Data Center Migration PlanNet
DATA CENTER MIGRATIONSERVICESBy PlanNetGary DavisManaging Director, Data Centergdavis@plannet.com1
Company Overview Independent consulting services firm with offices in LosAngeles, Orange County, Dallas, Phoenix and Boydton, VAClients include over 500 Global, Fortune and middle marketcorporations and institutionsSignificant experience in public as well as private sectorsExperience deploying data centers in most major US marketsCore competency in data center strategy / transitionplanningProven methodology, intellectual property and best practicesassociated with data center strategieso Competencies in IT infrastructure, operations, program/projectmanagement, facilities, real estate, IT sourcing and financial analysiso22
The PlanNet AdvantageProgram Management FocusObjectivity Data center projects require PlanNet is not a real-estateComprehensive Life-Cycle ServicesExperience Matters Strategy development through Sr. Consultants with 15 years ofmanagement of multipledisciplines involving numerousvendors, service providers andinternal cross-functional teams.facility commissioning, moveexecution and continuingoperations.broker, hardware, systems orservices reseller. As such, weprovide the objectivity requiredto maximize value to our clients.domain experience/global datacenter experience.33
Data CenterServices Strategy developmentAssessmentsCapacity planningSite selectionFinancial analysis (TCO)Data center basis ofdesignGreen designIT solutions architecture(network, cable plant,server, storage)Data center / systemsmigration planningProgram and projectmanagementConstructionmanagement4
Data Center Clients(partial list)5
Recent Projects Capital Group – Phoenix Data Center Site Selection/DesignCedars Sinai Medical Center – Data Center Strategy/Basis of DesignCity National Bank – Data Center StrategyCity of Pasadena - Data Center MigrationCovenant Health – Data Center MigrationDisney – Physical Layer Standard for Corporate Data CentersDisney Feature Animation – Data Center StrategyDisney Image Movers Digital – Data Center Strategy/Design/MigrationDisneyToon Studio - Data Center MigrationEdwards Life Sciences - Data Center MigrationHerbalife - Data Center MigrationLionsgate Entertainment – Data Center MigrationMentor Graphics – International Data Center Consolidation StrategyNetApp – Enterprise Data Center StrategyOracle – SLC Data Center Infrastructure DesignReliance Steel - Data Center MigrationSafeco – Data Center Strategy/MigrationSt Joseph Health Systems - Data Center MigrationToyota Financial Services – Phoenix Data Center Migration6
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Methodology Migration-experienced Technical Project Mangers to leadthe technology relocation planning and execution.Includes:o Phase I: Data Center Migration Assessment and Strategy- Defines migration approach, timeline and costs.o Phase II: Detail Data Center Migration Planning- Establish Program office / Project manager- Fundamental IT infrastructure- Application-level planningo Phase III: Data Center Migration Execution- Oversight of the IT deployment in the new facility- Manage and coordinate all equipment/applications migration activities8
Review/build comprehensive system/application inventoryProjectApproach Review IT infrastructure and application architecturesReview existing data backup/movement capabilitiesReview BCDR posture and capabilitiesPhase I: Data CenterMigration Assessmentand Strategy Identify IT optimization/refresh initiatives and opportunitiesIdentify competing IT and business initiativesIdentify application migration resources/teamsApplication Migration planning deliverables:o Application Descriptionso Constraints and Release Scheduleso Context and Technical Diagrams Conduct high-level application dependency analysisPerform high-level risk assessmentIdentify high-level risk mitigation strategiesDevelop high-level migration strategy, schedule and ROMbudget99
Establish comprehensive communication planProjectApproachPhase II: Detail DataCenter MigrationPlanning Develop fundamental IT Infrastructure design Develop SAN/storage and data movement detail design Finalize the application migration patterns Conduct detail application dependency mapping Develop comprehensive application-component cross reference Ensure application migration planning deliverables: Validation Criteria Test Plans/Scripts Baseline Metrics Cut-over Plans (Playbooks) Develop detail migration schedule Develop detail equipment sparing/sourcing requirements Develop detail rack elevations and cabling specifications Source-Secure required hardware and services – typically RFQs/RFPs for physical relocation logistics / disconnect-reconnectservices/engineering10
ProjectApproach Phase III: Data CenterMigration Execution Manage the review and response to relocation sub-contractor,vendor submittals throughout IT infrastructure deployment andcomputing equipment provisioning (e.g. RFIs, change orderrequests, etc.)Establishment and operation of project “war room” duringactive phases of the equipment relocationOversight and coordination of all migration activitiesExecute migration plans:oFundamental IT InfrastructureoMigration PilotoTypically multiple migration groups and phasesValidate the quality execution of planned migration activitiesincluding deployment of IT infrastructure, equipmentcertification and system/application testing and validationPost migration heightened monitoring of IT Infrastructure andapplicationsPost-implementation assessment and production of close-outdocumentation11
Typical Project OrganizationClient ProjectManagerPlanNet Principalin-ChargeSr. ConsultantProject ltantClient /SME(s)12
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MigrationPlanning ToolsMigration Cutover Plans /Playbooks18
8 Methodology Migration-experienced Technical Project Mangers to lead the technology relocation planning and execution. Includes: o Phase I: Data Center Migration Assessment and Strategy-Defines migration approach, timeline and costs.o Phase II: Detail Data Center Migration Planning-Establish Program office / Project manager -Fundamental IT infrastructure
Data Migration Planning Analysis, Solution Design and Development Mock Migration Pilot Migration Released Data Migration Active Data and User Migration Inactive Data Migration Post Migration Activities Small Bang The details for each step include: Data Migration Planing - Develop the migration strategy and approach, and define the scope,
A data center migration is the movement of one (or more) . - Final Data Migration Plan - Test Migration - Migration - Post Migration Transition - 24/7/365 Support . hand and are using it relative to the migration project. You would be amazed how many people never ask, "Will this work for us in year two and .
Migration overview In the context of Migration Manager, migration is the process of promoting . A migration group can be either internal or user-defined. Internal migration groups are included with the product and are linked to other logically related migration groups called dependencies. You cannot modify internal migration
A New Migration Testing Strategy Pre-Migration Testing The concept of pre-migration testing is not often covered during migration planning. The professionals involved in migration planning are not much aware of comprehensive pre-migration testing and the value it can add to a migration and particularly those migrations that are considered complex.
redundant power and cooling; no data center shutdown. (Not required by TUI). Dedicated security for data center Dedicated NOC / monitoring for data center Trained facility operations staff for data center 24/7 Data center be located in ideal building or ideal location in building, less vulnerable to upper
Resume a Migration Job 7-13 Suspend and Resume a Migration Job 7-15 Rerun a Migration Job 7-16 Terminate a Running Migration Job 7-16 Zero Downtime Migration Centralized Fleet Migration Management 7-16. 8 . Migrating from Amazon Web Services RDS to Oracle Autonomous Database. Setting Amazon
HOW WE TALK ABOUT MIGRATION: THE LINK BETWEEN MIGRATION NARRATIVES, POLICY, AND POWER HOW WE TALK ABOUT MIGRATION: THE LINK BETWEEN MIGRATION NARRATIVES, POLICY, AND POWER 6 There is often a tipping point when feelings of acceptance shift and feelings of insecurity begin to dominate. Welcoming stances toward migration are not always permanent.
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