Our Process

At Smart Analytica, we offer a unique approach to modernizing on-prem and cloud systems. Our experience and methods ensure smooth transitions and top performance for your IT infrastructure. With many successful large-scale migration projects in industries like retail, telecom, manufacturing, and consumer goods, we are your trusted partner for digital transformation.

High Level Methodology

Discovery 

Laying the foundation

  • Unveiling Insights
    Mapping the Current IT Landscape
  • Comprehensive Assessment
    Identifying Challenges and Opportunities
  • Building the Blueprint
    Understanding Workloads and Dependencies

Strategy

Tailored roadmap

  • Strategic Planning
    Aligning Business Goals with Cloud Objectives
  • Cloud First Approach
    Selecting the Right Platform and Tools
  • Risk Mitigation
    Designing a Resilient and Cost-Effective Plan

MVP Implementation

fast tangible outcomes

  • Accelerated Value
    Deploying a Minimum Viable Cloud Platform
  • Proof of Concept
    Testing Scalability and Performance
  • Iterate and Optimize
    Building on Early Wins for Long Term Success

Our Differentiated Approach to Data Modernization

At Smart Analytica, our approach to data modernization and AI sets us apart through several key strategies

01 Tooling and Automation

No two modernization projects are same and so is the approach. While the foundation tools are common, we take a tailored approach to ensure all bases are covered

Areas like: - Metadata conversion, Code Conversion (ETL, Scripts, SP, Views etc), Jobs Refactoring, Scheduling, Data Validation, and alike


Whether it is building one time history data pipelines or regular incremental data sync, we identify most optimized solution and automate in production environments

This helps in reliable data migration and achieving planned timelines
02 Data Focussed Assessment and Planning

Assessment and Discovery is an important and crucial phase of any Data Modernization program. There are numerous objects spread across databases, reports, ETL tools, and scripts. Gaining a comprehensive understanding of these objects, their dependencies, data lineage, and dependent production jobs is essential to mapping use cases and developing a robust end-state architecture.

Our assessment methodology provides clarity on the migration strategy, planning, and deterministic costs, helping our clients reduce uncertainties and provide the necessary inputs to engage business stakeholders effectively.

We conduct in-depth analysis of the current state of data warehouses, identify and analyze workload patterns, and uncover underlying dependencies.

Our end deliverables during the assessment phase include a granular design of the target architecture, details on the tools and components involved, and an outline of how the end-to-end solution will be integrated. We provide a clear view of the pros and cons to help our customers make informed decisions.

We also provide a detailed plan for the entire program, broken down into phases and sprints where needed.

03 Targeted Approach

With a philosophy that no single solution fits all, we provide a targeted modernization approach for our clients. This approach is based on several factors such as the maturity of current data platforms, the business criticality of data, enterprise data strategy and roadmap, data management principles, and other operational considerations.

Based on these insights, we build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and evaluate various migration options such as "Lift and Shift," refactoring pipelines, full modernization, or hybrid approaches to determine the best fit for our clients. With extensive experience across these combinations, we are well-equipped to recommend the optimal approach that ensures the success of such programs.

Our Commitment to Stress-Free Data Migration
At Smart Analytica, we aim to make your data migration process as smooth and worry-free as possible. We minimize risks and uncertainties by providing accurate estimates for budget, time, and cost. Our approach ensures seamless transitions with effective change management and a comprehensive understanding of your workloads, allowing you to focus on your business with confidence.

Specific Migration Process

Discovery

Laying the foundation

  • Technology landscape
  • Data Architecture
  • Workload / Data Pipeline Analysis (batch/NRT/RT)
  • Data Ingestion Patterns
  • Data Processing Patterns
  • Data Consumption Patterns
  • Data Pipeline Orchestration / Scheduling Patterns
  • Lineage (Code, Table)
  • Volumetrics
  • Consolidate the code base

Strategy

Tailored roadmap

  • Overall Migration Strategy
  • Lift and Shift Vs Modernization
  • Big Bang Vs Incremental Delivery
  • Historical Data Migration Strategy
  • Code Migration Strategy
  • Test Strategy
  • High Level Effort Estimates and Plan

MVP Implementation

fast tangible outcomes

  • Suggest and Identify first few use cases
  • Create a Plan for Pilot
  • Build an End-to-End prototype for the selected use case
  • Demonstrate value
  • Value of partnership to stakeholders
  • Incorporate feedback
  • Communication and Trust

Full Migration Strategy

Migration Plan

  • Post the SoW Approvals
  • Build a Project Plan for complete migration
  • Align on Project Governance Model with Key stakeholders
  • Plan for Iterative deliverables through Agile Delivery based on discovery findings

Code Migration

  • Design Document
  • Code Conversion Approach (Manual Vs Automated – 3rd Party Tools)
  • Unit Test Scenarios
  • Data Pipeline Orchestration / Scheduling

Data Migration

  • Implement Data Migration as per Data Migration Strategy
  • Build Data Migration Utilities / Leverage native services like DMS
  • Unit Test Scenarios
  • Identify Data extraction window
  • Data Pipeline Orchestration / Scheduling

Data Validation

  • Data Validation Strategy for Dev, Test, UAT and Prod
  • Integration Testing Use Case Scenarios
  • Data Validation (Table to Table, Row by Row, Cell by Cell)
  • Identify Data extraction window
  • Execute Data Pipeline Orchestration / Scheduling
  • Defect Lifecycle Management

Production
Deployment

  • Iterative Code Deployment
  • Historical Data Loads
  • Catch Up Loads
  • Initiate Incremental Data Loads
  • Production Data Validation for a defined period
  • Go Live
  • Knowledge Transfer
  • Hyper Care / Warranty Support