Fabric Readiness & Cutover
Comprehensive readiness assessment and phased migration strategy
Problem
A financial services firm was operating on a legacy data warehouse that was struggling to scale with growing data volumes and evolving compliance requirements. The system had limitations in terms of performance, cost, and ability to support modern analytics needs. Key challenges included:
- Legacy architecture with scalability limitations
- High operational costs and maintenance overhead
- Difficulty integrating new data sources and analytics tools
- Limited compliance and governance capabilities
- Need for modern analytics and self-serve capabilities
Constraints
- • Zero tolerance for operational disruption during migration
- • Regulatory compliance requirements throughout migration
- • Data security and access control requirements
- • Integration with existing business applications and reporting
- • Budget and timeline constraints
Approach
We conducted a comprehensive readiness assessment and developed a phased migration strategy:
Phase 1: Readiness Assessment
Comprehensive analysis of current state, gap analysis, and target architecture design for Microsoft Fabric.
Phase 2: Migration Planning
Detailed migration roadmap with phased approach, effort estimates, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies.
Phase 3: Pilot Migration
Small-scale pilot migration to validate approach, identify issues, and refine migration process.
Phase 4: Phased Cutover
Gradual migration of workloads with parallel run periods and rollback capabilities to ensure zero disruption.
Outcomes
- ✓ Clear migration roadmap with defined phases and milestones
- ✓ Risk mitigation strategies for each migration phase
- ✓ Zero operational disruption through phased approach
- ✓ Improved scalability and performance with modern platform
- ✓ Enhanced compliance and governance capabilities