Times are a'changing

I've been asked by my company to take on a new role, running the data centres and focusing on long term strategy and products to take to market.

It's going to be a long process, not only to transition my current client portfolio to someone else, but also my current line reports will move across with my accounts as well.  That's challenge number one and my reckoning is a good 9 to 12 months to complete this with consideration for work in progress etc.   Not ideal, but i won't rush it - the account contacts must be comfortable and confident in my replacements abilities.

The next phase of the transition to the new role is to bring on the most senior technologists in the business - the 'technical specialists' and give them more scope to manage, promote - evangelise about the specific technology they are the 'tech spec' of.  I realise they have been bogged down in the 'getting too hands on' and from that have missed the opportunity so far to really promote what it is they do to the rest of the business, but with a new line manager it is the ideal opportunity to push and enforce this across the company.

The final phase of the transition - and the biggest - is the complete take on of the hosting and customer environments in our data centres.  It has 'got by' for a long time on some good planning at the time, but with limited investment over time it is now in need of a rethink - both to provide even better services and more value to it's current clients, but to also promote itself to those considering a move to us.

It will be a challenge, there is much to consider and strategise....  I look forward to the challenge!