Data Migration

Reduce the Risk to Your Application Success With A Comprehensive Set of Data Migration Technology and Services

The Data Migration Imperative

When you make an acquisition, consolidate the data in disparate systems, or upgrade to a new ERP or CRM application, you want to reap the advantages of this strategic business decision quickly. To do this, you need to streamline and integrate your business processes, but it’s even more important to integrate your data and assure its quality. That’s the purpose of data migration.

Data Migration Projects Are Risky.

84% of data migration projects fail to meet expectations

37% experience budget overruns
67% are not delivered on time

Source: “Data Migration in the Global 2000”, Bloor Research, September 2007

Why Do Data Migration Projects Fail?

Lack of Methodology
Unrealistic scope
Improper understanding and usage of tools
Inattention to data quality
Lack of experience

Source: “Data Migration in the Global 2000”, Bloor Research, September 2007

The Informatica Solution

Informatica reduces the risk and minimizes the errors inherent in data migration projects, and at the same time improves data integrity by automating up to 90% of the process with a three-part solution:

Technology – software and tools to speed the process and minimize errors
Methodology – a combination of best practices and techniques developed from practical experience
End-to-End Migration Services – veteran Informatica consultants as well as a rich ecosystem of partners with expertise in data migration

Technology - The Informatica Data Migration Suite
Informatica is the leading developer of data integration technology. Our expertise was developed over hundreds of successful data migration projects, and we have applied that expertise to assemble a suite of software products dedicated to every step of the data migration process. Our platform-neutral Data Migration Suite increases productivity and eliminates errors. The ultimate result is a dramatic reduction of the risks inherent in data migration projects.

A Full Suite of Capabilities

Informatica PowerExchange gives you easy access to all data types in any system, and lets you deliver data in any format, making all your data flexible and easily accessible.
Informatica Data Explorer helps you identify and tag data that has quality issues so that you can develop approaches to improving its quality.
Informatica Data Quality helps you verify the reliability and effectiveness of your data, including updating it, standardizing it, and removing duplicate records.
Informatica PowerCenter Advanced Edition provides a platform to transform and reconcile all data types from all sources, including unstructured and semi-structured data, and then deliver that data to the right place, at the right time, and in the right format.

Data Migration Suite Licensing Options
Recognizing the varied philosophical approaches to data migration, Informatica accommodates a flexible licensing model for the Data Migration Suite:

Perpetual license for those who choose to build a reusable data migration platform
Project-bound license limited to a specified term, available for 6, 12, or 18 months.

Methodology – Informatica Velocity
Informatica Velocity Migration Methodology, a best practice implementation methodology, helps identify techniques that can deliver dramatic productivity gains while significantly reducing project risk.

The Informatica Velocity Migration Methodology
The philosophy behind Velocity is “convert early, often, and with real production data.”

Early. Data is introduced into the process as soon as possible. There are three advantages to this approach: 1) Early conversion reveals up front the issues to be addressed, 2) It also serves as a benchmark to estimate the length and scope of the project, and 3) Business users see the value at the outset.

Often. The approach is iterative. Traditionally, migration projects have been delivered as a “big bang” conversion. This often results in overlooked business and technical issues with a consequent major rework of the plan. The iterative approach allows for continuous tuning of the migration project until all issues are thoroughly addressed. In addition, users gain increased value with each iteration because they are using production data.

With Real Production Data. Informatica Professional Services has developed a method for using production data without affecting the performance or results of production systems. As a result, there is an immediate benefit from each iteration, and the results of the tests are more reliable than if the process were undertaken with test data.

Methodology Benefits

Accelerated development
Minimized staffing requirements
Dramatically lowered cost
Automatic documentation of the data migration process
Comprehensive audit trail

End-to-End Migration Services

Informatica has a broad ecosystem of experts in data migration, including a global network of partners who work collaboratively with Informatica services and software.

Informatica Professional Services consultants

Design strategies to optimize developer productivity
Accelerate the development of Informatica software components
Provide templates and tools to reduce cost and time by 50%+
Provide steady direction and sound technical expertise
Plan the project thoroughly and keep it moving smoothly
Transfer to your staff the wisdom they have accumulated from hundreds of data integration projects

Packaged Data Migration Services

Migration Jump Start. A first iteration of conversion, supported by 10-15 days of consulting, establishes a data migration strategy, builds templates, and provides immediate value. This brief engagement sets the framework for future migration iterations.
On-the-Ground Advisors. One or more Informatica consultants begin with the Migration Jump Start (#1 above). After the Jump Start, they continue to work with your team through the design phase. Based on your requirements, the consultants may continue through the test and deployment phases to share expertise and insure project success.
Full Lifecycle. A team of Informatica consultants deploy our complete framework of resources and work with your staff from analysis through deployment. The resulting knowledge transfer enables your team to leverage new expertise on future projects.

Informatica Global Education Services
Informatica Global Education Services offers migration-specific eLearning and classroom-based training to help you leverage Informatica technology and methodology to your fullest advantage.