Content Migration

If you use a Content Management System (CMS) to manage web or document content you will already know that one of the key issues faced is how to move existing content into the new system.

On paper content migration looks relatively easy. A team of people could spend the next six months copying files and web pages from their existing location into the new CMS.

However, this is not such a simple proposition - content migration projects tend to involve hundreds of minor changes to very large volumes of content.

  • How many files can one person move in one day? Some customers quote from two pages to 200 documents per day. A content migration project of only 1000 pages might take anywhere between 50 to 500 days to complete.
  • What happens during this move? Do you place a content freeze across the entire site for the duration of the content migration project?
  • What about moving the attached documents and handling internal and external links? How can you incorporate this functionality into your migration strategy?

A "lift and shift" approach or manual migration often results in slow, difficult and expensive projects and fails to deliver the anticipated benefits from your CMS. Migrations are often high-profile projects within an organization that require a proven approach and robust technologies to ensure success.

Vamosa offers both turnkey and configured software solutions to your migration challenges:

  • Vamosa Consulting will deliver an end-to-end migration project using a proven methodology and unique, robust technology, guaranteeing consistency and quality throughout. The business goals driving your CMS implementation will be realized immediately and effort can be focussed on user training and functionality, while relying on Vamosa to manage and deliver the migration. Vamosa's efficient, streamlined approach to migration will shrink the implementation cost and maximize the value of your content.
  • Vamosa ECoG Suite for Documents offers deep functionality to take control of your document content including analysis, cleansing and migration. The Documents suite also offers users the ability to perform scheduled maintenance reports to ensure the content stays under control.
  • Vamosa ECoG Suite for Web offers similar functionality, but for Web content, including on-going monitoring and maintenance to keep web content under control and in line with corporate policy. Both offerings are available either as a site-installed or SaaS offerings.
  • In addition, Metavis offers an 'out-of-the-box' desktop tool for managing migrations to SharePoint 2007 and 2010.