Guardian initially decided to tackle the two key elements of its project simultaneously, namely the consolidation of its servers and the relocation of the primary data center.The alternatives would have been first to consolidate and then relocate, or first to relocate and then consolidate. As the preceding discussion indicates, Guardian ended up using a mix of the first and second strategies. Discuss the pros and cons of all three alternatives.

One of the largest mutual life insurance firms in the United States, Guardian has more than 5500 employees and over 2800 financial representatives in 94 agencies.
Guardian and its subsidiaries provide almost three million people with life and disability income insurance, retirement services, and investment products such as mutual funds, securities, variable life insurance, and variable annuities. The company also supplies employee benefits programs to five million participants, including life, health, and dental insurance, as well as qualified pension plans. In addition to regional home offices in New York City; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Spokane,Washington; and Appleton,Wisconsin, the company has 55 remote sales offices and 80 remote agency offices.