a roadmap for retiring domino and migrating notes applications

ARoadmapforRetiringDominoandMigratingNotesApplications

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WhatisDominoRetirement?RetirementProcessSnapshot

TheProcess:

Gradual,butirreversible,removalofDominoInfrastructure• Mail• Applications• Gateways• Servers

ReductionandeventualeliminationofDominoadministration

TerminationofDominoLicenses

Completemigrationtoanew,feature-richmessagingandcollaborationplatform

Migrationisaprocess –onethatshouldhavestartandenddates.

RetirementofDominocompletesthetransitiontothenewdirectioninmessagingandcollaborationthroughouttheentireorganization.

ReduceUnnecessaryCostsMaintainingDominoalongwithanewmessagingandcollaborationplatformcanbecostlyandtime-consumingforIT,drainingresourcesandleadingtomultipledistractionshurtingthebottomline

NewPlatformEnablementEnablingmodernplatformanditskeyworkloads(Exchange,SharePoint,OneDrive,SkypeforBusiness,Yammer,etc.intheCloudorOnPremises)forviabilityforyearstocome

IncreaseUserAdoptionWithafulladoptionofthenewplatform,userswillbeincentivizedtoquicklyadapttoitsapplicationsforcommunicationandcollaboration.Additionally,asmorecompaniesshiftfromDomino,onboardingofnewhiresbeoptimizedduetofamiliaritywithamodernplatform.

WhyisDominoRetirementImportant?Whatarethebenefits?Whydoesitmatter?

Morethan50%ofexistingNotes/Dominoapplications"wouldbeclassifiedasfitfordecommissioning.”

– Gartner

FearoftheUnknownUncertaintyaboutthetimeline,sizeandcomplexityofthecompletetransitioneffort,especiallyatthecollaborationandbusinessapplicationlevels,fostersreluctanceinembarkingonsuchaneffort.

DisruptionoftheStatusQuoLegacyDominoplatformisfrequentlyingrainedinthedailyorganizationalactivities.Disruption,evenforimportant,andlong-term,progress,cancreateresistanceandhesitation.

StrongSponsorshipRequiredWithoutuniformsupportandstrong,highlevelsponsorshipfortheretirementeffort,resistancefromindividualsanddepartmentscanunderminetheeffort

WhyisDominoRetirementDifficult?Whatarethechallenges?

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ChangeisHARDEspeciallyforlargetechnologicaltransformations,battlinginertiaintheorganizationcanbedifficult.However,astrongmessagefromthetop,down,willdriveadoptionofnewsoftwareandprocesses– andenabletheorganizationtobebetterpreparedforthefuture. Andgradual,tacticalsuccesseswillleadtolargestrategicgainsacrosstheorganization.

WhyisDominoRetirementDifficult?Whatarethechallenges?

HowisDominoRetirementAccomplished?Whatstepsarerequired?

1. Integration ofDominoandMicrosoftplatforms—Bothmessagingandcollaboration

2. Migration ofDominoMail—ToExchange(on-premises)orOffice365

4. RapidTransition oftheInitial DominoApplications—Tonew,modernplatform(s)

5. Relocation ofanyremainingDominoApplications,ServersandServicesoffpremises—Ifapplicable

7. GradualTransition ofRemaining DominoApplication— Tonew,modernplatform(s)

6. Termination ofDominoandreleasingDominolicenses—Tocompletethemigrationchapter

3. AssessmentoftheDominoApplicationEcosystem—Toberepeated,asneeded,toobtaininformationnecessarytomaketransformationdecisions

ApplicationModernization

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DominoApplicationModernizationApproachRetiring,Relocating,ReinventingorRetainingYourLegacyApplications

TheDominoApplicationTransformationandRetirementProcess

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