Celona Data Migration Blog

Sitting looking out over the bay in Auckland waiting for a delayed flight, I've been passing the time thinking about how the application of standards can help achieve better project outcomes.

Standards give us a common reference point for, among other things, connecting different types of systems and technologies. Without them every time we need to transact business across multiple sy 
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As the Softel conference opened in London two days ago Matt Bross (BT CTO) and Bhaskar Gorti (Oracle SVP and GM) both predicted the shift from network/proprietary focused telcos to customer and community experience focused operators delivering services via software. Matt talked about an ‘innovation big bang’ driven by the combination of 10x per annum velocity on all the major techno 
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We’ve all read about Data Migration failure and success statistics. The Standish Group have long-built a reputation for looking at IT project failures and studying the reasons for them, and last year Bloor Research and Celona published surveys on Data Migration project failure rates and the industry’s perception of Data Migration.

This all moves one to wonder “What is s 
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Transformation is everywhere – no matter which walk of life you find yourself in there is a good chance someone is trying to change the way it works. For most organizations there are strong drivers for change, whether they are to enable growth, drive efficiency, or to respond to external stimuli.  I originally trained as a Biologist and spent my university years deeply immersed in ce 
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