The document discusses data center relocation services provided by Advanced Systems Group (ASG). ASG has over a decade of experience planning and executing successful data center relocations. Their services are designed to manage risk, maximize availability, maintain service levels, and minimize disruption. ASG's process involves discovery, planning, relocation, and verification at the new location. They have experience with relocations across industries including telecommunications, biotech, retail, and energy. ASG provides documentation of the relocation including a business impact analysis and detailed inventory verification.

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Data Center Relocation Services
Specifically designed to manage risk, maximize availability, maintain service
level commitments and minimize business disruption.

2. Overview
As a data center relocation specialist,
Advanced Systems Group (ASG) has over a
decade of experience refining the multi-
disciplined planning, technical processes,
and industry best practices necessary for
successful, event-free data center relocations.
Data Center Relocation Services from ASG
include physical and/or virtual migrations
that we’ve specifically designed to manage
risk, maximize availability, maintain service
level commitments, and minimize business
disruption.
Discovery, Planning and Relocation
Process
Our consulting experts will work with your
data center team to develop a detailed
analysis of your environment and relocation
plan. This process includes:
• Discovering and analyzing all business
and technical requirements associated
with the relocation
• Creating the detailed dependency
mapping and performance modeling of
the original environment
• Architecting a holistic solution using
proven methodology and best practices
• Creating a comprehensive project plan
with contingencies
• Relocating all identified data center
components
• Verifying the functionality at the target
location
Use Cases
ASG has successfully executed data center
relocations across a wide spectrum of
industries, which include:
• Telecommunications: ASG completed the
virtual data center relocation of a major
European telecommunications company,
from the Czech Republic to the United
States via Germany.
• Biotech: ASG conducted the physical
relocation of an on-premise data center to
a hosting facility for a biopharmaceutical
company.
• Retail: ASG performed the physical data
center relocation for a national restaurant
chain as part of a merger and acquisition.
• Energy: ASG executed a physical data
center relocation and assimilation of a
geophysical processing company as part
of a merger and acquisition.
Deliverables and Documentation
At the completion of our data center
relocation engagement, we’ll provide you
with a comprehensive set of documenta-
tion that includes:
• Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
• Utilization and performance analysis
• Detailed inventory verification
• Physical, virtual and application interde
pendency mapping
• Customized relocation plan with detailed
Related Services
Application Mapping: Under-
stand the interdependencies of
your infrastructure, applica-
tions, and workloads. With this
service, you’ll receive a compre-
hensive topology of your
application portfolio that
identifies any areas requiring
action.
Data Discovery and Road
Mapping: Understand the
interdependencies and dynam-
ics of your data storage
infrastructure. With this service,
you’ll receive a comprehensive
evaluation of your data store
that identifies candidate areas
for optimization.
Consulting Services from
Advanced Systems Group (ASG)
provide the expertise and
experience that can help you
realize your business objectives
though the deployment of
proven technology solutions.
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