Data migration is a multi-faceted process that has suffered from an unnecessary reputation for being an overly difficult and risky endeavor. Many businesses trap themselves in unproductive and needlessly expensive data storage situations as a result of this misunderstanding. That is where Vicom’s consultants can make all the difference. We make sure your appliance-powered migration is implemented correctly, that every process is followed and that every potential issue addressed so your project runs on schedule and as planned.
Vicom Consulting Services has more than 20 years of experience sharing our data storage and migration expertise with clients from across the business world. We understand the intricacies and demands of data migration projects and how to get the highest level of performance from the Vicom migration appliance.
No two data migrations are the same and every project presents new challenges. The complexities are manyfold — Legacy server/storage/SAN Fabric, SAN boot, Cluster, Virtualization, P to V, Server hardware upgrade and many other unique configuration issues can make your migration more difficult than it may first appear.
Our team has seen it all and knows how to solve even the most difficult migration problems. We make sure your project runs smoothly and predictably regardless of the obstacles.
A team of world-class data migration architects
As experts in the Vicom migration appliance — our own industry-leading technology — and data migration in general, Vicom Consulting Services can quickly provide all the information you need to bring focus to an out-of-control storage migration project. They help you strategize for a swift data migration process that won’t compromise your operational efficiency.
Our consultants are available to answer any questions customers have, from initial discussions to detailed Q&As about project delivery. We also provide educational insight for anyone seeking a clearer understanding of how data migration works.
Whether you need to perform a SAN-to-SAN migration on-location, migrate entire data centers to faraway sites, move storage into a private cloud, or migrate within a managed service provider environment (multi-tenant), working with Vicom means we manage and deliver each migration. You will receive full, ongoing interoperability support no matter the scale or complexity of your project. We even provide step-by-step training to empower your personnel to manage appliance-driven data migrations with the option to rent and license our own proprietary appliance.
Proven Migration Process
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Our appliance-powered migration methodology has been proven over thousands of enterprise storage transitions. The methodology eliminates complexity and risk by breaking the process into four logical phases: planning, preparation, migration and remediation.
Why Vicom Consulting Services?
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Instead of spending time researching, evaluating, documenting and learning best practices the hard way, you get complete storage migration expertise in day 1. With experience from thousands of enterprise migrations, Vicom Consulting Services works with you to develop the right methodology, discovery steps, project plan, best practices and deliverables specific to your environment and requirements. Our team will have your project up and running within days rather than months.
Real-world training
Vicom’s data migration experts train your in-house migration team to use the Vicom data migration appliance (DMA), including appliance-based migration architecture, methodology, validation and remediation. After the training, your personnel will be given lab access to perform real-world test migrations in the safe Vicom Lab environment. If you choose the Enterprise service option, dedicated migration specialists with experience from hundreds of enterprise data migrations will develop processes, setup the appliance and perform end-to-end migration for the first few iterations. Once the environment is stable and operating efficiently, that knowledge will be transferred to your staff so they can perform data migrations on-demand with Vicom specialist support.
Proven migration process
Our appliance-powered migration methodology has been proven over thousands of enterprise storage transitions. The methodology eliminates complexity and risk by breaking the process into four logical phases: planning, preparation, migration and remediation.
Data copy is the easy part
We ensure project success with our motto: “Unless the server is brought-up with new storage, the migration is not a success.” Consulting services take your project from concept to implementation by working with your project management team, server team, storage team and operations team to ensure best practices are followed from discovery to planning to migration to cutover.
Experience in Complex Migration
Migration experts know there is nothing called a simple SAN environment. With years of experience, Vicom migration experts not only identify the risk, they will work with your implementation team to mitigate them. Here are some of the complex migration scenarios Vicom’s consulting team deals with every day:.
LUN alignment
Boot LUN
Cluster migration
Changing multipath – native from/to storage vendor-specific
Logical Volume Manager (LVM) variations
P to V conversion
Virtualized environment migration
Thick to thin conversion
LUN expansion during migration
Change server hardware during migration
Data validation and cutover
Fallback migration and many more
Real-Time Migration Support
Our team of experts has years of storage migration experience. An experienced migration specialist supports every project to make sure any issues are resolved quickly and with minimum disruption.
Flexible fixed-price service offerings
From appliance rental to full migration service, Vicom offers various service options to meet your needs. Read more about offerings here.