Company moving premises (general question)

• JaybeeSQL

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  October 17, 2017 at 10:37 am

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  Hi all,

  I will soon be consulting to a company that is moving about 6 hours drive away - and that's all I know for now!!  No idea if they are moving to the Cloud or remaining on-premise.

  Very broadly, what kind of questions would you ask, or what considerations should I know about?

  Thanks.

• Eirikur Eiriksson

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  October 17, 2017 at 11:35 am

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  JaybeeSQL - Tuesday, October 17, 2017 10:37 AM

  Hi all,

  I will soon be consulting to a company that is moving about 6 hours drive away - and that's all I know for now!!  No idea if they are moving to the Cloud or remaining on-premise.

  Very broadly, what kind of questions would you ask, or what considerations should I know about?

  Thanks.

  I would start with
  1. Source infrastructure
  2. Target infrastructure
  3. Tolerable / allowed down time
  4. Business level plan for the move
  😎

• SQLPirate

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  October 17, 2017 at 12:29 pm

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  I would also ask them what their expected completion date is for the migration.

• Jeff Moden

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  October 17, 2017 at 5:13 pm

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  JaybeeSQL - Tuesday, October 17, 2017 10:37 AM

  Hi all,

  I will soon be consulting to a company that is moving about 6 hours drive away - and that's all I know for now!!  No idea if they are moving to the Cloud or remaining on-premise.

  Very broadly, what kind of questions would you ask, or what considerations should I know about?

  Thanks.

  Are they hiring you as a consultant to make the move for them?  What did they hire you to do?  And a 6 hour drive sounds a bit far for a commute. 😉  My first question would be "When will remote access be available and what are the steps to login remotely?"

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