Saturday 30 November 2013

Choosing Migration VS. Upgrade



1.     When
Ø When upgrade is not possible due to bad prior choices
·        Database Modifications
·        Unsupported site definitions
Ø When downtime is not tolerable

2.     Why
Ø    Cost of downtime is higher than negative impact from migration
Ø    Massive redesign is required to site/data structures

3.     How
Ø Migrate using 3rd party tools only, no Microsoft supplied solution.