What is data migration?
Data migration is the movement of an organisation’s data from an existing source to a new target system, in line with a wider business system.
Data migrations are usually the result of system consolidation, new data warehousing solutions or application upgrades, but there are a variety of reasons and benefits behind them.
Due to the high degree of risk management involved, data migration projects are regarded as one of the most technically challenging and expensive IT projects. That’s why a data migration framework and strategy are essential to ensure the successful transference of data with minimal disruption to wider business operations.
Migrating to the cloud
Due to its scalability and cost-effectiveness as a storage solution, cloud migration is an increasingly popular choice for modern enterprises. This movement of business elements can be from an on-premise data centre or cloud system, providing great flexibility regardless of an organisation’s existing data infrastructure.
The importance of a data migration strategy
Simply put, data migration requires technological expertise from a trusted partner, reinforced by a clearly-defined strategy. This should always be a tailored approach, accounting for the data capacity of the organisation and any potential risks during the migration process.
Without a data migration strategy, the risk behind managing the secure and accurate movement of data is unmanageable. Organisations without a data migration strategy are at risk of data loss during the migration process, increased downtime and data corruption.
A good data migration strategy should be clearly defined with a framework that accounts for all areas of the process, including post-implementation. Dufrain’s data migration framework involves five key steps:
1. Conducting a health check to review your data
To understand how the data being migrated fits within the target system, identify missing data fields and audit the quality of the data.
2. Designing the migration programme
To define the data within the migration, outline the technical architecture and define the migration timeline.
3. Implementing the migration programme
To build and implement the migration solution in line with the organisation’s unique requirements.
4. Managing the project
To ensure that downtime is minimised and all risks are managed effectively.
5. Testing the migration strategy
To check the accuracy of the migration and completeness of the application.
Dufrain’s data migration expertise
Data migration services we offer:
SaaS migrations
Including Acturis policy administration system (PAS), Oracle NetSuite enterprise resource planning (ERP) and Salesforce customer relationship management (CRM).
Cloud data platform migrations
Including Azure, AWS and Google Cloud.
On-premise data platform migrations
Including Teradata, Oracle Business Intelligence, Microsoft SQL Server and SAS.
With Dufrain’s data migration services, you can enjoy several additional benefits, including:
Technology integration
Dufrain’s wealth of experience in data migration services means that our consultants can adeptly design a strategy and utilise any technology.
Data quality
As a leading data consultancy, Dufrain can help you ensure data quality is maintained at every stage of your data migration project based on the best data management principles.
Minimised downtime
Our data migration consultants can help your organisation to integrate any technology for your data migration, to ensure technical expertise and optimal application.
Complete transparency
With thorough system and unit testing, Dufrain’s data migration services are designed to enable full transparency of the process and progress of your data migration.
Seamless migration
Dufrain’s data migration services are designed to manage all technical aspects of the migration process so that you can continue focusing on expertly managing your business.
Optimise your data migration with the Dufrain Data Migration Accelerator (DDMA)
Data migration accelerators are designed to combat many of the costly inefficiencies associated with migration projects, such as coding and data quality issues and inconsistent transformations. Data migration accelerators eliminate these risks and accelerate the process to ensure your migration project stays on track with the agreed timeline.
Why choose the Dufrain Data Migration Accelerator (DDMA)?
- Increased transparency of the migration process for validation and quality assurance purposes
- Reduced risk of your data migration project over-running
- Reduced timeframe and costs for delivering accurate results.
Start the journey with a Dufrain data audit
Our data migration consultants take a holistic approach to data audits for migration projects of all sizes and specifications. This allows us to expertly deliver secure and cost-efficient solutions tailored to the requirements of organisations across a range of industries.
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Take control of your data
Contact Dufrain today or call us on 0800 130 3656 to discuss your data migration project with one of our experts.
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