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Data Center Outsourcing & Migration
Electing to outsource your technology operations to a hosted facility can be a daunting task. How do you maintain access to your core applications during the migration? What level of network connectivity is necessary to support your user community? What contractual terms are reasonable for your business and technology needs? How do you gain access to your applications in the event of a private-line communications failure? How do you coordinate the efforts of your communication providers, data center operations, managed services providers, etc.? This is the world we live in... Many organizations are moving toward an outsourcing model for their core applications, as well as basic management of those applications and platforms. Our team has experienced this from both the client's perspective (we moved our production environment to a hosted facility while working for another large organization) and an integrator's perspective (we provide similar services today). There are many reasons for this trend - better environmental controls for your equipment, 24x7 monitoring and alert management of key services (most small to medium businesses do not have the capacity to support this level of service internally), redundant communications and power platforms, etc. In addition there are reasons driven by the balance-sheet and often, the Board of Directors. Unfortunately, this is often a very tough time for IT personnel, as they feel somewhat alienated by the entire process. We can help you with all aspects of your transition plan. Most of our team members are experienced in this type of migration and have managed the deployment to hosted environments. If you're just starting to consider this option, we can help. If you need guidance on the best and/or most reasonable business terms, we can help there too. Do you need to design a network architecture that supports redundant connections to your hosting center? Determine how to best backup your data once it's been moved? Make sure that your technologists stay involved and work to transition their roles from technology-focused to business-focused? We can help with all of these important tasks - just contact your account manager or send an inquiry to our sales team...
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