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Can We Do Migrations Without Losing Our Minds?

Release Time：2025-05-28

“It started with a simple upgrade…”

That’s what they all said.

Product said: “Just switch to a new architecture.”

Business said: “Just copy the data over.”

Leadership said: “It’s simple, go live ASAP.”

Only we in tech knew—we were in trouble.

Because data migration sounds like copy-paste, but feels more like open-heart surgery.

Nothing is easy to migrate.

20+ systems, over a dozen databases—Oracle, MongoDB, HDFS, shared disks—you name it, we had it.

We were reverse-engineering schemas, testing tools, and before we even started migrating, the whole thing was already chaos.

Classic issues hit one after another:

Data mismatch

Fields were a mess. Keys were missing. Docs were outdated.

“Why are 30,000 users gone?”

“They’re not gone—you counted deactivated users.”

Nobody knew what was right.
No downtime allowed

Systems run 24/7. Batch jobs at night. The migration window? Just 30 minutes.
Incompatible target systems

Source: Oracle. Target: domestic DB.

Syntax errors, field mismatches, and broken permissions. System crashed on startup.
Unstructured data nightmare

Millions of images, PDFs, and scans scattered everywhere.

Customer said: “Migrate all of it—or we complain.”

We tried everything.

Custom scripts that missed thousands of records.

Disk imaging that failed post-migration.

Manual file copy that no one dared open again.

We hit our limit. It felt like every migration was destined to fail—until we realized:

It’s not about effort. It’s about the right tools.

So we mapped our full migration scope and looked for help. We needed:

Hot migration for full systems
Cross-DB sync that adapts structures
Rule-based unstructured data transfer
Visualization, verification, rollback

That’s when we found Information2.

1. i2Move – Hot Machine Migration

Before: We’d compress hundreds of GBs, copy via USB, and pray the target OS worked.

Now: With i2Move, we migrate entire systems live—no downtime.

Incremental sync keeps target updated. It even boots with the same splash screen.

Supports everything from physical to virtual, local to cloud, cross-cloud, and more.

Government cloud upgrades, bank data center moves, telco migrations—you name it.

It just works.

2. i2DTO – Unstructured Data Migration

Before: Files in NAS, servers, even USBs. Manual tracking in Excel. Lost one photo? Complaint filed.

Now: i2DTO scans and syncs differences in seconds.

Smart filtering, batch packaging, object-to-object or local sync—clean, fast, accurate.

No more U-disks. No more chaos.

3. i2Stream – Heterogeneous Database Migration

Before: Migrating from Oracle to MySQL or PG? Better light incense.

Now: i2Stream captures live DB changes via logs—agentless, non-intrusive, real-time sync.

Supports structure adaptation, verification, rollback, even resume on disconnect.

Whether you’re building dual-active setups or switching DB platforms, it’s smooth.

After using the full suite, we stopped fearing migration.

No more burnout. No more last-minute fixes.

The project went live smoothly—and our project manager finally sent an email saying:

“With Information2, I no longer fear migration.”

If you’re facing a messy, no-downtime, cross-platform migration—don’t panic.

Information2 gives you all-in-one migration tools: full machine, database, and unstructured data.

Let the tools carry the risk. You go home early.

Migration? You’ve got this.