Data Migration Pro Information

Data migration makes financial sense when you have more than just one project; the more instances you have the more cost-effective it becomes, especially if you outsource support. Hiring a car and a driver to take you to the restaurant might be expensive but if there are four of you in the car then it might be cheaper than using public transport and it is certainly less hassle. Kognitio's experience and capabilities play a vital role in reducing the cost, risk and timescales associated with data migration projects. Our focus in this area has enabled us to develop our own robust approach and methodology and a fully integrated toolset to support the migration process. Kognitio has a very flexible approach to engagement - ranging from the strategic consultancy, provision of specialist data migration resources, collaboration in joint client/Kognitio project teams, to full end-to-end project delivery. So what are your thoughts on outsourcing/offshoring data migration projects? As a rule of thumb we say that it is difficult to take migration offshore as you cannot take more than 20% of services resources offshore. And yet, offshoring comes in to its own with the testing aspect of data migration, where you can take cycle times down from eight to one hour. It's interesting to note that the industry is now shifting to an on-demand model because customers are reluctant to outsource. The on-demand model in fact does not compromise on the core a successful data migration project i.e. people, process, technology, methodology, and infrastructure. With on-demand you get the latest and best of them all without the traditionally associated outlay. What is your approach towards data migration technology? By talking to our customers we have found that they are not using that many tools to carry out data migration projects; they are still hand-cranking them. Kognitio's FastTest appliance has transformed the process. We can ship this testing and auditing box and install it safely behind the customer's firewall for them to speed ...