Software Migration

ALSO CALLED: Migrating Software, Adaptive Maintenance, File Migration, and Application Migration
DEFINITION: In information technology, migration is the process of moving from the use of one operating environment to another operating environment that is, in most cases, is thought to be a better one. For example, moving from Windows NT Server to Windows 2000 Server would usually be considered a migration because it involves making sure that new features are exploited, old settings do not require changing,  … 
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SOFTWARE MIGRATION DEFINITION (continued): …  and taking steps to ensure that current applications continue to work in the new environment. Migration could also mean moving from Windows NT to a UNIX-based operating system (or the reverse). Migration can involve moving to new hardware, new software, or both. Migration can be small-scale, such as migrating a single system, or large-scale, involving many systems, new applications, or a redesigned network.One can migrate data from one kind of database to another kind of database. This usually requires converting the data into some common format that can be output from the old database and … 
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