Here’s what they asked of us.
Prepare for infrastructure move and upgrade.
Procure new hardware to improve performance and security of network.
Plan network for improved performance and provide failover support to minimize downtime.
Actions Taken by SA IT.
Migrate multiple (20) servers to Amazon Web Services for performance and efficiency gains.
Implement multiple P2V (physical to virtual) servers to consolidate hardware.
Migrate 3 RDS servers, WSUS, and file servers.
Provide Virtual Private Network (VPN) between company sites and call management provider to securely route communications.
Implement virtual machine hardware to host existing domain controllers along with other services.
Create multiple domain controllers for redundancy, load balancing, and failover.
Procure of necessary hardware to support the solution, Including:
2 x Palo Alto PA-220 with Global Protect licensing
• 8 x Cisco POE switches, 48-port
• R510 Ruckus Wi-Fi
• 1 x Dell R730 virtual host for domain controllers (DCs) and other small virtual servers.
Implement Remote Desktop Services for employees and administration.
Negotiate two Independent Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for the new office location.
Created multiple SharePoint sites.
Coordinate turning up ISP circuits with vendor, including configuring routers and firewalls.
Results.
Zero Disruption Migration
Successfully migrated users from old location to new in phases with no business disruption or customer impact.
Extended Support
Hardware and ISPS at new location support ability to fail over.
Cleaned Up IP Overlap Potential
New subnets to not have IP overlap.
Strengthened Wireless Access
Updated wi-fi laid out using airmagnet to ensure robust wireless access throughout new office.
