case study: a major ICT provider engaged Reboot Monkey for three full infrastructure rollouts in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad, with the hardware installed the same day at every site. Read the case study at https://www.rebootmonkey.com/en/resources/case-study/how-we-completed-3-full-deployments-across-pakistan
Smart Hands
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does smart hands cover in Espoo?
Smart hands covers technical work that needs diagnostic judgement and configuration knowledge, as opposed to a single physical task. In Espoo, Reboot Monkey engineers diagnose faults on servers and network equipment, carry out configuration work in the customer's rack, and install and patch cabling for the circuits Reboot Monkey orders from the facility operator and carriers.
Do you provide on-site IT support in Espoo data centers?
Yes. The customer describes the symptom or the change needed, the engineer diagnoses and carries out the work, and reports back. A second, briefed engineer is named as backup for every customer site.
Do you work in every datacenter in Espoo?
Reboot Monkey engineers work in any facility in Espoo where the customer has equipment and access, under the operator's own access and safety rules. The customer adds the engineers to the facility's access list before the first visit.
How fast can Reboot Monkey respond in Espoo?
Incidents and unplanned requests are handled under a 1-hour, around-the-clock incident response SLA. There is also a 15 minute premium response available where technicians are stationed on-site, as a paid add-on. On-site, dispatch and resolution times, priority tiers, and planned or scheduled work are agreed per site in the service agreement.
How is Reboot Monkey different from the facility operator's own staff?
Facility operators' own technicians work for the building. Reboot Monkey engineers work for the customer: they are independent from facility operators (not Equinix SmartHands, not NTT staff), follow the customer's instructions, and the same team can cover several buildings in the city under one agreement.
How do I get started with smart hands in Espoo?
Send the site, the equipment and the task through the contact form. Reboot Monkey replies with a quote and an engineer plan for that facility. Once agreed, the customer adds the engineers to the facility's access list and the smart hands work is scheduled under the operator's rules.
Scope a smart hands request in Espoo
Describe the equipment, the symptom or the change, and the timing. Prices are quoted on request and depend on the customer and the size of the job.