Perhaps you’ve seen our LinkedIn ads or read our blog articles, or maybe an industry peer recommended ServerLIFT to you when you last discussed IT equipment moves and server installations. Even if this is your first engagement with us, you can see from spending a few minutes on our website that our priority is, and will always be, safety.
“Safety” sounds great, but what does that actually mean for data centers in practical terms? How will a ServerLIFT data center lift change the way your facility operates? What’s the ROI on these lifting devices if you can eliminate worker injuries and avoidable IT equipment damage?
If you’re looking for the operational wins your data center will experience when your staff uses a ServerLIFT product, you’re in the right place.
What high-impact operational outcomes can I expect from a ServerLIFT data center lift?
Below are the most common results our customers report after using our data center lifts.
1. Fewer Injuries and a Safer Workplace
Before you know it, the job is done. Nowhere to be found are these:
- Muscle strains
- Hurt backs
- Pinched fingers
- Crush injuries
- Dropped servers
- Instances of improper lifting posture
- Rushed movements
- Morale-busting accidents
- Awkward changes of hands
- Worker’s comp reports
- OSHA-reportable events
- Lawsuits
2. Less Equipment Damage and Fewer “Mystery Failures”
With ServerLIFT, you’ll no longer have to worry about:
- Drops
- Collisions with rack posts, cage doors, ladder rungs, PDUs, overhead trays, adjacent cabinets, or anything else
- Failures caused by subtle mechanical stress you didn’t even notice at the time
- Collateral damage to rails, racks, screws, cage hardware, and flooring
- Badly aligned installations with improperly seated screws and torqued rails
- Having to waste time removing and redoing installations
3. Faster Installations and Removals (and More Predictable Schedules)
In practical terms, you can expect:
- Shorter rack-to-floor-to-rack time per asset
- One person required per asset
- More predictable installation windows
- Less after-hours overtime
- Less variability in your plans for refreshes and migrations
4. Lower Total Cost of Operations
Think how much you’ll save if you can cut:
- Incident costs related to medical claims, insurance, investigations, lost time, backfill labor, and potentially even settlements
- Repeat installations, troubleshooting due to damage, extra truck rolls, and other rework costs
- Project management overhead, such as schedule disruptions, problem escalations, and multi-person lift coordination
- Premature equipment failures and replacement purchases
- Waste of skilled labor where techs spend more time lifting than doing high-value work
5. Stronger Customer Experience and Better Compliance
In time, you may notice:
- Customers gain confidence seeing equipment handled safely
- Clear documentation for compliance and audits
- Less chaos and more operational confidence
- Easier vendor and partner acquisition
- Stronger industry reputation
Purchasing the lift is one thing, but we can’t overstate the importance of properly training your staff to use this valuable new asset. Our ServerLIFT SL-500X® Safety Training and Certification course will teach your staff the ins and outs of safe lifting and transportation of IT equipment.
