ryan lazar, systems specialist christy allen, asst. dir., discovery services
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Ryan Lazar, Systems SpecialistChristy Allen, Asst. Dir., Discovery Services
TO HOST OR NOT TO HOST,THAT IS THE QUESTION
− Serves 2,700+ students, 239 faculty, and over 600 staff
− Provides access to over 1 million resources
− Has 3 physical locations
− Employs 28 faculty/staff and 81 students
ABOUT FURMAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
− Implemented in 2005
− Provides access to over 1 million records
− Circulates 42,000+ items a year
− Catalogs 250,000+ items a year
− Supports 55,000+ searches a year through the Library’s website
MILLENNIUM AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY
− Running version 2009B 1.5 on a Sun 240V server
− Server at risk of failing due to age
− Version of Millennium no longer supported
THE MILLENNIUM CONUNDRUMSomething is rotten…!
− Continue with current server and version
− Purchase a new server and upgrade to the new version
− Move to a hosted server and upgrade to the new version
CONSIDERING OUR OPTIONSTo thine
own self be true!
− Schedule date and time
− Work with III migration team
− Plan with Furman IT for DNS and
firewall changes
− Contact third parties
− Publicize internally and externally
− Assemble testing team
− Complete any pre-migration
system activities and changes
PREPARING TO MIGRATE Readiness is all!
− Confirm prep is
complete
− Remain on stand-by during migration
− Coordinate post-migration testing
− Troubleshoot as
needed
MIGRATION DAYGet thee to a server farm!
Cons− Software upgrades not bundled− System printers− On-campus FTP servers/Datatel− No back-up log− Response time (back-end)
Pros − Response time (front-end)− Staff time/resources− Hardware/back-ups− Currency
FINAL THOUGHTS Still better, and worse
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