What are Data Migration Services?

IT operations are in a continuous state of change. Data migration projects are becoming increasingly important due to the exponential growth of data generated, continuous improvements in data storage hardware and software, and increased emphasis on doing technology refreshes in order to right-size the technology type. In addition, storage platform optimization, consolidation of system infrastructure, virtualization, standardization of platforms and the use of emerging technologies force IT departments to constantly migrate data from one architecture to another.

Data migration includes:

• Storage Migration - Organizations may choose take advantage of more efficient storage technologies resulting in having to move physical blocks of data from one tape or disk to another, often using virtualization techniques.

• Database Migration - Similarly, it may be necessary to move from one database vendor to another, or to upgrade the version of database software being used. A physical transformation process may be required since the underlying data format can change significantly.

• Application Migration - Changing application vendor – for instance a new CRM or ERP platform – will inevitably involve substantial transformation as almost every application or suite so that it operates on its own specific data model.

• Business Process Migration - Changes in an organization or in customer information may require the movement of data from one store, database or application to another.

• Desktop/PC Migration - Occurs when the entire user environment is transferred between two computer systems. This is required whenever users move to a new computer or upgrade to a new OS.

Migration projects are extremely critical within organizations. The impact of overruns or failures can be significant with negative financial consequences to the organization as a result of lost productivity, data loss or data corruption.

PC Mall Gov’s Data Migration Services are designed to help IT departments upgrade the system or migrate data from an existing infrastructure to another one with a minimal amount of disruption. We can provide the resources and expertise to help simplify and secure migration projects. Our experts help to address complexity concerns, avoid disruption and maintain performance while minimizing the risk and impact.

We take the time to understand your environment and to guide you in selecting the best method for your migration project. We’ll work with you to define the objective/scope of the project, assess and validate the actual and target architectures, develop a migration plan utilizing industry best practices then implement, test, service and maintain the right solution for your organization.

What is the benefit to my organization?

PC Mall Gov maintains key partner relationships with leading infrastructure technology companies which allow us to extend our key competencies and capabilities to our customers. We are able to offer world class technology, geographical coverage and services led solutions which are customized to the unique needs of your organization.

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