Data Center Discovery
The Challenge
The importance of the discovery phase in a data center migration, whether its a consolidation, transition or relocation, cannot be understated. Simply put: Get the discovery phase wrong, and your migration will cost more, take longer, and dramatically increase the risk of project failure. The challenge is finding the time to do it right. There are no short cuts, and every assumption needs to be tested and validated. Unfortunately, the under-staffed and over-worked data center team is not the right choice to lead discovery. They have no time, would be too slow, have the wrong tools and are predisposed to make untested assumptions.
The Solution
The solution is to bring in an experienced outside discovery team that will work in concert with your organization to uncover what needs to be consolidated, transitioned, or moved by creating an exhaustive Asset and Inventory Report, including, but not limited to:
- Hardware
- Software
- Storage
- Network topology
Plus
- The identification of infrastructure inter-dependencies
- The Identification of application/server inter-dependencies
- The Identification of network requirements
- Other unique requirements
The discovery process feeds the development of requirements which, in turn, defines your migration's scope. Without a proper scope, the risk of operational instability is multiplied because the estimate of resources, budget and duration are off the mark.
The David-Kenneth Group Difference
David-Kenneth comes armed with the experience and tools that mitigate risk and ensure discovery phase success. Your team, though unburdened with the responsibility of building inventories, validating inter-dependencies and other requirements, is none-the-less engaged with David-Kenneth every step of the way. Your team's participation, while limited, speeds delivery of the discovery phase deliverables without compromising day-to-day activities. And besides getting the discovery right, David-Kenneth's leadership throughout the process helps refine your budget and reduce your cost.
- Initial Move Group identification
- Timeline for execution of the migration
- Resource plan for the migration
- Costing Model and Budget
Discuss your data center discovery phase project with a David-Kenneth Consultant:
- Call David-Kenneth at 888.681.1988 | no-cost consultation
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