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