The Art of Network Migrations and Mergers for Service Providers

Download or read book The Art of Network Migrations and Mergers for Service Providers written by René Santiago and published by René Santiago. This book was released on 2022-11-07 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The process-centered, information-driven guide to designing and executing complex network migrations and mergers. · Understand the importance of gathering business and technical requirements before a network migration or merger · Prepare high-level migration plans based on the comparison between the two designs · Learn the tools that can help complete such projects efficiently · Properly arrange the testing order to develop low-level plans that minimize downtime · Know the different Service Provider mergers and how to approach each · Utilize different internal and external resources along with creative engineering to successfully complete complex network migrations or mergers The Art of Network Migrations and Mergers for Service Providers is the first book that explains in detail the end-to-end process of putting together high-level and low-level plans for complex migrations and mergers focused solely on the Service Provider space. It details the critical information and tools that are needed to properly execute these types of projects. The book begins by explaining the importance of understanding the requirements of the project. Next, it goes over how to compare the legacy and proposed design and how that leads to the development of the high-level migration plan. It then covers what and how to test to build the low-level plan along with the Methods of Procedures. The book goes into detail about the different types of mergers and how to design for each one of them. It ends with a chapter on variables that could be significant factors for both migrations and mergers.