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Data Center Migration in Chicago
Data center migration in Chicago means moving servers, network equipment and cabling from one rack, room or facility to another without losing track of any asset. Reboot Monkey engineers carry out the physical move inside the facilities, working under each operator's site rules, and can run it end to end or alongside your own team.
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- Data Center Migration
- Colocation
- Data Center Decommissioning
- Rack and Stack
- Remote Hands
- Server Migration
- Smart Hands
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Tell us which equipment is moving and where it is going, and we will scope the physical work with you.
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Data Center Migration in Chicago: How It Works
A data center migration in Chicago starts with a scope conversation: which racks, rooms or facilities are moving, which equipment goes where, and who handles each stage. Reboot Monkey is a third-party datacenter services operator. It does not own or run the buildings it works in, so every migration is planned around the destination and source facility operators and the access rules they set. Reboot Monkey engineers are dispatched to your site for the physical work, and the scope document names every step before anything is powered down. Equinix CH1/CH2/CH4 - Chicago stands on E Cermak Rd in Chicago.
A request moves in a fixed order. You describe the equipment and the target. The scope is agreed in writing, including who disconnects, who reconnects and who tests. Engineers then work through the move in the agreed sequence, and a second, briefed Reboot Monkey engineer is named as backup for every customer site, so the job does not depend on one person.
Datacenter Facilities in Chicago
Data centres in Chicago, ordered by the number of networks present:
- Equinix CH1/CH2/CH4 - Chicago (Equinix, Inc.), 350 E Cermak Rd, Chicago 60616-1568: 336 networks; carriers AT&T US, Arelion, Global Secure Layer, Hoyos Consulting, Midco and others
- Digital Realty CHI (350 E Cermak), 350 E Cermak Rd., Chicago 60616-1568: 103 networks; carriers AT&T US, Bluebird Network, Hoyos Consulting, SDN Communications and Shift Hosting
- CoreSite - Chicago (CH1), 427 S. LaSalle, Chicago 60605: 75 networks; carriers Arelion, Macarne and South Front Networks
- Netrality Chicago - 717 S Wells (Netrality Data Centers), 717 S Wells - Netrality Data Center Meet Me Room, 717 S Wells Street, Chicago 60607: 22 networks; carriers AT&T US and Shift Hosting
- Northwestern University co-location facility, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 60611: 20 networks
- 365 Data Centers Chicago (CH6), 427 S. La Salle, Chicago 60605: 19 networks
- SBA Edge, LLC, 603 Discovery Dr., West Chicago, 60185: 16 networks; carriers AT&T US
- CoreSite - Chicago (CH2), 1432 S. Clinton St, Chicago 60607: 15 networks; carriers AT&T US and Macarne
- Level(3) Chicago (Kingsbury) (Lumen Technologies Inc), 900 N Kingsbury St, Chicago 60606: 15 networks
- QTS Chicago (CHI1) (QTS Realty Trust, Inc.), 2800 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago 60608: 14 networks; carriers AT&T US and Arelion
What We Deliver
A data center migration is carried out by combining the physical services below, each used where the project needs it. Reboot Monkey can run the whole physical move or work alongside your own team, and who disconnects, reconnects and tests the equipment is agreed per project.
- Server migration: moving equipment between racks, rooms or facilities.
- Rack and stack: installing, mounting and cabling new hardware at the destination.
- Remote hands: physical tasks carried out on your instruction, such as reboots, cable checks, component swaps and visual checks.
- Smart hands: technical work that needs diagnostic judgement and configuration knowledge.
- Data center decommissioning: removing and disposing of retired hardware once the move is complete.
- Connectivity: 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 in your rack.
Why Reboot Monkey
Reboot Monkey sells rack space, IP transit, leased IP addresses, network and data-centre hardware, together with the services that deliver, install and support them, inside data centres that other companies own and run. It is not a hosting company. For a Chicago migration this matters in practice. As of 2026, Reboot Monkey's field engineers work in 190 countries and more than 400 locations, so a move between a Chicago facility and another location can be handled under one set of terms and one point of contact, with engineers at both ends of the move. When a project is scoped, prices are quoted on request and depend on the customer and the size of the job.
How Reboot Monkey Works
These terms apply in every facility in Chicago 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
Data Center Migration
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.
Data Center Migration in Other Cities in United States
Migrations that start or end outside Chicago follow the same scoping and request flow. Reboot Monkey also handles this work in Data Center Migration in Dallas, Data Center Migration in Denver, Data Center Migration in Kansas City, Data Center Migration in Los Angeles and Data Center Migration in Ashburn.
Related Services
A migration rarely stands alone. If the destination space still has to be secured, Colocation in Chicago covers rack space in the facility. Hardware leaving service at the source is handled through Data Center Decommissioning in Chicago. New equipment arriving at the destination is covered by Rack and Stack in Chicago, and moves limited to a few systems by Server Migration in Chicago. After cutover, Remote Hands in Chicago and Smart Hands in Chicago support day-to-day work in the new racks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does data center migration cover in Chicago?
Data center migration in Chicago covers the physical move of equipment between racks, rooms or facilities: disconnecting, transporting, racking, cabling and testing, plus decommissioning of hardware left behind. Reboot Monkey can run the whole physical move or work alongside your own team, and who disconnects, reconnects and tests the equipment is agreed per project.
Do you work in every datacenter in Chicago?
Reboot Monkey engineers work in any facility in Chicago 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 Chicago?
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 data center migration in Chicago?
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 data center migration work is scheduled under the operator's rules.
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Tell us which equipment is moving and where it is going, and we will scope the physical work with you.