The Network Migration Workbook: Zero Downtime Migration Strategies for Windows Networks - Softcover

Karl W. Palachuk; Manuel L. Palachuk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976376040 ISBN 13: 9780976376040

Publisher: Great Little Book Publishing Co., Inc., 2009

Synopsis

The Network Migration Workbook gives you everything you need to migrate a Windows network - with emphasis on the SBS 2008 and SBS 2003 environments.
It won't fit in your back pocket. It's on full letter size paper and it's almost 600 pages. But it definitely has everything you need.
The authors start with a discussion of the entire process so you see the big picture. The authors talk about the scope of work and how critical it is to your internal processes and your relationship with the client.
Next, they introduce the pre-discovery process. That means making a list of all the things you need to discover so you really understand the project.
After the pre-discovery is complete, you can quote the project. They lay out a process based on 10+ years of SBS Migration experience. The book divides the migration into seven distinction stages.
It shows you how to estimate the labor required for each stage. So you can always create a quote that's exactly suited for each client.
Those seven stages become seven service requests. You and the client agree on everything. As you finish each stage, you track every minute of every job. ALL work is inside the scope of the project.
If it's not inside the scope, then it must be outside the scope. In that case, you create a new service request that's billable.
The client agrees because they've bought in from the beginning.
Now you've delivered your migration project on time and inside the budget. All other work is outside the scope of the migration project and therefore billable.
Don't worry. The authors show you how to complete every piece of this process.
Includes Excel spreadsheets with quotes, the wording for the service requests, and click-by-click every keystroke it takes to deliver a migration with zero downtime.
This process has been used successfully in network migrations small and large.
Zero Downtime means that all client operations remain "live" while you migration the servers, desktops, and databases during normal business hours.
Because the old system remains completely intact, you can now have stress-free migrations that can be scheduled over time.
No more evening and weekend migrations!
No more client downtime!

About this title

About the Author

Karl W. Palachuk is the founder and CEO of KPEnterprises Business Consulting, Inc. and two other successful companies in the Sacramento area. He is the president of the Sacramento IT Pro User Group and author of several books, including The Network Documentation Workbook.
Outside the world of technology, Karl is also the author of Relax Focus SucceedŽ, A Guide To Balancing Your Personal And Professional Lives And Being More Successful In Both.
Karl has been a featured speaker at conferences and seminars over the last ten years. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree from Gonzaga University and a Master's Degree from The University of Michigan. He is also a Microsoft Small Business Specialist, and is an original member of Microsoft's Small Business Specialist Advisory Panel.
Manuel L. Palachuk is the President of KPEnterprises Business Consulting, Inc. in Sacramento, CA. He holds an Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and a Bachelors Degree in Automated Manufacturing. He has been Microsoft Certified for more than ten years and is a Microsoft Small Business Specialist.
Manuel has many hobbies. His favorites are Sailing, SCUBA diving, and photography. He recently spent a few moths traveling Europe, including side trips to Egypt and Turkey.
Manuel has over 20 years (actually 22) in the computer and technology industry. He has written several white papers related to technology. This is his first book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Great Little Book Publishing Co., Inc.
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0976376040
• ISBN 13: 9780976376040
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 588