Similarly to a Data Center migration (P2V, V2V, L&S, etc) there are many challenges, risk and issues that can affect the delivery of a big data platform migration. Below are some of the main challenges I recently faced working on…
Common challenges of Data Center migrations
According to the results of a research of Xceed Group , which involved interviewing over 125 technology experts, just 1/3 of the migration projects went smoothly. It means that the majority of migrations are likely to fall short, negatively impacting BAU, not…
Agile Infrastructure – Benefits and Challenges
As the world becomes more digital, project management methodologies naturally shifts toward a more agile way of working. This new approach has been successfully implemented and represented by famous start-up companies, namely: Netflix, Spotify, UBER as well as technology giants,…
Why I Love Migration Projects
In the past years, I worked on several migration projects, mostly for global financial services organisations, such as Commerzbank, Santander and METLIFE. Working for such large and complex organisations can be truly challenging, however it offered me great learning opportunities,…
Planning and managing multiple workshops
When you start working on a large scale project, it is important to identify all the stakeholders and plan your workshops straight away. In the case of a data centre migration this translates into setting up meetings with teams such…