Among the surest method of jeopardizing employment within information technology is botching a server migration. Don’t let your career suffer a setback due to an easily overlooked detail. Instead, plan server migrations carefully and employ a checklist, like the accompanying spreadsheet from TechRepublic Premium, to ensure critically important details aren’t missed.

From the checklist:

HOW TO PLAN SERVER MIGRATIONS

Common server migration errors can begin immediately in the process. No phase of a server migration offers protection from a potentially serious setback. Every step presents significant risks.

For example, simply misconfiguring server specifications when placing equipment orders can derail such projects at the earliest stages. RAID configuration, disk storage, NIC specifications, OS licensing, CPU and RAM allocations and even power supply configuration offer opportunity for missteps, project delays and the need for expensive upgrades.

The download comprises a five-page PDF and spreadsheet.

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