Data Migration for Licensing
More projects fail because of poor data conversion than for any other reason and we do data conversions better than anyone. Versa:Migrate is an automated set of data conversion tools coupled with a proven set conversion methodologies that stage and validate data and manage the whole conversion process for you. This eliminates the usual risks associated with large, multi-database conversions.
Your IT staff can use Versa:Migrate to manage your own data conversion process or you can let Versa’s expert conversion team conduct a “full service” conversion for you – the choice is yours. Smaller agencies usually prefer that we manage the whole conversion process but we have also successfully worked with large customers to conduct initial conversions and provide training and then turn over conversions of later releases.
The data conversion process may be depicted as follows:
"Anyone who has ever developed and implemented a large enterprise office system knows that data conversion is the single highest risk task on the project. When the data being converted is coming from multiple disparate legacy systems, all with different code standards, the challenge and risk is even greater," says Jim MacLaggan, Versa’s Vice President Sales, Eastern Region.
Versa:Migrate allows agencies to see the data as it is mapped and eventually moved to Versa:Regulation. It also ensures data accuracy through automated data validation utilities that may be re-run as often as needed. Data that passes the automated validations of the Versa:Migrate are ensured of being converted successfully to Versa:Regulation as it is guaranteed to conform to the required data mappings and relationships.
“Versa:Migrate facilitates an iterative process and the system management tools provide rapid feedback to quickly identify issues allowing the conversion analyst more time to deal with them. "Our analysts now spend 80% of the time analyzing and mapping data with 20% of the time writing conversion programs, which is a significant improvement. This ensures a higher quality conversion results and fewer errors. Best of all the user interface is simple to learn and operate", says Steve Cant, Data Conversion Manager, Versa.
Versa:Migrate methodology manages the following conversion tasks:
• Conduct License Type Interviews
• Enter License Type Configuration
• Develop and Load Target Mapping
• Extract Legacy Data
• Run Data Validations
• Stage the Validated Data
• Review and Approve Staged Data
• Migrate Staged Data to Versa:Regulation
