At some point in your IT career, you’re inevitably going to be called on to migrate equipment or business software systems. It can be a complicated and stressful process, and if you get it wrong, it could disrupt your company’s operations. In my career as an operational IT manager, I’ve led several migrations, and I’ve seen many more in my role at Equinix supporting customers as they build their future-looking IT systems in our interconnected, cloud adjacent Equinix IBX® colocation data centers. Moving critical IT assets and equipment quickly and smoothly requires detailed planning. In many cases, there’s not one…

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