Data Center Transition Check List

LEADING THE WAY TO AN OPTIMAL TRANSITION.

The key to any successful migration is a process-driven game plan. Here are the steps we follow to ensure our projects run smoothly and finish both on time and on budget.

STRATEGY

1. Determine budgeting
2. Data Center requirements are defined
3. Plans for communication
4. Define the downtime window

DISCOVERY

1. Accurate inventory of physical and or virtual equipment
2. Application/System discovery
3. Application/System owner requirements determined
4. Dependency discovery

PLANNING

1. Dependency analysis
2. Definition of Move Groups and Move Events
3. Application/System benchmarking
4. Runbook creation

EXECUTION

1. Test move event
2. Project implementation center
3. Real time updates
4. Physical migration
5. Flawless Execution

FOLLOW UP

1. Post move summary
2. Final job review
3. Client sign off