Data center migrations
As part of the data center modernization strategy for IBM Cloud®, several data centers are scheduled to consolidate.
IBM Cloud invests significantly in data center infrastructure. These investments include rolling out newer data centers and multizone regions (MZRs) designed to deliver a more resilient architecture with higher levels of network throughput and redundancy. For more information, see Locations for resource deployment.
Part of this modernization strategy is to consolidate select data centers. As this transition approaches, help is available to assist you in your migration to modern data centers. For more information, see Migrating resources to a different data center or FAQs for migrating resources to a different data center.
The following table shows the locations with the associated data centers that are set to close, and the recommended data centers to which you can migrate.
Location | Data Center to Close | Recommended Data Centers | Migration Deadline |
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Dallas | DAL05 | DAL10, DAL12, DAL13 | 4 April 2024 |
San Jose | SJC01 | SJC03, SJC04 or DAL10, DAL12, DAL13 |
4 April 2024 |
Washington DC | WDC01 | WDC04, WDC06, WDC07 | 4 April 2024 |
The following table describes important dates that you need to be aware of if you have services that run in the data centers that are set to close. You receive notifications if you have services in the data centers that are closing.
Date | Data Center Migration Milestone |
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03 April 2023 | Official announcement for all impacted customers in the following data centers: DAL05, SJC01, and WDC01 |
03 April 2023 | Stop provisioning for new customers in the following data centers: DAL05, SJC01, and WDC01 |
14 August 2023 | Exisiting customers of DAL05, SJC01, and WDC01 will not be able to place new orders. |
23 January 2024 | Network maintenance Dallas (DAL05): 10:00 AM US Eastern Time (15:00 GMT). |
24 January 2024 | Network maintenance San Jose (SJC01): 10:00 AM US Eastern Time (15:00 GMT). |
25 January 2024 | Network maintenance Washington DC (WDC01): 10:00 AM US Eastern Time (15:00 GMT). |
03 April 2024 | Last date to migrate data before consolidation of DAL05, SJC01, WDC01 begins |
04 April 2024 | Consolidation of DAL05, SJC01 and WDC01 begins |