#ecmmigrationtool

Migrating to a new ECM system can fill up the ECM with huge quantities of unwanted data, or crash the entire project.

Caliente is an ECM data migration tool that is designed for large-scale content migration to and from different ECM platforms and storage solutions. The vision of this organization is to replace the existing mainframe structured and paper-based data case system with a modern electronic system. And the goal is to support their current functional priorities, including - preventing of terrorist attacks like the most important priority.

Migrating Structured & Unstructured Content

The approach is appropriated to upload metadata to a normalized Oracle database table and to replace associated files from the mainframe to temporary file storage. In this part, Caliente is used to load the content files from the temporary file system storage, and the Oracle tables, into the Document archive.

Caliente leads data in a pipeline process so one query from the source database can create several Documentum objects.

Key Takeaways

Configurable and repeatable middleware that makes more straightforward content exchange process between systems, will decrease the costs of ownership. Also, it will protect organizations from expensive remediation when the target system has to be replaced or upgraded.

It is essential for any organization to migrate the documents, and you need to make sure that they are migrated without any negative impact.

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Even today, organizations still rely on the slow, painful, error-prone manual process of working with data. This can involve scanning various documents, OCR with the mandatory deciphering of bad handwriting, adding needed metadata, properly naming documents to fit the organization standards, saving digital files in the right format, moving documents to other physical and digital location, etc. Just reading the description of this process is enough to give you a headache.

IS THERE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE ECM MIGRATION TUNNEL?

Now think about the scary process of moving all that data into an ECM system. Enterprise Content Management systems are massive systems built to answer most of the modern company’s data needs. But, taking all those scanned files, all those disjointed excel spreadsheets, tons and tons of data stored in different databases is scary, to say the least.

Companies can spend thousands of work hours in processing all their data and still not be out of the woods when it comes to eliminating human error. There are far too many moving parts, far too many variables, and every step of the way is yet another chance of forgetting something, overlooking a small detail, and end up with a failed migration into an ECM.

The Cloud is growing to be a very compelling approach for organizations to host ECM applications. It offers a reliable computing power, flexible cost models, and lots of off-premise support assembled conveniently in an enterprise content management service agreement.

Undoubtedly, the Cloud represents an unexplored territory for many organization since these critical applications are requiring more maintenance and care than standard deployments.

DEFINING YOUR NEEDS

Start your migration by understanding the basics – what data will you migrate to the Cloud. Even if it sounds simple, organizations often skip this step and then discover more applications that need to be moved.

An infrastructure evaluation will help you figure out what needs to go where and you will start to get a sense of what your migration should look like.

A SOLID EVALUATION WILL EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS:

·         What are the RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) of every application?

·         Where are all the data and apps placed and how can you easily find them?

·         What are the security and compliance requirements of every application?

·         How much capacity your applications and data are utilizing?

·         How is everything associated with your system?

·         What are you migrating?

Before starting the migration process it is good to identify what needs to be migrated and how much capacity it requires.

WRAP UP

The basic reason for implementing an enterprise content management system is to enhance the accessibility of corporate data. Moving your ECM system to cloud indicates that data is now more accessible than ever.

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Having the ability to have a panoramic view of information over the organization in an impeccable and transparent way, has clear business value. The information is no longer just data, but content that can be integrated, interpreted and be more significant to corporate end-users.

Migrating content from one ECM system to another allows a united view and access to information in order to maximize investment and increase efficiency. So, having the right migration tool is a must-have when migrating content from one ECM system to another.

Using a migration tool means making the job of content migrating much easier. The point of these tools is automating the process of migration by providing a library of previously configured templates and tasks that can be selected and performed with a single click. As previously configured tasks are reducing or eliminating custom coding, they can likewise reduce both the level of required expertise and the duration of consulting services.

CUSTOMIZATION & CONFIGURATION

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There are many reasons why an organization may face a large ECM data migration. Most of the times companies start thinking of ECM data migration because they want to modernize workflows. Other times, this may be because of a recent acquisition, a part of a strategic effort, or a push to minimize expenses in maintaining old systems.

Whatever the reason, a large ECM data migration is a daunting thought. And it often fails. These failures are usually the direct result of poor planning. This is why researching for available migration tools and processes is such a crucial part of ECM data migration. We’ll mention the tools at the end. For now, here are some guidelines to help you plan a proper ECM data migration process.

Study the Source of Data

The first step in any ECM data migration project should be studying the source of data. This data is the key subject of the entire process, so it goes without saying that teams need to know what they want to migrate. Here are a few steps to help your team get to know the data better:

A. ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS:

What types of documents are stored in your current system?

What indexes and metadata are used for describing each document type?

What are the relationships between individual documents?

B. ANALYZE THE ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN WHICH DOCUMENTS ARE STORED:

How can you extract documents from your current ECM     system?

How the documents relate to each other?

How is the metadata stored?