Well, we are getting there. The Data Centre is on line, critical systems in place and running on test load at the moment. As always there are a number of small annoying things to finish as part of the tidy up but we are on programme, which is good.
Sadly, the telecommunications phase is holding us up. Good old BT can't get circuits in on time as usual and indeed only starting provisioning the first Short Haul circuit yesterday (17th April). I am, hoping fervently that as soon as that is active we can at least start to migrate and test some of the systems.
When BT actually get moving they are OK. When they finally got round to it we got the fibre sub-ducts in quickly. when they finally got round to it we had the fibre blown in quickly. Their main problem seems to be a complete lack of joined-up management, not helped by the onerous rules that OfCom in the UK subject them too.
Ah well at least us falling behind the curve has taken the bad look off the fact that the office build and fit-out project, being managed by others, is well behind time.
This week and next week could be interesting!
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Thursday, 4 April 2013
Migration Projects - Part 2
Well we are still on track.......just!!!!!!
Surprisingly BT have gone from using the slightest excuse not to deliver, to falling over themselves to help. it is surprising what an annual spend in excess of a million bucks does, although, having said that we still have no comms into the building.
We had a nightmare during a power isolation phase when trying to install a new Automatic Mains Failure panel to both split the incoming supply and control the generator. The panel was too big to fit into the available space so we had to cancel and reconfigure the panel to fit. We will have another attempt on Monday night and hopefully get some power into the secure space.
APC as always have let us down. They were supposed to deliver the UPS devices on Monday of this week but decided that they had a fault in the unit and can't now ship until Wednesday next. This is really strange as they were prepared to deliver them a week early but we asked them to hold them back a week as we weren't ready for them. Methinks that someone with a bigger cheque book has paid APC to give them ours.
Still next week is when it all hopefully comes together. BT on site, Power guys on site, UPS on site and cablers on site.
Onwards and Upwards!!!
Surprisingly BT have gone from using the slightest excuse not to deliver, to falling over themselves to help. it is surprising what an annual spend in excess of a million bucks does, although, having said that we still have no comms into the building.
We had a nightmare during a power isolation phase when trying to install a new Automatic Mains Failure panel to both split the incoming supply and control the generator. The panel was too big to fit into the available space so we had to cancel and reconfigure the panel to fit. We will have another attempt on Monday night and hopefully get some power into the secure space.
APC as always have let us down. They were supposed to deliver the UPS devices on Monday of this week but decided that they had a fault in the unit and can't now ship until Wednesday next. This is really strange as they were prepared to deliver them a week early but we asked them to hold them back a week as we weren't ready for them. Methinks that someone with a bigger cheque book has paid APC to give them ours.
Still next week is when it all hopefully comes together. BT on site, Power guys on site, UPS on site and cablers on site.
Onwards and Upwards!!!
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