So more weekend details

This weekend I rolled out a huge upgrade to Brella’s servers.

We setup a windows small business server, a new huge fileserver as well as adding a whole new rack, a new switch, a new router, and an additional ISP.

Along the way there were a lot of hurdles. Some of them include overcoming stupid documentation and tools from Microsoft who makes weird assumptions about upgrade/migration paths.

I spent a lot more time overcoming hurdles and changing direction than I had planned on. I also under-planned and under-staffed – but we also spent a lot of time playing hurry up and wait ( or hurry up and troubleshoot.)

But we are also almost all up and working now. And folks are already seeing some of the benefits – and we haven’t even started doing the cool stuff yet.