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CENTER MIGRATION
wWhat Is a Data Center Migration?
A data center migration is any movement of
data center assets from one location to another.
Examples include moving to a new data center,
moving to a colocation facility, moving from
one room or floor to another within the same
data center, and transitioning applications and
services to a hybrid/cloud environment.
Data center migrations impact a variety of
functional teams and roles, including: Data
center managers, Data center operators, IT
teams, Facilities teams, Network engineering
teams, Server teams, Infrastructure teams and
Move team technicians.
Challenges of Data Center Migrations
Managing the risks and complications involved
in a data center migration is a challenge even for
the most experienced data center professionals.
For example, in a data center migration, you run the
risk of: Mismanagement of teams and resources,
Ineffective use of capacity, Inaccurate asset inventory
records, Missing or misused cabling and other hardware
components, Unfamiliarity with the new facility and
Incorrect equipment installation.
Any of these issues can potentially derail your data
center migration project and hinder its success. Keep
the following considerations in mind as you plan your
data center migration for a faster and easier transition
and to reduce the risk of unanticipated events. They
also will help to minimize the time you spend postmigration
on addressing mistakes and errors.
1. Appoint a Migration Manager
With so many moving parts, it’s easy for data
center migrations to get derailed, tasks to be
forgotten, and key stakeholders to be left out
of the loop. •
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