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| Data Migration should always be treated
as a separate project and planned before
an application is transitioned so that data
can be prepared in advance of testing. Data
presents special challenges as the skills,
technologies and tactics are quite distinct
from other projects. |
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| MB Foster begins every data
migration project with a data assessment,
as you're transitioning a business application
and all the complexity that goes with it.
During an assessment we examine existing
processes, critical data sources, target
environment, databases, determine scope,
timeline, technologies, audit requirements
and risk mitigation. |
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| A data conversion plan is essential for
all data migration projects, regardless
of whether the organization has decided
to; Replace an existing ERP solution with
another, port an existing in-house developed
application to a new platform or re-hosting
a legacy ERP application on a supportable
platform. |
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| A conversion plan mitigates
risks related to auditor guidelines for
data transformation and chain of custody,
to satisfy regulatory and governance requirements
and eliminate legal repercussions associated
with lost or invalidated data. |
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| A data conversion plan is developed separately
and aligned to meet both internal business
requirements and those associated with the
application replacement project objectives
and deliverables consisting of the initial
implementation, parallel runs and the go-live.
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| Upon approval of a data conversion
plan and with formats set, resources assigned
and tools selected, the process of migrating
data begins. MB Foster's framework includes
three key risk mitigation steps consisting
of a test data migration, initial data migration,
and final data migration before going live. |
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| MB Foster looks at workflow
during the assessment and data conversion
planning phase to address re-integration
of spreadsheets, reports and other applications
that need data made available to them. |
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| With rising costs to support
legacy environments and with system administration
resources reassigned plus auditory or government
requirements, the most viable solution is
to decommission and archive historical data
in a format that can be used with industry
standard Relational Database Management
System software. |
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| MB Foster has solved the
problem of recovering data from backup tapes
and databases making it available in numerous
formats and allowing your company to support
one less propriety platform and to save
thousands of dollars in hardware and software
support costs and power costs by turning
off the system. |
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| Call us (1-800-ANSWERS) to
learn more about how MB Foster can assist
you in planning and delivering your data
migration and decommissioning plans. |
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