Consider the following when the problem management process is developed and implemented: May need to define the severity to use the resources more efficiently. May use an automated tool to improve efficiency. May require education for the technical team. Clearly define the scope of the problem management process. Do not …

The test scripts may require two versions. The first one is the comprehensive one that will be executed before the migration weekend where you have enough time to go through enough test cases. The second one should be the subset of the first test scripts, and they will be used …

Define the scope of the test, and roles & responsibilities (i.e. who tests what) as there are many different flavors of tests. As the application functionality will not change by the IT room relocation/migration/consolidation project, typical application test methodology does not apply. Following examples of the tests that should be …

When building the IT room and facilities the following aspects should be taken into account: Build and / or upgrade and test the IT room and all associated facilities such as UPS, HVAC, racking, cabling etc., Build and test hardware infrastructure using the macro and micro designs, Build and / or …

Designing the migration strategy and approach is a key component and driver for future planning. Produce a draft migration schedule and timetable of migration events. The migration approach takes input from the migration plan and all discovery activities.  It analyses these inputs to create a set of repeatable migration activities …

Define the outline target operating model that describes how the target environment will be run when the source infrastructure and applications have been migrated. Target operating model Target operating model is a description of the desired state of the operating model of an IT room. When working on the operating …

Design the target technical environment, application architecture, target shared services environment, and target disaster recovery environment. This may additionally include any temporary migration facilities and transformation activities, if planned. Design considerations Building an IT room requires detailed attention to several main design considerations. Location IT room location is the first …

Having collected all available IT room discovery data and information this activity is to ensure that such data is consumable, useful and complete. The process of data quality analysis Analysis refers to breaking a whole into its separate components for individual examination. Data analysis is a process for obtaining raw …

Using the IT room migration method populate the IT room data repository with all available infrastructure, application and application relationship, analysis of the shared services, and analysis of the disaster recovery capabilities. An IT room is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and …

Discovery is a fundamental component of an IT room migration and provides information throughout the lifecycle to many audiences. It is therefore essential to perform a proper discovery of the IT room environment, structure discovery information and formalise its collection, maintenance and use to establish a discovery baseline. A single …