Creating a migration strategy

Now that we’ve looked at a few of the needs and tools for data management, let’s change focus and look at how to create a data migration strategy that will be successfully executed during a project. We’ve also identified where the data lives, and what tools we plan on using. We need to break the migration strategy into three phases:

1. First, define what the migration strategy will be.
2. Second, create a cutover plan for go-live.
3. Third, determine how much and what data is to be kept as part of a data retention plan.

Prepare for data migration

As we get closer to the point where we can start to migrate data, having a detailed plan will simplify the life of both the SA and the client. There are several tasks that need to be completed so that we can accomplish both the migration of the data and also the client’s business continuity.

Note

The processes involved in data cleanup and extraction are long....