Migratiewerk

Migratiewerk is the set of activities involved in migrating data, applications, or services from one environment to another. It is used in information technology, data management, cloud computing, and organizational change projects. The goal is to transfer functionality while preserving data integrity, security, and continuity of operations.

Scope and types of migratiewerk include on-premises to cloud migrations, cloud-to-cloud migrations, database migrations, storage migrations, and application migrations. Data migrations may involve schema changes, data cleansing, deduplication, and transformation, while application migrations may require rehosting, replatforming, or refactoring. Different migrations often combine multiple forms and require coordinated planning across technical and business teams.

Process and lifecycle typically involve discovery and assessment; defining the migration strategy and scope; selecting tools; data governance and risk assessment; pilot migrations; full-scale execution; cutover; and post-migration validation and optimization. Teams maintain runbooks, testing plans, and rollback procedures to manage risk and ensure a controlled transition.

Techniques and strategies commonly applied include lift-and-shift (rehosting), replatforming, refactoring or rearchitecting, repurchasing, and retiring components. For data-focused migrations, ETL or ELT methods and data synchronization are often used. Automation, testing, monitoring, and clear benchmarks are essential to minimize downtime and verify data integrity during the move.

Governance, challenges, and success factors: security, privacy, regulatory compliance, data quality, downtime, performance, and cost are central considerations. Stakeholders typically include project managers, IT architects, data engineers, database administrators, security/compliance officers, and business users. Proper planning and governance improve modernization, scalability, and business continuity.