A company has hired a consultant to review the production storage infrastructure and provide suggestions on improving performance. The consultant has identified a bottleneck in the production switching fabric and successfully tested the solution in a lab environment. Which of the following should the consultant perform NEXT, according to best practices?

A. Implement the solution in production since it was tested in the lab.
B. Establish a plan of action to implement the solution in production.
C. Perform a root cause analysis of what caused the bottleneck.
D. Establish a theory describing the possible issue in the production network.

Answer: B. Establish a plan of action to implement the solution in production.