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Data Center Migration Readiness Assessment · How an engagement runs

What do we actually have, what depends on what, and what will the move take?

For CIO, VP or director of infrastructure, IT director, head of IT operations, PMO lead

Talk to us about thisHow it works
You receiveVerified inventory and environment findings · Application dependency matrix · Move groups and recommended migration strategy
What we need from youFor discovery we typically need read-only access to virtualization and infrastructure management tools, plus approval to run a discovery tool. Access is agreed with your security team up front and removed at close-out.
Timing and scopeFixed fee, fixed scope. Ends with findings, a strategy and a fixed-scope proposal for the next step, with no obligation to continue.

A fixed-fee assessment for organizations that know they have to move and need a credible plan. We review the documentation you already have, run tool-based discovery, survey each application owner on dependencies and hold short infrastructure and application workshops. The result is a verified inventory, a dependency matrix, move groups with a recommended migration method, a remediation list and a risk register, plus a fixed proposal for the migration itself. You decide whether and how to proceed. There is no obligation to continue.

How we work

What we do

Open a step to see what happens and what you receive.

Collect existing documentation

We use what exists and close the gaps through IT interviews and short work sessions scheduled around your team. You are not expected to have complete, current documentation.

  • Power and cross-connect details, rack elevations and floor plans for the losing and gaining sites
  • Virtualization exports and application deployment runbooks
  • Environment tiering matrix and business availability requirements
  • Disaster recovery, business continuity and crisis communication plans
Discovery and dependency mapping
  • Tool-based discovery of servers, storage and network to produce an inventory and dependency data
  • An organization-wide Application Dependency Mapping (ADM) survey: kick-off, population by each department, review for completeness and synthesis with IT
Discovery workshops
  • Infrastructure review sessions: storage and backup, network and security, telephony, server and compute, and database
  • Application profiling sessions: connectivity and load balancers, databases, application, middleware and web servers, data feeds, backup schedules, batch jobs, vendor support and maintenance windows
Findings and migration strategy
  • Identify server health, security and end-of-support issues to fix before the move
  • Recommend a migration method per system and group systems into move groups
  • Identify vendor recertification requirements so warranties and support contracts survive the move

You receive: Verified inventory and environment findings; application dependency matrix; move groups and recommended migration strategy; remediation list (health, security, end-of-support); risk register; gaining-site readiness requirements; a fixed proposal for the migration.

Want to know what this would look like for you?About 30 minutes with a practitioner from the practice that does the work. You’ll leave with a clear view of your next step.

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Outcomes

What you can expect

Assessment

  • A verified picture of what is running and what depends on what
  • Move groups built on evidence rather than assumptions
  • Issues to fix before the move identified early
  • Vendor recertification needs known before any equipment moves
  • A fixed proposal so you know the cost of the migration before you commit

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DeliverablesDeliverables (7)
  • Verified inventory and environment findings
  • Application dependency matrix
  • Move groups and recommended migration strategy
  • Remediation list (health, security, end-of-support)
  • Risk register
  • Gaining-site readiness requirements
  • Fixed proposal for the migration

Good to know

Questions leaders ask

We already have an inventory. Why do we need an assessment?

An inventory tells you what exists; it usually does not tell you what depends on what, which batch jobs or data feeds cross between systems, or which vendors need to recertify equipment. The assessment validates what you have and fills those gaps, so move groups are built on evidence.

Won't discovery tools find all our dependencies?

They find a lot, and we use them. They don't know business priority, maintenance windows, vendor support terms, or the monthly job that only runs at quarter end. That is why we combine tool data with the survey and short workshops with application owners.

Do you need access to our systems?

For discovery we typically need read-only access to virtualization and infrastructure management tools, plus approval to run a discovery tool. Access is agreed with your security team up front and removed at close-out.

Will this take a lot of our people's time?

We keep the ask deliberately lean and handle the documentation. Final scheduling is agreed with your team at kick-off.

Could we run the migration ourselves afterwards?

Yes. The assessment gives your team a plan it can run itself, and you can decide which parts to run and where you want us.

Why it matters nowThe numbers behind this
Nearly 40%of organizations have suffered a major outage caused by human error in the past three years (Source: Uptime Institute, Annual Outage Analysis 2025)
85%of those human-error outages stem from staff failing to follow procedures, or from flaws in the processes and procedures themselves (Source: Uptime Institute, Annual Outage Analysis 2025)

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Data center migration readiness checklist

The questions to answer before a move date is set.

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Often paired with

Data Center Migration Planning and Execution

“Who will plan and run the move so the business doesn't feel it?”We plan and run the migration under a statement of work, in five phases: Discovery and Assessment, Planning and Design, Staging, Execution, and Close Out. Learn more

Data Center Strategy and Roadmap

“Where should our infrastructure live, and what is the plan to get there?”For organizations that have not yet decided where their infrastructure should live or how to sequence the change. Learn more

Post-Migration Hypercare

“Who supports us after we go live?”An optional, defined period of support after cutover. Learn more

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  1. A reply from the practice that does the workThe practitioners who would deliver it.
  2. A short conversationWhat needs to happen, and by when.
  3. A written proposalWhat you would receive, how long it takes and the fee, before you commit.

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