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Red Hat's professional services team utilizes a four step process to ensure high quality deployment during a migration to Linux.
The first step in our Linux Migration/Integration service is to identify areas within your infrastructure that can benefit from Linux-based solutions. Our assessment process begins with a thorough review of your existing IT infrastructure, current and future growth estimates, and strategic initiatives. From there, we work with you to identify areas that offer potential for migration, and develop a Migration Assessment Plan that is used as a foundation for the process. This deliverable includes:
The success of a migration to Linux is heavily dependent on thorough planning and design. The Planning and Design phase of a Linux Migration and Integration project evaluates the data gathered in the assessment phase and creates an actionable, comprehensive Implementation Plan that forms the roadmap for the deployment.
The Implementation Plan defines the sequential steps for a successful migration, including the time frame, team structure/resource allocation, key milestones, dependencies, and critical deadlines. A test plan is defined that details testing scenarios, acceptance criteria, and the validation acceptance group made up of client personnel.
Additionally, the plan provides a technology baseline for the Linux infrastructure deployment and takes into account services and applications that need to be deployed on the Linux platform, along with recommended hardware configurations to meet performance requirements.
The Implementation Plan also documents recovery and contingency plans to mitigate risk during transition to the new production environment.
The Development and Validation phase of a Linux Migration and Integration includes any required development, including core build development, system deployment architecture, porting, performance tuning and code optimization, as well as testing and validation of the future environment.
This phase requires a coordinated effort to ensure that the deployment does not disrupt on-going business operations and is carefully overseen by Red Hat project management, providing accountability and escalation of any issues encountered during the project.
The result of the Development and Validation phase is a fully tested and functional solution that is ready for deployment.
Open source technology deployments should be supported by proven business processes and skilled administrators, in order to effectively manage the solution once it is moved into production. The constant challenge to innovate and improve operational processes is often impeded by a lack of skilled technical resources in this area. This need to constantly upgrade and deploy cutting edge technologies puts a tremendous amount of strain on the resources within the IT department.
Red Hat's Linux Deployment program delivers core support and maintenance services that will help you streamline and manage your open source infrastructure in a more efficient manner. As the leading provider of open source technologies, Red Hat is uniquely qualified to provide knowledge transfer to IT organizations, helping them to continually improve their production environments. Red Hat's process driven approach to professional service delivery can also help you assess and improve the internal processes that govern open source infrastructure deployment and management.