Data Migration during App Modernization

Whenever we think of App modernization, we visualize fresh newness to the current system. We expect better look, easy user journey and enhanced performance is not be missed at all!

But somewhere during the process our familiar love for the current legacy application hinders our adaptability range.

However soon during the process we begin to face the challenges related to database migration even though we had planned it very well and the tension doubles we are migrating to cloud due to fact that the legacy applications are sometimes so outdated that it becomes extremely difficult to arrange the unstructured data into the new architecture of cloud.

So how do we streamline Data Migration during App Modernization?

Below are the activities enlisted for a smooth Database Migration during App Modernization:

1. Plan- Quality amount of time should be dedicated between the solution architect and the legacy system architect to classify data into MASTER and Transactional
2. Prepare - Prepare a pre assessment checklist as a roadmap to data migration. During this process all the owners would be aligned in understanding the data structure.
3. ETL- Extract, Transform, Load plugins are available in the market for smooth data migration to cloud and also resolve any issues effortlessly. There are many services provided by cloud service provides like snowball, snowmobile
4. Rehearse- Its very important to migrate all the data into pre-production environment and verify the system response and placement in the cloud architecture. This may appear to be a time taking activity but it will reflect any issue that could appear in the actual data migration process, and once all the data is migrated with success in the trial run it will give us the assurance that we are on the right track for LIVE migration.To conclude, Out of many challenges faced during during App modernization if Database Migration activity is strategized well then we have covered half of the journey.With proven record of successful App Modernization projects resulting into elastic, agile and high performance new application MAST Consulting has experts to transform your digital needs into successful, easy to manage solutions.