DATA MIGRATION: THE ROUTE TO SMOOTH TRANSITION

Vandana
Vandana
Jul 27, 2017 · 3 min read

DATA MIGRATION: THE ROUTE TO SMOOTH TRANSITION

In today’s competitive world, who doesn’t want to excel in their respective fields and be the best? The answer to this question is quite simple, everyone. But as we all know “Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” Thus, it is of sheer importance what all methodologies, techniques, fundamentals and plans one adopts and implements during success.

ERP — CRM Data Migration

The present or the future business demands along with the technology improvements may necessitate converting your legacy applications to a modern one. In addition to it, at times, companies upgrade their workstations to new ones or invest in a brand-new system or company-mergers when the parallel systems in the two companies need to be merged into one. This might sound good but what about the data? Data is highly crucial to any organisation and thus migrating/transferring it effectively and efficiently is an enormous task. This might seem a simple task for small to medium data sizes. Small Data Migration is as easy as dragging and dropping files from one drive to another. But, it becomes complex and intricate when a user encounters the need to migrate large amounts of data. Large Data demands special software and configurations. Thus, Data Migration Services comes into the picture. It is usually long process that includes:

· Strategy

· Analysis

· Mapping/Designing

· Planning

· Provisioning

· Testing/Implementing

· Migration

· Maintaining/Validation

Data Migration Service providers help you and your organisation by offering CRM Data Migration Services, EAM Data Migration Services and ERP Software Migration that apply to large number of databases, be it Oracle or MySQL or DB2 or POSTGRESQL or Sage and a lot more.

But, before you opt for data migration, you should ask your service provider a few things so that the process in completed without any hindrance or loss.

· Comprehend the Data: It’s tremendously important to define the scope of the project and from which applications you want to migrate. Make sure that your service provider understands and analyses what data needs to be migrated and where it needs to be placed. This will in turn lead to a smooth and time-saving migration.

· Right People: You would want the right resources with perfect skills and expertise to migrate your data. For this, you should make sure that the team handling your project is well-versed and houses suitable skills.

· Time: Time plays a key role in everything we do. Before, the team starts working on your project, it should be your responsibility to give a time boundation so that, your productivity doesn’t get hampered.

· Data Quality Framework: Ensure that the providers use suitable tools and means to perform data profiling and migrating. Furthermore, ask from them to identify solutions and data cleansing plans of actions for a successful migration or upgradation.

Having mentioned the factors to be kept in mind pre-migration, one should adhere to them strictly. Though most of the service providers stick to these factors and deliver you the best.

A well-organized data migration might help you in:

· Overcoming the risk

· Overcoming complexity

· Save onto application downtime

· Enhance productivity

· Boost efficiency and effectiveness

· Cost-effective

· Improved ROI

Summary: Migration is one of those vital processes that is possible to conquer and yield long-term benefits. It helps the organisations to play safe with their data, without any loss. Whether they are planning to change workstations or merge companies. A dedicated team with a clearly defined project plan from the commencement of the project, armed with automated tools is indeed the formula to success.

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