1 ITOM 6.2 Data Center Migrations Tricks of the Trade Andy Abbas Co-Founder and VP

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3 Data Center Migrations Tricks of the Trade

4 Key Learnings

5 3 Key Things You Will Learned During this Session 1.Are there best practices available for planning a safe and secure data center migration and are their really “Tricks of the Trade”? 2.What could make my migration project FAIL! 3.What is the ONE thing I should take away from today’s session?

6 Best Practices

7 Define the current environment and processes Assess Design a practical, straightforward data center relocation solution that supports complexity without creating it Design Implement the data center relocation design, ensuring that all components work together smoothly and effectively with minimal business disruption Implement UAT and Performance testing to ensure a successful migration Test m STRATEGY Page 7 Confidential Manage Manage the complete engagement and all associated issues and actions regarding reliability, availability, and performance

8 m Page 8 Confidential Application Assessment Network & Security Assessment Inventory Assessment Configuration Assessment Connectivity Assessment Process Assessment Cabling Assessment Assessment Areas (performed concurrently) ASSESS

9 m Page 9 Confidential DESIGN Migration Strategy Create Logical Application Grouping Develop Migration Methods Prepare a Risk Analysis Develop Mitigation Plan

10 m Page 10 Confidential Migration Tools Deployment Coordinate efforts with client IT engineers Capture data locally and replicate over the wire If seeding necessary, replicate locally and ship to target site Logical Migration Services Relocate equipment during scheduled cutover periods - de- installation, packing, packing materials, transportation, installation and testing Physical Relocation Services IMPLEMENT

11 Analyze business requirements, Identify UAT Scenarios & Define Tests Engage with client business users to create Test Cases Execute Test Cases TEST User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Performance Testing High Frequency/ Volume High Risk High Profile Critical Path 80/20 Rule Targeting to test 80% of Transaction Volume 80% volume estimated to be generated from 20% of all Transactions Candidates for Performance Testing

12 MANAGE Data Center migrations are far more complex than the physical movement of items. Employing a High Level Project Management hierarchy that supports all facets of a relocation is critical. Develop Project Scope Due Diligence Risk Identification, Tracking and Mitigation Develop and Sign Program Charter Communications and Quality Assurance Plan Roles and Responsibility Matrix Develop Project Schedule Resource Allocation Critical Path Identify Major and Minor Milestones Initiate Project Manage and maintain Schedule Change management process Project Management Status Reports Lessons Learned Process

13 Critical Challenges

14 Missed dependencies within applications Lack of a Senior Technical Architect and a Technical Transition Manager Lack of communication between business units and technical towers Poor bandwidth planning (bandwidth for migration decreases as migration progresses) Lack of Adhoc requests Mitigation Plan Budget Resources Agility plan CRITICAL CHALLENGES

15 Key Take away

16 While DC migrations are fraught with risk, and opportunities for failure, some small, some massive, the benefits may out weigh the risks. Avoiding a migration or delaying it will only make the migration more complex in the long run, and stifle growth in the interim. KEY TAKE AWAY

17 Key Learnings

18 3 Key Things You Will Learned During this Session 1.Are there best practices available for planning a safe and secure data center migration and are their really “Tricks of the Trade”? 2.What could make my migration project FAIL! 3.What is the ONE thing I should take away from today’s session?

19 Thank you Andy Abbas (214) #andydag1