Provided architecture and migration planning for a territory-wide education data centre relocation, designing the network transition strategy for services supporting schools and students across the territory.
The Challenge
A territory education department needed to relocate their primary data centre to a new facility. The existing environment hosted critical services for schools across the territory, including web filtering, proxy services, and application delivery infrastructure. The migration needed to maintain service continuity for schools while transitioning to the new facility. Network architecture decisions made during the migration would establish patterns for years to come, requiring careful consideration of future requirements alongside immediate migration needs.
Our Approach
We developed comprehensive architecture and migration planning covering network, security, and application delivery components. The network transition strategy addressed connectivity changes required for the new facility while maintaining service availability during the migration period. Web filtering and proxy service architecture was reviewed and updated to align with current requirements and the new hosting environment. Application delivery controller migration was planned to minimise disruption to school-facing services. The migration approach incorporated testing and validation stages to confirm service functionality before cutover.
Results
Comprehensive migration architecture supporting data centre relocation
Network transition strategy maintaining school service continuity
Updated web filtering and proxy architecture for the new environment
Application delivery controller migration with minimal service disruption
Foundation architecture supporting future education technology initiatives
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