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Constructing an on-demand enterprise requires extensive planning and resources. In addition to the technical challenges, political and cultural factors inevitably play a part in a server-based computing implementation. This chapter covers the steps involved in building an on-demand enterprise infrastructure. We start the process with a small proof-of-concept pilot program to ensure application compatibility with Terminal Services. We then look at putting together a feasibility committee to define the project's scope and objectives as well as to seek executive sponsorship and determine financial justification. A guide to performing an infrastructure assessment is followed by a project-planning outline. The steps involved in planning an enterprise SBC environment are as follows:
Establish a non-production proof-of-concept pilot program.
Establish a production proof-of-concept pilot program.
Assemble a feasibility committee.
Recruit an executive sponsor.
Justify the project financially.
Assemble a project planning team.
Create a project definition document.
Perform an infrastructure assessment.
Generate a project design plan.
Expand the pilot to beta stage.
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