🎧 Audio Briefing
Generated: 2025-12-07 22:29
Summary
This week centers around critical Data Center Exit activities. Today, you have a meeting to confirm timelines for Proxy PAC file removal, a key component of the DC Exit program. Separately, an urgent request has come in from Amit Soni5 to update 2PCC exit timelines by Thursday, coinciding with an upcoming meeting on that topic. Meanwhile, the broader CSPN and CNTR server decommissioning efforts continue with updated burn-down charts and confirmation of next steps from Gail Tomlinson, while the Wellwise workstation exit progresses with a need for testing.
Meetings Today
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - DC Exit - proxy pac removal - date confirmation
Topics & Updates
Data Center Exit - Proxy PAC File Removal
Meeting scheduled for today to confirm timelines and review progress. Coordination for operational owners is ongoing.
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Mihail Markovic has scheduled a meeting for today, December 16, to review proxy PAC removal and timelines. This follows up on previous action items for this project. Nithyanandan Madhanakumar also provided input on identifying operational owners for change approvals, indicating ongoing coordination.
You accepted the meeting invitation for the Proxy PAC file removal continuation. In a related thread, you mentioned using AI (ChatGPT) to help format action items, indicating active management of this task.
2PCC NCF Exit Timelines
Urgent request to update Confluence with exit dates by Dec 18, in preparation for the upcoming Thursday meeting.
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Amit Soni5 has sent a critical request for all to add dates for exiting 2PCC for their application stacks/servers on the designated Confluence page by December 18. This directly precedes your scheduled meeting on Thursday regarding 2PCC NCF Exit Timelines.
CSPN/CNTR Data Center Exit Progress & Burn Down
Server decommissioning for CSPN is confirmed to start in January 2026. Inventory is being actively updated, and burn-down progress for both CSPN and CNTR is being reported.
Gail Tomlinson confirmed that CRQ's (CHG0164868 and CHG0167946) are in place for CSPN servers to be powered down, with decommissioning activities set to begin in January 2026. This provides a clear next step for the CSPN component.
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The 'CSPN_DATA_CENTER_EXIT_INV.xlsx' burn-down document was updated by Louisa Amato on Dec 10, indicating ongoing adjustments to the inventory. You also sent out updates on the CSPN Servers @ KDC Burn Down Chart and a Pulse Check for CNTR Data Center Exit, showing active monitoring and reporting of progress.
Wellwise Workstations DC Exit
Testing for Wellwise workstations is being coordinated, pending Myles Weiss's availability.
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Mihail Markovic is coordinating with Matthew Brown and Myles Weiss (LCL) to schedule testing for Wellwise workstations. Matthew is on vacation next week, but the store manager, Stuart, can be contacted. Mihail is awaiting confirmation from Myles to proceed with scheduling.
NCF Change Calendar Updates
Martha Rojas has updated the NCF Change Calendar with new events related to Juniper switch onboarding for early 2026.
Martha Rojas updated and created an event in the 'NCF Change Calendar' calendar regarding the 'Onboard OOBM Juniper switches to Mist'. This event is scheduled for January 13-14, 2026.
Insights
- There are two critical DC Exit-related meetings this week (Dec 16 & 18) that have direct, urgent action items or preparatory work associated with them. Timely completion of the 2PCC Confluence update by Dec 18 is essential for the Thursday meeting.
- Multiple Data Center Exit sub-projects (Proxy PAC, 2PCC, CSPN/CNTR servers, Wellwise workstations) are actively progressing simultaneously, indicating a high volume of coordinated efforts required. Geoff is heavily involved in tracking and reporting for several of these.
- The 'Wellwise workstations DC Exit' task is currently blocked or delayed by the need for Myles Weiss's availability for testing, which Mihail is trying to coordinate. This represents a dependency risk.
- Geoff's active use of AI (ChatGPT) for formatting action items shows an innovative approach to managing the significant volume of tasks and communications within the DC Exit program.
Proposed Tasks (4)
Prepare for Proxy PAC Removal Meeting
This meeting is scheduled for today, Dec 16. The DC Exit - Proxy PAC File Removal is an active project with pending follow-ups from the December 5th meeting.
Update 2PCC Exit Timelines on Confluence
This request is for information needed before the '2PCC NCF Exit Timelines' meeting on Dec 18. This is a direct request and is urgent.
Follow up: Wellwise Testing (assigned to Myles Weiss)
Mihail needs Myles's confirmation to schedule a joint testing call for Wellwise workstations as part of the DC Exit.
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