Shopzilla’s 1600 mile data aisle to Seattle done

LOS ANGELES: A full-scale data center move for Shopzilla, Inc., a shopping search and price comparison online firm has been completed. As announced by SilverBack Migration Solutions that has completed the project, this included physically migrating over 600 devices 1,600 miles from Shopzilla’s company data center in Southern California, to a new co-location facility in Seattle.

The move covered a number of production and network storage devices as well as core business infrastructure applications.

Jim Caldwell, director of infrastructure service engineering for Shopzilla said that SilverBack did an outstanding job executing their data center relocation. “SilverBack also consulted with manufacturers of equipment to ensure that each component was packaged correctly thus maintaining its original warranty. “As part of our fully managed solution, we ensure that any equipment we move will maintain its manufacturer’s warranty.”

After Shopzilla reviewed the offerings of competing data center migration service providers, it became clear that SilverBack was the right choice for the project. “These guys aren’t just movers; they Know data centers and systems; and are admins in their own right,” adds Caldwell.

Due to the nature of data center migrations, there are often tight timelines to get equipment and services back online. This project was no exception. SilverBack completed this migration in under 96 hours, including 26 hours of travel time for the equipment.

The logistical planning for this relocation project included two tractor trailers with staggered start times, different travel paths and different arrival times for disaster mitigation; all of which was managed by SilverBack.

“The adage ‘the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry,’ is never truer than with a data center move. Ken Jamaca and Team Silverback know this. They are results oriented and helped us meet an aggressive timeline.” Says Burzin Engineer, vice president of infrastructure services for Shopzilla.