In September 2003, Venable moved its Washington office, with
nearly 500 employees, over the course of two weekends. The story
of the move, from the IT department’s perspective, has now been told.
More interesting than the technical logistics of the move—which
should be invisible if executed with proficiency—is the discussion
of deciding what type of infrastructure to build for the next 10 years. The
entire office is one big WiFi hotspot, just for starters.