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Data migration quiz

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Here's the data migration challenge -- should you choose to accept. Grab a pen and some paper, jot down what you would do in each scenario, and see if you are a data migration troubleshooter or migration troublemaker.

Challenge No. 1: You're faced with new inventory of applications, hosts and storage arrays/platform. What do you do?

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Challenge No. 2: How do you get the right people involved?

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Challenge No. 3: How do you prepare your end users?

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Challenge No. 4: You come across an error during migration. What do you do?

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Challenge No. 5: What level of testing should you be running?

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Challenge No 6: The rules and responsibilities are unclear. What do you do?

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Challenge No. 7: Duration of your migration. What's involved?

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Challenge No. 8: What kind of support are you going to need during migration?

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For more information on data migration, see Storage magazine's article Data migration: Preparation equals success.

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20 Feb 2006