Database Migration Without the Culture Shock

Think database migration is prohibitively expensive and takes an exceeding amount of time to enter, check and re-check data? Think again. With the FMStudió’s expert tools and techniques, and many years of problem-solving skill development, database migration is actually a very straightforward task. Even better, database migration can be a completely hands-off operation for you! 

Automated Database Migration

Anybody who has undergone the stress of an old-fashioned database migration has probably put the incident out of their mind in order to preserve sanity! Nowadays, though, the FMStudió has a variety of ways to help automate the database migration process. We use:

• A migration tool which automatically copies tables, fields, relationships, value lists, customised functions, scripts and layouts to the new database
• Tools which adeptly and precisely migrate data from other popular database and CRM softwares to FileMaker Pro
• Tools which help validate the integrity of your data at the other end of a database migration, combined with random manual checking
• Data cleansing tools, to ensure that your new database runs like a dream compared to the old one!

Who uses database migration services?

If you are unhappy with your current database software, want to upgrade to the new version of FileMaker Pro, recently upgraded your server, relocated a data centre, or want to utilise specialist versions of the program like the FileMaker Go application for iPhone and iPad, or FileMaker Server, you’ll need to undertake database migration.

Best Practices in Database Migration

At the FMStudió, we adhere strictly to best practices in data migration to ensure that your business’s most important asset – its information – is handled with the care it deserves. These include:

• Creating as comprehensive plan for your database migration before any processes are put in place
• Testing of the plan
• Validation of the hardware and software requirements compatibility
• Pre-validation testing
• Knowledge transfers and recording of the database migration actions
• Post-migration validation of data integrity
• Generating migration statistics

The team can usually complete a database migration with almost no disruption to your standard business availability, depending on your hours of work.

Don’t be scared of a database migration – a quick chat with our team will help you understand how simple and straightforward it can be, as well as the benefits to your organisation. Call us on 02 9487 8066.