Moving your Data Center requires a great deal of strategy and planning throughout all phases of the project. TDS understands the importance of being fully prepared at each stage.
Current State Analysis
Gather and analyze the information driving the overall strategy
Gather and analyze the necessary information driving the overall relocation strategy
- Perform physical inventory of all assets and determine how each will be handled (move, virtualize, retire, etc)
- Complete an application inventory while assigning all applications a Critical Index Factor (CIF) and acceptable downtime window
- Determine the interdependencies between applications, servers,storage, etc. and generate dependency maps
Data Center Move Strategy
Ensure the strategy minimizes downtime and risk
Ensure the strategy minimizes downtime and risk and determine where everything should ultimately reside (new data center, cloud, etc)
- Develop the move strategy based upon the Current State Analysis
- Assign applications and servers to move bundles
- Utilize tools such as TDS CostModelerTM to understand financial impact of migration to the cloud
- Analyze and understand all non-financial reasons before virtualizing or moving to the cloud
Virtual & Cloud Migration
Analyze opportunities for virtualization and cloud computing
Analyze organizational and application opportunities for virtualization and cloud computing
- Develop and execute virtual move strategy
- Implementation of new hardware, where appropriate
- Migrate data according to industry best practices
- Assist with cloud provider selection
Data Center Site Selection
Choose the right facility for your organization
Choose the right facility for your organization and its future growth needs
- Create Data Center Requirements Document
- Develop, disseminate and collect RFP’s
- Normalize responses and identify irregularities. Assist with site selection recommendations & contract negotiations
- Consult on build/design/layout of data center space
Performance Benchmarking
Perform benchmarks to simulate post-move performance
Perform current application benchmarks and accurately simulate post-move performance
- Establish current application performance benchmarking standards
- Ensure post-move application performance is acceptable vs. pre-move established benchmarks
- Document the exercises and identify opportunities for pre-move remediation
- Minimize post-move application performance risks
Planning and Management
Document and assign all procedures and tasks
Document all data center relocation procedures and obstacles to success
- Develop a detailed run book containing all move related tasks for each move event
- Identify lessons learned from past moves and/or test moves to insure project success on production move events
- Employ project management best practices to deliver consistent, accurate results and minimize risk
Data Center Move Execution
Seamlessly relocate all devices
Relocate all devices from the source data center to the new data center
- Follow a proven methodology and utilize purpose-built tools such as TransitionManager™ to ensure a successful data center relocation
- Provide real-time communication to all stakeholders throughout the move
- Provide experienced technicians to unplug, un-rack, re-rack and cable
- Transport devices in exclusive use trucks strictly used for high-value equipment
Post Move Verification
Confirm data center move results meet client expectations
Confirm data center move results meet client expectations
- Ensure all devices are properly installed and all cabling has been completed
- Obtain customer signoff for a successful data center move
- Oversee and manage any required OEM re-certification
Discuss your options, priorities and any questions about your upcoming data center relocation with TDS