The Pilot Phase

• Identify the first group of users who will be moved to the new Windows Server 2012 environment. Users with a higher tolerance for pain are a better choice than the key stakeholders, for the most part.

• Clarify a rollback strategy, just in case unexpected problems occur.

• Test the disaster recovery and redundancy capabilities thoroughly.

• Fine-tune the migration processes and nail down time estimates.

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