| TABLE 1: Domain Evaluation Matrix |
| Criteria |
ENGLAND Domain |
CANADA Domain |
Assessment |
| Effort Indicators |
|
|
|
| Number of user accounts in domain |
8000 |
7500 |
Even |
| Number of workstations in domain |
7200 |
6800 |
Even |
| Total disk storage space on domain servers |
9.4TB |
6.8TB |
ENGLAND more suitable as receiving domain |
| Number of servers and DCs in domain |
160 servers, 25 of which are DCs |
72 servers, 8 of which are DCs |
ENGLAND more suitable as receiving domain |
| Disruption Indicators |
|
|
|
| Toleration of server downtime |
5 servers support 24 * 7 work; can take down all other servers if scheduled change control procedures are followed |
8 servers support 24 * 7 work; all other servers support 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. work |
Even |
| Number of offsite workstations |
2400 |
600 |
ENGLAND more suitable as receiving domain |
| Suitability Indicators |
|
|
|
| Need for other rationalization activities (for example, server consolidation) |
Domain has many small servers that could be consolidated during migration |
Domain has fewer servers, would require less consolidation during migration |
CANADA more suitable as receiving domain |
| Domain health |
Security permissions aren't applied with consistency; DCs aren't all built to same standards |
Security permissions are rigidly applied; servers are built to consistent standards |
CANADA more suitable as receiving domain |