Many of you might be wondering looking at the title that I have chosen to write this post. Well, working in the IT industry and talking about migrations is like talking about a popular commodity in the market. But, for some, it is the worst nightmare that can keep them haunting for ages.
Indubitably, new technologies have garnered much of the needed tension (pun intended). Their ability to do the in-app migrations with ease has made them really popular nowadays. In fact, they are lazy people's way out. But, what about the applications that require complete database migration???? What are the challenges that are faced while migrating a database? How does the process work?? Curious to know the answers to these questions?? Let’s explore.
Database Migration Need
An application would require to move from one database to another only when it is facing issues with the current database. These issues include performance issues, speed of doing tasks, redundant data, technological transformations, and security fixes. Not much to my surprise, security fixes were the major issues that require a firm or organization to switch databases.
Database Migration Challenges
For the applications using heavy databases, the need to migrate the database is more on the verge. Since using a legacy system would make a company susceptible to face difficulty, it becomes challenging to migrate to a completely new database.
Well, the most common challenges that are being faced by many of the companies which opted for migration include:
Finding disparate databases (Identification of Databases stored at different places)
Data Analysis at the earliest (to unveil hidden errors in best possible manner)
Devising a migration strategyLack of Integrated Process (linking inputs & outputs from each stage of the process)
Data cleaning and coding (data from various places - cleansed, normalized and transformed)
Not evaluating final results in a timely manner
Lack of collaboration(sync between in-house and outsourced engineers)
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Securing data and systems
Dealing with these challenges might be tough for some but overcoming those can make the migration process seamless.
If you wanna dig deeper to know about database migrations, read this blog post here - What is Database Migration? Understanding Needs and Challenges. If you have any suggestions up your sleeve, please comment.
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