[AccessD] Access databases - migration project

Aye, it's been a while. Thanks!

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Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access databases - migration project

Well Roz!

Man it's been a long time!  Welcome back.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


roz.clarke at barclays.com wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> It's good to be back. :)
> 
> I'm wondering if anyone has any general advice regarding carrying out 
> current state assessments on clusters of Access databases? I can't 
> talk about the purpose of the CSA (I'm under a non-disclosure 
> agreement) but if you imagine all the possible reasons for doing one, 
> I probably need to cover the lot.
> 
> I think they are particularly interested in risks (doing nothing vs.
> doing 'something'). I have Susan and Martin's book on Access -> SQL 
> Server so I can dig into the specifics there, but SQL Server is only 
> one of an unknown number of options on the table. Also the databases 
> are used more for extraction from other systems & subsequent analysis 
> than for data storage.
> 
> Any tips on what I should be looking for? Data integrity, well-formed 
> data, documentation, state of the code... What else? If anyone who has

> done large scale migrations has any stories to share I'd be all ears.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Roz
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