7 mistakes people make during data center migrations (and how to avoid them)

The 7 Mistakes People Make During Data Center Migrations

(and how to avoid them)

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WHERE ARE WE GOING TODAY?The 7 Mistakes People Make During Data

Center Migrations - and how to avoid them!

Introduction to ServerCentral

Migration Facts, Myths & Legends

What Does a Migration Look Like?

Physical v. Virtual Migrations

The 7 Mistakes People Make

Avoiding the Mistakes

Q&A

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Managed IT Infrastructure for Industry Leading Companies

ServerCentral provides managed IT infrastructure solutions for leading technology, finance, healthcare, and e-commerce companies including Basecamp, ABN AMRO, UHC, and Shopify.

Since 2000 we've architected, deployed, managed and scaled mission critical solutions across our global data center footprint - including North America, Europe, and Asia.

Whether it's custom designed and managed infrastructure, private clouds, enterprise clouds, DDoS mitigation, DRaaS, backup as a service, managed network stacks, custom managed

networks, real-time remote hands, or simply colocation in one of the seven (7) most advanced data centers on the planet, ServerCentral designs the optimal solution for each client.

All ServerCentral Managed Infrastructure solutions can be architected for

global availability Our customer’s infrastructure and applications can be

distributed across as many availability zones as your operations and

customers require.

Regardless of the number of location of availability zones, ServerCentral

solutions will always be architected, deployed, managed, scaled and

supported by unparalleled support teams team to provide 24x7x365

connectivity for your infrastructure and applications.

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Data Center Migrations

The Facts, The Myths, The Legends

100%Data Center Migrations are a Pain In The A__

Source: ServerCentral

>50%Migrations Exceed Budget,

Exceed Migration Windows, Result in Disruption

Sources: Gartner

>60%Companies Have Delayed a

Migration After Planning

Sources: 451 Research, Gartner, IDC

Sources: 451 Research, Gartner, IDC, ServerCentral

50% Concerns About Downtime

40% Lack of Resources

20% Lack of a Plan

20% Lack of a Migration Expertise

15% Cost

Data Center Migration

What Does a Migration Look Like?

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Start at the Beginning…

What is a Data Center Migration?

A Proven Process

Executed by an Experienced Staff

Utilizing Proven Technologies

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DISCOVERY

01PLANNING DEVELOPMENT VALIDATION MIGRATION MANAGEMENT SCALE

02 04 06

03 05 07

The Data Center Migration Process

Proven Processes Executed by Experienced Staff Utilizing Proven Technologies

- Define Project Objectives

- Define Success Criteria

- Infrastructure Assessment

- Budget Requirements

- 1-5 Year Strategy

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DISCOVERY



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DISCOVERY


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03 05 07







- 1-5 Year Strategy

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DISCOVERY






- 1-5 Year Strategy

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DISCOVERY

Most Common Mistake

Lack of a complete infrastructure assessment.

Resolution

Develop a complete infrastructure map including

physical infrastructure, virtual infrastructure, network

topography. Include operational and technical

dependencies.



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DISCOVERY






- 1-5 Year Strategy

- Infrastructure Design

- Infrastructure Review

- Infrastructure Revisions

- Final Infrastructure Review

02 04 06

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PLANNING

Most Common Mistake

Lack of a clear leadership.

Resolution

Designate an impartial data center migration project

lead. This is someone with the ability to understand

and accurately represent each group’s requirements

– and someone who also has the authority to hold

everyone accountable.



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DISCOVERY






- 1-5 Year Strategy





- Build Infrastructure

- Infrastructure Spec Review

- Finalize Support Processes

- Infrastructure Sign-Off02 04 06

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DEVELOPMENT



Most Common Mistake

Upgrading parts of the infrastructure during the data

center migration without understanding the

interdependencies.

Resolution

Migrations are a fantastic time to upgrade, too.

Proper Discovery and Planning will highlight

interdependencies, minimizing development issues.

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DISCOVERY






- 1-5 Year Strategy





- Network

- Security & Compliance

- Compute

- Storage





0503 07



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- 1-5 Year Strategy





- Network


- Compute

- Storage





03 05 07



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VALIDATION



Most Common Mistake

Skipping business validation.

Resolution

Be certain to include a business validation step as

technology teams are not the only teams that need

to validate the infrastructure and application

components.

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DISCOVERY






- 1-5 Year Strategy





- Network


- Compute

- Storage




- Infrastructure Sign-Off

- Final App Migration Plan

- Final Data Migration Plan

- Test Migration

- Migration02 04 06

03 05 07



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MIGRATION



Most Common Mistake

Detailed (realistic) understanding of the actual

migration time.

Resolution

Do the math! How long does it take to migrate a

cabinet or an application or replicate a SAN?

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MIGRATION



5 TB

Assumptions:- Full throughput

- Reads at network speed

- Writes at network speed

10.4 hrs1Gbe

1.1 hrs10Gbe

100TB

Assumptions:- Full throughput

- Reads at network speed

- Writes at network speed

8.6 days1Gbe

20.7 hrs10Gbe

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DISCOVERY






- 1-5 Year Strategy





- Network


- Compute

- Storage







- Test Migration

- Migration

- Post Migration Transition

- 24/7/365 Support

- Proactive Monitoring &

Response

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MANAGEMENT



Most Common Mistake

Set it and forget it.

Resolution

Allow 48-72 hours, post migration, to have all hands,

eyes and ears on everything to be sure you’re right

where you want to be. This includes both business

and technology teams.

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DISCOVERY






- 1-5 Year Strategy











- Test Migration

- Migration

- Annual Plan

- Quarterly Review

- Ad-Hoc Requirements


- 24/7/365 Support


Response

02 04 06

03 05 07- Network


- Compute

- Storage



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SCALE



Most Common Mistake

We’re done!

Resolution

Schedule regular quarterly reviews of infrastructure

and app-specific requirements - even for steady-

state apps and infrastructure.

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DISCOVERY






- 1-5 Year Strategy











- Test Migration

- Migration

- Annual Plan

- Quarterly Review

- Ad-Hoc Requirements


- 24/7/365 Support


Response

02 04 06

03 05 07- Network


- Compute

- Storage



A goal without a plan is just a wish. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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The 7 Mistakes People Make During Data Center Migrations

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