The relocation of a business requires much planning. Organizations often go through a reassessment of operational needs and it can be an opportune time to consider managed IT services as a solution for IT infrastructure and application needs, as well as business continuity needs.
Questions you need to ask yourself:
1. What is the cost to move the facility?
2. Is this a good time to upgrade the technology?
3. What will be the capital expenditure of the upgrade if any?
4. Will the new location have enough power and cooling capabilities?
5. Does the new location have redundant bandwidth feeds?
To build and manage a secure, high-availability environment capable of withstanding disasters or interruptions is a costly and resource-intensive undertaking. Prior to embarking on the construction of a resilient data centre in a new space, many organizations consider outsourcing the management of their IT infrastructure because of the following benefits:
· Economies of Scale: Leverage the investments made by an infrastructure provider at a fraction of the cost of building a data centre or outfitting one within your new facilities
· Reduced Costs: Eliminate the high costs of acquiring, maintaining and refreshing hardware, software and security tools, and building facility redundancy – and the expensive expertise needed to manage it all
· Predictable Cost Structure: Move from a model of high upfront capital expenditures to a predictable monthly operating expense
· Extended IT Team: Gain access to technical experts who are difficult to attract and retain internally – this frees up your internal staff to focus on other important projects
· Mitigated Risk: Gain inherent business continuity when your infrastructure is hosted in a secure data centre built with redundant systems designed to withstand disasters and security threats
· Scalability: Your solution is built to grow with your business
· Service Level Agreements: Have the peace of mind knowing that your solution’s reliability, security and performance are guaranteed.
Top 10 Questions that should be on your Migration Checklist:
1. Have I created a migration plan with timeline and have I matched delivery time of any new infrastructure required?
2. Have I performed one last safe back-up of critical systems and applications?
3. Have I tested my restore capabilities to ensure I can get back to normal operations?
4. Have I gathered all support contracts in case of a hardware issue during the move?
5. Do I have a DR plan in case my moving truck lands in a ditch and all my gear is destroyed?
6. How long will I be down and what will the impact be to the business as a whole?
7. Have I communicated the move to all of the business units and have they provided input?
8. For high availability and minimum downtime, have I considered a mirrored secondary environment to carry the load while the primary production is being migrated to the new environment? (Can virtualization software help this cause?)
9. Do I have the correct personnel available for the move and subsequent testing? Can I do this myself or should I be seeking outside assistance?
10. If I am moving to a service provider have I conducted a “handover” meeting and are they ready for my implementation?
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