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Access our expertise through data migration consulting and data migration software to support a fully controlled and managed Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) exercise, allowing you to gain all the benefits of your new system.

Why data migration consulting is important

Data migration is a task that can sometimes be overlooked in terms of the value and risk to the business as a whole. Moving from one system, even an upgrade to an advanced version can pose challenges for the business in the transfer of data.

Unfortunately, data migration can be viewed as an IT task with little or no consultation taking place to manage the imminent business critical change. Data can be lost and operations may not run smoothly as a result.

How to conduct a successful data migration

The key to a successful data migration is a complete understanding of all the areas that depend on the data environment. To deliver the migration successfully, a data management team with a secure data platform is required, that can store both your original data and the transformed data, ensuring adherence to data standards and rules throughout the transfer process.

Engagement, care and consideration must be taken before attempting to migrate the data to ensure that operations can continue seamlessly and no data is lost.

Peter Adam

Group MD – Asset and Integrity Management

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Problems you may face with your data migration strategy

Data quality issues

Assumptions about data completeness and high standards are often incorrect; original data may have gaps and inaccuracies, with no clear ownership or trust in data management.

Multiple data sources

Data is gathered from many sources, complicating quality and consistency.

Accountability challenges

Data migration is often mismanaged due to inadequate budget and planning, incorrect assignment of responsibility, and lack of comprehensive departmental involvement.

Resource constraints

Insufficient time and budget for thorough planning and risk assessment impact the success of data transitions.

Awareness gaps

Lack of understanding about data’s importance, with departments unaware of critical data dependencies and viewing data quality as not their responsibility.

Absence of data quality metrics

Data quality is not integrated into business KPIs, leading to inadequate focus on its importance.

Our data migration solutions

ABL can manage your complete data migration journey, concept planning, stakeholder meetings, integrated project plans, data mapping, quality compliance, function testing, user training and legacy data repository.

Solutions facilitated by our data migration software, Effio™

To facilitate seamless transitions, we use Effio™, our proprietary software, providing Extract, Transform and Load (ETL), and data optimisation.

Using Effio™ to transfer data enables you to effectively move, monitor and manage your critical business data.

Effio™ achieves this by storing data rules, quality checks based on those rules, providing feedback on areas that do not meet the transformation success criteria and offering the means to update fields and correct errors.

Key Effio™ software features for data migrations

Tracking of data point progress for automated progress reporting
Original data held in a time-stamped data record
Embedded quality checks to ensure compliance with new standards
Capability to cleanse and enrich data during transition activities
Automated change rules for transforming data to new formats on mass with speed and consistency
Change log recording all modifications, logged by user account
Provision of destination data load templates

Benefits of our data migration solutions

Gain control over a complex, business-critical, multi-team activity which has a direct impact on operational effectiveness and time efficiency

Enable your teams to work with an agile project management methodology

Ensure the migration to the new environment will deliver the anticipated improvements and achieve company KPIs

Give data custodians a platform to hold data rules and stage gates for seamless movement of data from one project phase to the next

Access to Effio™, a controlled environment that stores your original data and the transformed data, providing the framework for a controlled data transition process

Obtain a full understanding of data quality and gaps and adhere to data standards and rules throughout the transfer process

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