{"id":16479,"date":"2023-02-25T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.databack.fr\/non-categorise\/why-and-how-to-migrate-data\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:50:42","slug":"why-and-how-to-migrate-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.databack.fr\/en\/faq\/why-and-how-to-migrate-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Why and how to migrate data?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why migrate your data?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The need to implement a <strong>data migration strategy<\/strong> always comes up in the life of public and private organizations (companies, local authorities, administrations, healthcare establishments&#8230;). It is the corollary of any type of change or transition in the data management cycle: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>restructuring or upgrading information systems ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>integration of new applications or software packages ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>installation or renewal of storage media ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>database merging, creation of a data warehouse ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>archiving, full or incremental data backups ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>change of activity: merger, conversion, site relocation&#8230; ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to carry out a successful data migration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a key element of data management, migration must be properly prepared and strategized:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>data model audit and study phase ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>data cleansing prior to migration ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>study of source and target media or systems ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Migration planning (complete or in phases) ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>backup of original data before transfer ;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">post-migration data auditing, testing and cleansing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why migrate your data? 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