A day I've been working toward

Since I got my current job, I've been working toward the goal of moving them off their old, unreliable network to a brand-spanking new one. Today is the day. A year's worth of work, political maneuvering and sweat. I've got all the MPLS routers in place and working. I've got the new firewall in place and working. I've tested it and gotten all my addresses correct. The contracted company to do the work in one of our remote offices is ready to go. I'm ready.

The trepidation I've been feeling about the upcoming work is really strange. I'm nervous that, even though I've planned this out, it won't work. It becomes more difficult because the three locations are in three different states. I have contracted with a third party company to do the work in the most remote location (under my direction, of course) and I'll take care of the main office and the other one.

So, this afternoon at 4PM, I'll kick them all off all the systems. At 4:15, I'll make SURE they're all off the systems and shutdown the ERP server to keep them off. Me and the contractor will do the work on those two offices and make sure they're working. Then, I'll get in my car and drive 5 hours to the third location. Tomorrow, I'll get up early and do the work there. Depending on when I'm done, I'll either drive home or go back to the hotel.

When it's all done, I'll collapse in a happy heap and wait for the complaints on Monday. *laughs* It's inevitable that every problem in the company will be blamed on the new network. From a printer not working to a hangnail on the secretary's hand.

Wish me luck.