What is Migration? How to Perform Data Center Migration?
Migration, the process of moving an application, data source, or system from its current location to another environment, consists of the following steps: requirements analysis and planning, preparation of source and target environments, data mapping and transformation, data transfer, validation and testing, go-live, and monitoring. Each step in the process is critical for data security and system continuity. Before performing database migration—which is required when there is a need for system changes, performance improvements, or expanded data storage—precautions such as data backup, testing in a staging environment, and version control must be taken to minimize data loss. By continuing to read, you can find detailed answers to questions such as how to perform migration using Goose for Golang, SQL commands for SQL-based systems, or Gorm for ORM-based processes, as well as what data center migration entails.