Data Center Retrofits & Upgrades

CBRE | Direct Line enables future-ready data centers with live‑site upgrades and retrofits delivered safely and without interruption.

CBRE | Direct Line helps data center operators extend the life and capacity of critical infrastructure while protecting uptime and safety. Our QA/QC, change control and stakeholder coordination reduce risk in live environment upgrades, re-cabling, containment changes and network refreshes, through phased execution, careful containment planning and precisely sequenced moves.

Retrofit and Upgrade Services

  • Containment and cabinets
  • Device moves and patch migrations
  • Pathway and tray replacements and resizing
  • Legacy cabling and device removal
  • New fiber trunks and custom-length copper
  • Rack & stack installation

Why CBRE | Direct Line

We combine decades of live‑site experience with a standardized project playbook, BICSIcertified authorized training facilities and a global network of skilled technicians to execute complex retrofits safely, on schedule and to spec, without disruption.

Featured Projects

Large DC Improvement Retrofit for a Global Social Media Company

High-density data center interior with server racks and network cabling supporting mission-critical commercial infrastructure. 

CBRE | Direct Line led a two-year, live-site retrofit program for a large social media company with infrastructure that was no longer able to meet growing capacity demand and increasingly complex compliance requirements. The program involved replacing aging pathways, installing larger trays, refreshing fiber trunks and recabling production rooms—all without disrupting active traffic. The complete retrofit involved room-by-room sequencing of over 115,000 meters of fiber, 1,000 switches and 2,000 custom-length Cat6 cables. Our on-time delivery and ability to exceed quality benchmarks helped our client achieve greater efficiency and operational performance.

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