Platform and data migrations with controlled cutover.

We move servers, virtual machines, databases and storage using a strategy based on compatibility, synchronization, maintenance window and validation.

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Source · Synchronization · Cutover · Validation
Source · Synchronization · Cutover · Validation
Migrations

Migration is designed backward from cutover.

Source, target, volume, compatibility, window and synchronization method determine the strategy.

Platforms

Movement between technologies or generations.

  • P2V
  • V2V
  • V2P
  • Technology refresh

Data

Database and storage migration.

  • Compatibility
  • Synchronization
  • Consistency
  • Validation
Transition

Synchronization is different from cutover.

Define the change point, dependencies, validation and return criteria.

Cutover

Transition sequence to the target platform.

  • Freeze
  • Final sync
  • Service switch
  • Smoke tests

Rollback

Criteria and steps to return in a controlled manner.

  • Thresholds
  • Decision point
  • Data
  • Communication
Migration Pre-Flight

The migration is won before the cutover window.

Downtime and risk depend on how well we know the source, target and synchronization mechanism before execution.

Source and target

We compare capacity, version, architecture and compatibility.

  • Hardware
  • OS / hypervisor
  • Database
  • Storage

Synchronization

We choose how to move data while minimizing the window.

  • Replication
  • Incremental copy
  • Export / import
  • Conversion

Cutover

The transition has defined steps, timing and validation.

  • Freeze
  • Last sync
  • Service switch
  • Tests

Rollback

We define when to stop the change and how to return consistently.

  • Criteria
  • Time limit
  • Rollback data
  • Communication
Next Step

Design the migration before touching production.

A good plan makes the data path, window, change point and rollback explicit.

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