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Rack and Stack in Rotterdam
Rack and stack in Rotterdam is the installation, mounting and cabling of new hardware in a data centre that another company owns and runs. Reboot Monkey engineers carry out the work in the customer's rack, covering cabling, labelling and power-on checks, and quotes are given on request.
In Rotterdam
- Rack and Stack
- Colocation
- Data Center Decommissioning
- Data Center Migration
- Remote Hands
- Server Migration
- Smart Hands
- ITADon request
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Plan your Rotterdam installation
Tell us what hardware is arriving and which rack it goes into. Quotes are on request.
In depth
Rotterdam: 7 sections, open any to read more.
Rack and Stack in Rotterdam
Eurofiber Datacenter Rotterdam 2 stands on Schuttevaerweg in Rotterdam. Rotterdam has one major university, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and NL-ix operates R_iX, a local internet exchange in the city. NL-ix says its Rotterdam exchange R_iX is a great base for connections to London, Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.
Rack and stack means installing, mounting and cabling new hardware. In Rotterdam, Reboot Monkey engineers are dispatched to the customer's facility to unpack the equipment, mount it in the rack, cable it, label every connection and run power-on checks. Reboot Monkey is a third-party datacenter services operator, not a hosting company and not a datacenter owner, so the work happens inside a building that another company owns and runs.
Quotes are on request. Prices depend on the customer and the size of the job, so a single server and a full rack build are scoped separately.
Datacenter Facilities in Rotterdam
Data centres in Rotterdam, ordered by the number of networks present:
- Eurofiber Datacenter Rotterdam 2, Schuttevaerweg 48, 3044 BB Rotterdam: 40 networks; carriers Afiber, Arcadiz, Eurofiber, I4 Networks, NL-ix and others
- Smartdc Rotterdam, Van Nelleweg 1, 3044BC Rotterdam: 32 networks; carriers Asimo Networks BV, EXA Infrastructure, I4 Networks, NL-ix, Netrouting and others
- Spaanse Kubus Rotterdam (TCNPP), Vlaardingweg 62 - 415, 3044 Rotterdam: 16 networks; carriers Backbone.direct
- NorthC Rotterdam Zestienhoven 1 (NorthC Datacenters), Tempelhof 5-11, 3045 PV Rotterdam: 11 networks; carriers Afiber, Asimo Networks BV, Eurofiber, I4 Networks, NL-ix and others
- NorthC Rotterdam Waalhaven (NorthC Datacenters), Anthony Fokkerweg 40, 3088 GG Rotterdam: 8 networks; carriers I4 Networks, NL-ix, Nextpertise, NorthC, Relined Fiber Network and others
- Cellnex Datacenter Rotterdam (Cellnex Netherlands B.V.), Anthony Fokkerweg 40, 3088 GG Rotterdam: 2 networks; carriers Nextpertise
- EXA Edge DC Rotterdam (EXA Infrastructure), Vlaardingweg 62, 3044 CK Rotterdam: 1 network; carriers EXA Infrastructure
- Intermax Schouwburgplein Rotterdam (Intermax Cloudsourcing B.V.), Schouwburgplein 30-34, 3012CL Rotterdam: 1 network
- Luna.nl Rotterdam Puntegale (Ekco B.V.), Eendrachtsplein 4, 3012 LA Rotterdam: 1 network
- NorthC Rotterdam Zestienhoven 2 (NorthC Datacenters), Tempelhof 5-11, 3045 Rotterdam: 1 network; carriers Afiber and NorthC
Our Rack and Stack Services
Each rack and stack job in Rotterdam is scoped against the same three elements: cabling, labelling and power-on checks. Hardware is mounted and cabled in the customer's rack, and the scope of a job is agreed before the engineer attends.
- Mounting: new servers, switches and other equipment installed in the customer's rack.
- Cabling: power and data cabling run and dressed in the rack, with labels on every connection.
- Network connections: Reboot Monkey orders the cross connects and carrier circuits from the facility operator and the carriers present in the facility, then its engineers install and patch the cabling in the customer's rack. This is how a rack in Rotterdam can be tied to R_iX, the local exchange NL-ix operates.
- Power-on checks: each installed device is powered on and checked before the job is closed.
- Fibre inspection: a fibre inspection scope and cleaning kit are available on request when a link needs checking before it goes live.
Why Reboot Monkey
Reboot Monkey sells the network for the rack as well as the hands to install it. For a Rotterdam deployment that means one party orders the cross connects and carrier circuits and one party patches them, so the cabling matches what was ordered. The same engineers who mount the hardware install and patch the cabling in the customer's rack. A second, briefed Reboot Monkey engineer is named as backup for every customer site, so a Rotterdam installation does not depend on one person being available on the day. Rack and stack is one of the services listed alongside remote hands, smart hands, server migration, data center decommissioning, IT asset disposition and hardware monitoring, so the same operator can support the hardware after the install.
How Reboot Monkey Works
These terms apply in every facility in Rotterdam 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
Rotterdam
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.
Related Services
Once new hardware is racked, many customers also need space and power arranged for it. Teams planning a new deployment can review Colocation in Rotterdam alongside the installation work, so the rack, the connectivity and the hands on site are arranged together. Smart hands covers technical work that needs diagnostic judgement and configuration knowledge, and remote hands covers physical tasks such as reboots, cable checks and visual checks carried out on the customer's instruction.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does rack and stack cover in Rotterdam?
Rack and stack in Rotterdam covers installing, mounting and cabling new hardware in the customer's rack. The work includes cabling, labelling and power-on checks. Reboot Monkey engineers carry it out inside a facility that another company owns and runs, under that operator's site rules. Quotes are on request and depend on the customer and the size of the job.
Do you work in every datacenter in Rotterdam?
Reboot Monkey engineers work in any facility in Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam?
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 rack and stack in Rotterdam?
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 rack and stack work is scheduled under the operator's rules.
Plan your Rotterdam installation
Tell us what hardware is arriving and which rack it goes into. Quotes are on request.