MIGRATION METHODOLOGY

IT applications go through periodical changes due to various business needs. There are the changes that organizations want to make and the changes they have to make. Regardless of whether the change is caused by a planned, strategic decision, or an outside factor, such as a merger or new government compliance requirement, most enterprise application changes will involve the migration of data.

While each data migration effort is unique, there are many common features that allow a discussion of basic approach to benefit those who are planning or are in the middle of a data migration effort. This document gives an overview of processes required to successfully migrate Enterprise Data to target platform.

Cambridge has a mature methodology for a successful migration. The following are the key phases under which key activities are grouped:

• Data Reconnaissance
• Data Extraction
• Data Assessment
• Data Alignment
• Data Harmonization

The common theme across the processes is to perfect the “Run Book” that takes care of all the steps and is delivered iterative fashion.