:: products applied
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Exchange 2003 Enterprise Server Standby Cluster and Standby Cluster
IQsuite for Exchange for Anti-Virus Frame work, Anti-SPAM and Content Checking
NSI Double-Take Advanced Edition
IBM DS6800 Storage Area Network
Transcend Migrator for Lotus Notes to Exchange data migrations.
:: project framework
An outline of the phases completed is as follows:
Project Initiation - Initial meetings took place with the client to discuss the exact requirement of the project and to gain an understanding of key drivers and objectives in relation to the delivery.
Technical Workshop - Technical workshops were used to discuss the overall requirement in great detail and to formulate an agreed theoretical technical design.
Discovery & Audit - On site discovery and auditing was carried out to ensure that Platform had a full understanding of the existing environment and to ascertain the risks involved.
Detailed Design - A detailed design document was produced by Platform and was reviewed by all parties involved prior to submission for approval.
The document provided the client with a workable design that meet the requirements.
Planning & POC - This phase defined the project plan in preparation for the implementation. Full testing of the proposed procedures was carried out during the Proof of Concept, and the results of which documented in full for the client.
Implementation - A pre-defined staged implementation, starting with the initial build of the server infrastructure, through to the pilot migration
of individual user mailboxes.
:: benefits
• Improved user administration with integration with Active Directory Services.
• Developed solution enables email services failover to the alternative site with the minimum disruption to the Outlook client base.
• Avoids the support cost and complexities associated with a geographically distributed cluster solution.
• Provides comprehensive anti-virus frame-work, content checking anti-spam technologies with the IQsuite for Exchange.
• Provides a scalable foundation for email services to other group divisions.
• Performance migration tool for the migration of Lotus Notes mail, calendars and address books
:: goals achieved
• Design Workshop for High Availability, co-existence and migration services from Lotus Notes v5.
• Identification of Application Re-Development for moving from Notes and associated migrations for ancillary services (e.g. Mobile Devices).
• High-Level Design Documentation for Solution Development and Testing.
• Server Builds for Live and Backup Clusters.
• Consultancy for development of Exchange 2003 Standby Clustering with NSI Double-Take software.
• Development and Testing of Fail-over / Fail-back scripts and procedures.
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