A (lack of a) Hosting Migration Checklist
So I am about to begin migration for my company from host “A” to host “B”. This is not a co-lo setup, we are moving to a fully managed hosting environment. During this process (which began months ago) I’ve found a lack of documentation around migrating between hosting vendors. I found this surprising (unless I’m just not looking in the right places) considering that our setup is fairly common. Dozens of websites, a handful of 3rd party developers and of course, a handful of various server configurations dependent upon the application running on it. I have, however, found that certain small companies specialize in specific aspects of a hosting move, such as ensuring that all of your SQL DB’s are properly transferred and fully accounted for. But I have found no one that looks at the big picture.
I’m fully willing, able and have the staff in place to manage the migration in house (which is the road I’ve chosen) , but it would be reassuring to find a ‘checklist’ of sorts that confirms that we have thoroughly thought through all of the facets of the move. Would love to know if anyone has come across this sort of thing.
If all goes well - and I’m confident that it will - maybe I’ll post the list here if there is any interest…