{"id":7057,"date":"2020-12-28T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intexsoft.com\/?post_type=blog&p=7057"},"modified":"2022-07-19T12:37:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:37:26","slug":"software-migration-guide-why-when-how","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/intexsoft.com\/blog\/software-migration-guide-why-when-how\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Migration Guide: Why, When & How"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you work in a medium or a big company with a long history, there is a high probability that now you are dealing with some outdated legacy system. Many business owners suppose that it is okay to work with such systems as they still do their job. They believe that it is easier and cheaper to support old software than to build a new one or migrate. But is it? This article will give you a complete overview of the software migration phenomenon: when it is needed, why, and how to do this with less pain.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is software migration?<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Some people imagine software migration as a process of system transfer from one technology to another. However, that is just half of the deal. Shortly speaking, software migration is like rebuilding the system from scratch, implementing the same features and functionalities with modern developing technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Software migration refers to software modernization. During this process, you can rebuild your old software with the new technologies and change the design and add some new features.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reasons to migrate<\/span><\/h2>\n

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When technology on which the system is developed is no longer supported<\/span><\/h3>\n

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That’s probably the most critical point. If you are staying with outdated technology, you will not be able even to access the system one day. Moreover, when there are no security updates, you can end up with a hacked database causing information leakage and other consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When it becomes too pricey and resource-consuming to support<\/span><\/h3>\n

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The old systems are often unable to keep up with modern hardware, browsers, and operating systems. Modern conditions multiplied by legacy code and poor documentation may cause countless bugs and hundreds of person-hours to fix them. Check out our article on hidden maintenance costs<\/a> to learn more about that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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With the new software, you can prevent that. Of course, this software will still demand a little support from time to time. But this is the long-term investment that will pay off.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When the system does not correspond to the renovated business processes<\/span><\/h3>\n

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If your company is experiencing significant growth, changes in the business model, and processes that cannot be handled with the existing system – consider the migration. This will save you much time in the future, eliminate the error level, and contribute to your business’s further growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When the system cannot be integrated with modern tools<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Let’s say you are using the old Customer Relationship Management System. A long time ago, such systems were only capable of storing information about your actual clients. Today CRM can be integrated with your website analytics, emailing system, and order management system. It can give you all the possible customer insights and endless possibilities for communication with customers and improve customer experience, raising your profits. And this can be applied not only to CRMs but also to other systems like HRM (Human Resource Management), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning<\/a>), etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you resonate at least with one of these points – the time has come.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Migration process flow<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Combine a software migration plan<\/span><\/h3>\n

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At the first stage, we recommend thorough preparation of the documentation necessary for technology migration plan<\/a> and development, namely:<\/span><\/p>\n

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