Make Sure Your Data Center Migration is a Seamless Non-Event

Forsythe’s data center migration solutions help you develop and implement policies, practices, plans,

technologies and alternate resources to ensure your business continues to function at an optimal level

during a consolidation or migration of your data center.

OPTIMIZE THE DATA CENTER

Data Center Services

Data Center MigrationAt a Glance:• Relocate quickly and safely while employees

continue to focus on business objectives

• Perform migration with minimal or nodisruption in service

• Preserve all warranties and maintenancecontracts throughout migration project

• Utilize migration plan that balances risk andinvestment for each business function

• Optimize your environment with upgraderecommendations

Organizations today can no longer tolerate servicedisruptions or downtime—even when they are undertakingcomplex data center migrations. Forsythe's data centerexperts manage every detail of your data center migration,from inventory to integration, to ensure a quick and safemigration while your employees continue to focus onbusiness objectives.

Forsythe's dedicated data center migration practice hasperformed hundreds of complex data center migrations forsome of the biggest names in business. In the process,we've developed and perfected a methodology and toolsetthat enable us to relocate complex data centerenvironments—in most cases, without any disruption inservice. This proven methodology works for any type ofdata center migration and includes assessment, design,implementation, management, procurement and financingservices.

Forsythe maintains processes, certifications and contractswith all major OEMs to preserve all warranty andmaintenance contracts throughout your entire data centermigration project. We also serve as a single point-of-contactand accountability, so you won't have to managerelationships with multiple vendors.

Every data center migration begins with a thoroughinventory of your existing infrastructure, which we can thenanalyze and use to make recommendations for optimizingyour environment. Our data center experts understand thecomplexities of your environment from a technical andbusiness perspective, so we can tailor a plan that balancesyour risk and investment for each of your businessfunctions. We treat every data center migration as amanaged disaster recovery event to ensure that yourproject receives the attention it requires to be successful.

We offer three tiers of service, depending on thecriticality of your move.

• Migration Logistics Services – for straightforwardmoves with low criticality

• Business Critical – on-site coordination, businessassurance and equipment services for moves with highercriticality

• Mission Critical – we can oversee every step in theprocess, even replicating your data center if need be. Weprovide the highest level of protection available in theindustry, including custom insurance and businessassurance options designed specifically for migration.

Get the Forsythe Advantage.

For more than 35 years, Forsythe has delivered forward-thinking advice, technology and operation-enhancing solutions. As anindependent advisor, Forsythe can help you address every aspect of your infrastructure, including how new solutions mayaffect the bigger picture. Working with every major provider, Forsythe acts as your single point of contact for managing thecost, effectiveness, and risk related to your information systems.

Let Forsythe Help.

Business objectives—and business issues—don’t exist in a vacuum. Forsythe identifies and addresses ITinterdependencies to deliver solutions that work across your enterprise. Call us today.

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At the completion of your data center migration project,we'll provide you with a complete inventory of yourhardware and software environment, which you can thenincorporate into your IT asset management strategy. We canalso offer additional services, such as business continuityand recovery, security strategy, asset management,alignment and enterprise management depending on your needs.

Data Center Migration ServicesInfrastructure Assessment

We provide you with an unbiased expert perspective on thestate of your infrastructure in terms of your business needsand industry standards.

Business Case Development

We help you gather all relevant information and provideprice estimates to complete a thorough business case foryour migration, including alternatives and ROI.

Consultative Migration

A Forsythe migration consultant reviews your project plansand logistics for accuracy and completeness. We helpprocure equipment and coordinate the logistics of thetechnical labor and transportation.

Coordination

In addition to providing consultative migration services, oneof our technical project managers works with you to buildand manage specific task plans for each technology.

Turnkey Migration

In addition to providing consultative and coordinationmigration service, Forsythe's engagement project managerand business analysts will utilize our proprietary toolsets

and processes to inventory, categorize, and develop projectplans for each logical/physical group of your systems.

Equipment Services

We provide the capability for rapid replacement equipment,short-term rental, serial number swap, or upgrade-while-you-move programs. These services are available for allmajor OEM platforms.

Data Replication

We utilize our expertise to provide minimal or zerodowntime solutions for clients via hardware or softwaredata replication.

Migration Logistics Services

The basic services include de-installation, packaging,transportation, un-packaging, reinstallation, and repair ifrequired, while the customer provides project management.Optional transportation insurance is available. OEMmaintenance contracts and warranties remain in full forcethroughout a Forsythe move.

Maintenance Recertification

Forsythe manages the OEM recertification of equipment formaintenance eligibility.

Additional offeringsData Center Planning Services

Forsythe's data center planning solutions provide you with aclear understanding of your data center building systemsinfrastructure. By comparing your environment to industrystandards and Forsythe-certified best practicemethodologies, we can identify weaknesses, evaluateseverity levels and potential business impacts, and offereffective remediation alternatives.