Data migrations are becoming more complex, more frequent, and are businessācritical. M&A activity, data centre moves and department restructuring all mean that data is fluid within a business. Whether youāre moving archives, email, file data, cloud workloads or entire digital estates, the risks are real.
Due to the sporadic nature of migrations, itās rare for internal teams to have the relevant experience in both the source and target systems to confidently deliver a successful migration. Especially when you add time and budget constraints and other business priorities to the mix.
As GartnerĀ® states,
āData migration projects are one of the most challenging undertakings for any organization, irrespective of their size or technical maturity. These projects might appear simple and straightforward on paper, as they primarily involve moving data from a source system to a target system. However, in reality, they frequently exceed budgets, miss deadlines or fail to meet quality requirements.ā
