1.1.6+Problems+that+may+arise+as+a+part+of+data+migration

=__1.1.6 Problems that may arise as a part of data migration__=

These include incompatible file formats, data structures, validation rules, incomplete data transfer and international conventions on dates, currencies and character sets.

"Disadvantages:
 * Migration addresses the possible obsolescence of the data carrier, but does not address the fact that certain technologies which run the data may be abandoned altogether, leaving migration useless.
 * Time consuming – migration is a continual process, which must be repeated every time a medium reaches obsolescence, for all data objects stored on a certain media.
 * Costly - an institution must purchase additional data storage media at each migration." -Wikipedia

Created By: D3LTA Last update:27/3/12

Sources:
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_migration