Smart Data Centers Feature Editorial

The serverLIFT is 24 inches wide and loads from the side. It has large wheels and is designed to work on tile floors with a sturdy locking and breaking system. To ensure it had the right design, the company spent two years researching and designing this product. It is the only lift built "from the ground up" (pun intended) and designed specifically for the data center. 

The serverLIFT can handle 500 pounds without hurting anyone or causing them to drop any equipment.

The ideal serverLIFT customer is any company with more than 3,000 sq. ft. of data center space. According to Zuckerman, about 40,000 companies in North America need a serverLIFT and some of them have multiple locations.

“We’re starting to see a lot more international business,” said Zuckerman during the video interview, “including the Middle East, which you wouldn’t expect.”

To highlight what is driving this need, Zuckerman noted that the company’s very first customer waited six months for their serverLIFT, as they had an employee accident on site and needed to take a more responsible approach to lifting equipment in the data center.

There is a great awareness worldwide as companies want to protect their employees and they don’t want to drop their equipment. Some servers can cost as much as $100,000.

So, what is next for this company? Zuckerman noted there is a whole series of products they are working on that will change the weight capacity for compact server lifts. Customers want something more portable and cost effective for satellite centers -- and the company wants to deliver on this demand.