Developing a Data Migration Strategy

Data migration is the process of moving data between two systems, usually at scale. With the rate of change in technology, it is not uncommon to change to new applications and seed the new system with existing business information. Even so, these transfers come with often overlooked challenges. There are time tested ways of managing the data migration process, but at the same time, each migration is unique. This document will provide a brief overview of the process to create a data migration strategy for Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems.