Last year, a technology company expanded its overseas business by relocating 20 servers from Shenzhen to Bangkok. The logistics chest pat we were looking for was guaranteed to be "no problem". As a result, when we arrived, 3 sets of shells were deformed, 2 sets could not be powered on, and one high configuration storage server was soaked in rainstorm at the port.

I went to claim compensation, but the other party blamed each other - logistics said it was the packaging process, and packaging said it was a warehousing issue. Unable to hold accountable, the company only lost a few thousand yuan in the end, and had to urgently replenish the goods. The already prepared business could only be interrupted, resulting in the competition company seizing the market opportunity and losing tens of millions of yuan.

This kind of thing happens every day; In recent years, the trend of enterprises going global has been strong, and the demand for building computer rooms and expanding nodes overseas has exploded. Therefore, how to safely transport servers has become a hurdle that many people cannot avoid. And most people's first reaction is the same as the aforementioned technology companies: just find any logistics company and send it out.

absolutely wrong! The cross-border transportation of servers is not as simple as' sending a package '.

1、 Your server is much more fragile than expected

As the lifeline of an enterprise, servers store a lot of core data inside! The "iron shell" on the outside of the server only looks sturdy, but its internal organizational modules are very delicate and fragile, with gaps between related components only one thousandth of a human hair. The impact force brought by a sudden brake may cause the magnetic head of the internal hardware to collide with the disc, and the entire disc will be scrapped directly.

What is even more headache inducing is that the cross-border transportation of servers involves long links and cumbersome procedures. It's not what you think of as "loading at point A and unloading at point B". You need to pick up the goods domestically, pack them up, declare them for export, transport them to the port warehouse, wait for them to be loaded onto the ship or plane, float on the sea or fly in the sky, unload them at the port, clear customs at the destination country, then load and transport them by land, move them into the computer room, and unpack and put them on shelves. If you choose a single logistics service, you will need to handle dozens of different companies in more than ten links along the way. Any node that falls off the chain, with millions of devices transported to their destination, will only be a pile of scrap metal.

2、 What does' single logistics' save

The core service of a single logistics is cargo transportation, which is "delivery": helping you move things from A to B, notifying you when the handover is over. As for how to take down your server, how to package it for shock resistance, what materials to use for moisture resistance, what documents to prepare for export customs clearance, how to clear customs at the other party's customs, who is responsible for delivering it upstairs and moving it into the computer room, and whether it can be powered on for inspection after unpacking and positioning - sorry, these are not under their management, they are only responsible for the "transportation link".

The little shipping cost you saved is exchanged for a "cross-border moving puzzle" that you need to assemble yourself. We can only connect the packaging, customs declaration, clearance, and local handling teams in segments, and need to contact more than ten liaison personnel. As a result, the information is repeatedly relayed and the time cannot be synchronized, resulting in low overall efficiency.

What's even more deadly is compensation. There is no unified person in charge, standard, or closed-loop system for the entire cross-border transportation of servers. When there is a problem, they play the ball with each other. The one who packed it said it was the responsibility of customs clearance, and the one who cleared it said it was a transportation issue. The problem is difficult to hold accountable, and in the end, all risks fall on you.

3、 Server transportation, avoid taking chances

If you have a lucky mentality of 'taking a gamble will not lead to trouble', in the end, you will end up paying out real money and silver.

Cross border server transportation and regular cargo transportation are essentially two different things. It is not a matter of a single logistics link, but a complete and precise systematic engineering, with the process responsible for the chain length. You have never chosen a logistics channel, but the certainty of the safe landing of equipment, which is "safe delivery" rather than "single delivery".

So, instead of relying on nothing to happen, it's better to leave things to professionals from the beginning. Service providers like Shengwei Zhilian, which focus on server transportation, have the core service of controlling and taking responsibility for the entire process of the entire chain, forming a closed loop, and truly implementing "secure delivery" instead of just making verbal promises