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To Host or Not to Host, That is the Question. Ryan Lazar, Systems Specialist Christy Allen, Asst. Dir., Discovery Services. About Furman University Libraries. Serves 2,700+ students, 239 faculty, and over 600 staff Provides access to over 1 million resources Has 3 physical locations - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ryan Lazar, Systems SpecialistChristy Allen, Asst. Dir., Discovery Services
TO HOST OR NOT TO HOST,THAT IS THE QUESTION
− Serves 2,700+ students, 239 faculty, and over 600 staff− Provides access to over 1 million resources− Has 3 physical locations− Employs 28 faculty/staff and 81 students
ABOUT FURMAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
− Implemented in 2005
− Provides access to over 1 million records
− Circulates 42,000+ items a year
− Catalogs 250,000+ items a year
− Supports 55,000+ searches a year through the Library’s website
MILLENNIUM AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY
− Running version 2009B 1.5 on a Sun 240V server
− Server at risk of failing due to age
− Version of Millennium no longer supported
THE MILLENNIUM CONUNDRUMSomething is rotten…!
− Continue with current server and version
− Purchase a new server and upgrade to the new version
− Move to a hosted server and upgrade to the new version
CONSIDERING OUR OPTIONSTo thine
own self be true!
We’re going hosted!
− Schedule date and time− Work with III migration team− Plan with Furman IT for DNS and
firewall changes− Contact third parties − Publicize internally and externally− Assemble testing team− Complete any pre-migration
system activities and changes
PREPARING TO MIGRATE Readiness is all!
− Confirm prep is complete
− Remain on stand-by during migration− Coordinate post-migration testing
− Troubleshoot as needed
MIGRATION DAYGet thee to a server farm!
Cons− Software upgrades not bundled− System printers− On-campus FTP servers/Datatel− No back-up log− Response time (back-end)
Pros − Response time (front-end)− Staff time/resources− Hardware/back-ups− Currency
FINAL THOUGHTS Still better, and worse
QUESTIONS?Give every
man thy ear