migration madness
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Best practices fr data migration from CAD PDM or Enterprise PLM SolutionsTRANSCRIPT
Migration MadnessThe Science of Data MigrationStephen Porter, CEO, Zero Wait-State
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Data Migration is in our DNA Our Name Our History
Important Facts About Zero Wait-State
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FACTS ABOUT ZWS - IN OUR DNA
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Important Facts About Zero Wait-State
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FACTS ABOUT ZWS - NEUTRAL
DM IS HARD
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It’s like changing a jet engine in mid air without the plane crashing
Data condition is a variable difficult to estimate
It must be done without disrupting the current production environment
DM IS CRITICAL
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Without data a PLM is an empty vessel
Product data is the lifeblood of a company
Bad data can render a PLM or PDM system useless
BEST PRACTICES INCREMENTS
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Trying to move all data at once is problematic
Moving data in increments is more manageable
Eliminates time constraints Reduces risk
BEST PRACTICIES FORGET IT
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Extracting and transferring history to a new PLM is challenging
Most companies rarely access earlier versions of data
Using a “Latest only” approach dramatically reduces cost and complexity of data migration
Garbage In, Garbage Out …
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Just because you can migrate all your data doesn’t mean you should
Take a hard look at legacy data and be selective
Do not pollute your new system with corrupt or inaccurate data
Be Prepared
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Don’t “under provision” hardware for data migration
Identify needs and have analysis and data cleansing solutions ready
Clean up your data as much as possible prior to migration
Test, Validate, Repeat
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Two test passes and a production pass are minimum recommendations for most migrations
Have a specific test plan to evaluate data in the test system
Resist the urge to truncate testing
Case Study : Bloom Energy
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Highlights: Moving from PDMlink 9.0 Joint Project with GoEngineer Extracted meta data and SolidWorks CAD data Used drag and drop to load the CAD files and
sent meta data to Agile PLM Customer successfully transitioned from
PDMLink to Agile PLM and EPDM