Enterprise Relocation

I would say to be sure and make a complete set of data backups for weeks end and months end and don't overwrite them for a few months until you are sure you won't need them. This is especially crucial just before the move.
If you can, migrate some servers first and get them completely operational beforehand. That way there will be less chance for IT interruption.

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First of all, are you really requiring relocation or data consolidation? Are you pertaining to physical infrastructure or just a plain IT infrastructure? If you are talking about IT infrastructure in terms of relocation, integration, consolidation, if you think that these is your problem try considering EAI(Enterprise Application Integration) to better understand it, you can access a lot of EAI vendors and info thru eaijournal or any EAI. EAI has been around and introduced as early as 1998.It has been considered subset of wide products of ERP package.
Now if the relocation pertains to physical infrastructure, I believe you better approach an furnite/building architect to relocate all your things to one room.

melvin

itpreneur@yahoogroups.com

Hi
First of all, are you really requiring relocation or data consolidation? Are you pertaining to physical infrastructure or just a plain IT infrastructure? If you are talking about IT infrastructure in terms of relocation, integration, consolidation, if you think that these is your problem try considering EAI(Enterprise Application Integration) to better understand it, you can access a lot of EAI vendors and info thru eaijournal or any EAI. EAI has been around and introduced as early as 1998.It has been considered subset of wide products of ERP package.
Now if the relocation pertains to physical infrastructure, I believe you better approach an furnite/building architect to relocate all your things to one room.

melvin

itpreneur@yahoogroups.com

As long as you were putting two offices under the same celing, you should consider first ip numbering. Both offices must have different ip networks, or if you plan to join both, have to decide how to join them, under two different networks joined bya router, or simply let them in the same network.

I have relocated various aspects of my company 3 times. This included complete data center moves.

Don't underestimate the importance of planning, planning, planning. Generally, moves of this nature provide a very small window for execution, so the plan must be well thought out. Always make sure that there is a contingency plan in case of failure at any point in the process.

The key to a successful move is to do as much up front work as possible. Presumably you will have to move orinstall new data communication lines, phone lines, etc. These should all be installed beforehand and thoroughly tested. Don't cancel the old lines until the move is complete.

Next, make sure the site is prepped for the equipment. Make surethat you know where everything is going to go - a detailed floor plan. Make sure that all electrical outlets and cabling are in place and tested to support the equipment or users.

Have a prioritized list. You need to know exactly what is critical and what is not critical. Ensure that all critical servers and users are installed and tested first.

Plan for plenty of manpower because there is usually lots of activities and extra hands are always welcome.

Also, alert any vendors that play a critical part in your systems. Make sure that they know about the moves and are "on call", if necessary to support you.

Once again, make sure that your contingency plan is as tight as your primary plan.

Good luck. This type of project is challenging and rewarding.

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