When moving to Alfresco, many clients struggle with the cost and effort associated with a “Big-Bang” migration from their Legacy ECM system. In a “Big-Bang” scenario, all the content must be migrated to the new system during a very risky and expensive cutover weekend. This Webinar will present:
- A Migration overview – how migration is more than “dump and load”.
- How migration requires more than just moving the content but also all the the users and applications that have been attached to the legacy repository over time
- Difference between Simple and Complex migrations
- How a Delta Approach can reduce timing and risk of a Big Bang Migration
- Benefits of a Rolling Migration versus a Big Bang Migration
One TSG client opted to employ a rolling migration to address the issue with a big bang approach. With the rolling migration approach:
- The cost and effort of a large migration did not delay getting the benefits of the new system.
- Only selective documents are migrated real-time when requested in a rolling approach. Any surprises with the legacy ECM documents can be addressed by the existing team document by document rather than all documents at once.
- The cutover weekend can be staged to involve limited users (and hence documents) to avoid the risk of a large cutover weekend. No content is required in the new system on cutover.
Webinar will include a demonstration of a client’s rolling migration for illustration. Webinar is a 1:00 EST Today – Recording available here.
[…] As we have posted in the past, there is never an “easy button” for complex migrations. For our client and other clients, a “Rolling Migration” allowed for a gradual rollout of both the users as well as the migration of the content to the new system. The concept of a Rolling Migration is something we have been doing for clients since 2014. […]