Data has never been more important to businesses than it is right now. We’re living in a digital age, where so many companies across countless industries are hugely reliant on vast quantities of data, stored in digital databases, ready for access at any time and from any where.

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Eventually, however, there may come a time when you need to move all of that data somewhere new. This might be because you’re expanding your storage capacities, outsourcing apps to the cloud, or introducing new systems that demand data migration.

In any case, moving data might sound simple at first, but it can be quite a challenge in practice, as anyone who has ever tried it in the past can attest to.…