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Depending on the size of your business, and your industry, it could involve moving vast amounts of data between CMSes. That includes all digital content assets, customer data, and peripheral materials. Strategic data migration planning is a highly critical and often complex aspect of replatforming. This involves mapping how existing data (e.g., customer profiles, product catalogs, order history, content) from the old platform will be transferred to the new one. What happens to our data? Customer records, order history, product data, content — how is each migrated, and how is accuracy verified?
Develop a detailed data migration strategy that includes: Data Audit and Cleaning: Identify and cleanse outdated, redundant, or incorrect data. Data Mapping: Define how data fields in the old system correspond to fields in the new system. Data Transformation: Specify any necessary changes to data formats or structures. During replatforming, transferring large volumes of product, customer, and order data introduces the risk of data loss or corruption. Even minor mismatches in formats or incomplete migrations can disrupt order histories, inventory records, or customer accounts, leading to operational issues and potential revenue loss.