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| You will invest a lot of time, money,
and people when migrating from platforms
or applications. With careful planning and
implementation, migration costs can be cut
in half or more. How do you insure you minimize
your costs and risks of a migration? |
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| With decades of experience, MB Foster
has discovered that with proper planning
the transition, build, acquisition, testing,
and production costs of a migration can
be reduced from 10 to 50 percent. Planning
dramatically reduces the number of costly
mistakes. By following a well conceived
plan, momentum is built, everyone involved
knows what is expected of them, and no critical
components are forgotten or left behind. |
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| The first step is a high-level assessment
which can be presented to senior management
so that they understand the costs and risks
of any migration. Getting the facts for
this kind of executive presentation, - where
top managers see confidence in your ability
to ensure that the job gets completed on
budget and on time - is the least costly
step. Expect to spend between $25,000 and
$50,000 on this first step, depending on
how much briefing your IT staff requires
before making presentations to your executives
and if you need assistance to deliver the
message. |
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| MB Foster has a wide variety of planning
services available to assist you in planning
your migration. |
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| Learn
more about an MB Foster Assessment |
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| After an assessment, you would then move
into a detailed plan that identifies every
application, data, and process that will
be necessary after migration. The costs
are highly dependent on the scope of your
business, data, and applications. They can
range from as low as $25k up to $250k. |
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| With a detailed plan, you can then decide
to purchase new application software and
create a plan to migrate from your existing
application and platform to the new application.
Or you can look at retaining all of your
investment in your software applications,
by hosting them in a new infrastructure
environment, often called a lift and shift
strategy. There are numerous trade offs
between business benefit, risk, costs, and
timing involved in this decision. We've
done this numerous times. We would be happy
to discuss with you the options that are
available and what risks and costs are involved. |
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| Learn
more about an MB Foster Detailed Plan |
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| Migration is a process that requires management
and planning. There are many aspects to
consider, from new business processes to
new application skills that need to be taught
to end users. Everyone needs to plan their
finances for projects like these, so they
can determine what resources will be required
to make your migration a success. |
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| Start by analyzing your budget with the
help of MB Foster. |
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| Call us (1-800-ANSWERS) for more information
on how we have helped customers through
every phase of a migration, from budgeting
to completion. |
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