Getting migration management right in your production environment will ensure no data is lost and service is not disrupted. Find out more.

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No computer system lasts forever. Upgrades can take you so far:
adding extra hardware, newer software and bigger databases than
the original system designers ever thought possible can prolong the
life of old systems for a long time, especially in environments where
business continuity is the number one priority.
There comes a time though when the venerable, hacked and patched
old UNIX system has to go and be replaced by a modern Linux
system, and when it is the possibility of data loss can make the
most experienced CIO feel faint.

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Potential issues that could lead to data loss include:
1/
Failure to copy it correctly from the
old system to the new so it becomes
corrupted to a greater or lesser
extent, or is completely lost.

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Potential issues that could lead to data loss include:
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Losing control of it so that while you
keep a perfect copy, other people are
able to access it too.

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Potential issues that could lead to data loss include:
3/ Failure to define the data that is
required for the migration.

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Potential issues that could lead to data loss include:
4/ Insufficient testing prior to actual
data migration.

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Potential issues that could lead to data loss include:
The first can cripple any business; the second may not matter too
much if the data concerned is a price list for car spares, but if you
are in financial services or running an eCommerce operation, the
legal consequences of failing to protect customers’ data can be
severe.
The more complex the data migration project, the greater the
margin for error. That’s why it helps to follow best practice to
reduce the likelihood of data getting lost or corrupted during
the migration, and to minimise the potential impact on the
organisation.

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Designing a new system and migration
management are specialised tasks. Your IT
team of developers and operators (or DevOps)
are not going to be able to fit it in around their
regular jobs that keep the existing system
working - you are going to need help.
A specialist Linux and Open Source Software
IT Consultancy with experience managing
migrations for organisations large and small
can help you choose the right system and
manage the migration, keeping disruption to a
minimum.

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A good consultancy will have strategic
partnerships with many leading Open
Source Software providers giving them
access to the best tools needed for
migration management.
The key to preventing data loss is
thorough backups. The first stage of any
migration is to establish a cloud-based
backup of all your data, not just the
obvious databases but all your software,
licenses and configurations too.

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Migration management is a complex business, but don’t
let fears about data loss hold you back.

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