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Date Published
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Leo Folsom, Kira Furuichi
Word count
912
Language
English
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None

Summary

Data migrations are complex but essential processes for ensuring the scalability, governability, and maintainability of data systems. This blog post discusses how Datafold Cloud facilitates efficient and reliable data migrations by enabling data diffing, a method of comparing values between tables to ensure data quality and consistency between legacy and new systems. Datafold Cloud offers automation, scheduling, and a user-friendly interface that supports the migration of massive-scale databases by allowing detailed value-level comparisons and history tracking, which accelerates the migration process and builds trust among stakeholders. By utilizing Datafold Cloud's capabilities, organizations can efficiently validate data parity, gain stakeholder confidence, and complete migrations more swiftly, ultimately enabling the old systems to be decommissioned with assurance.