Supplying a Consistent Cleaning and Transformation Solution for a Recent Merger
Rapid implementation of a repeatable migration assurance solution for a legal firm acquiring a new business
Legal Services Firm
The Challenge
Rectify the acquired business' poor data quality through cleaning before the transformation and migration program concludes.
The Outcome
Eradicated data quality issues using iData and future-proofing with a proactive solution. Testing quality was advanced to focus manual efforts on exploratory tasks.
Reconciling Data Into a Single Source
A data transformation and migration program of works was set up after recently acquiring a smaller law firm, before realizing that the quality of the acquired business data appeared to be below expected levels.
IDS were tasked with implementing a rapid solution for cleansing, migrating and transforming this data.
The goal included assuring the data was available in the correct format and location in the target database. Increasing the speed associated with data migration was a key driver, whilst ensuring that quality was not sacrificed.
IDS have successful experiences in delivering data migration and transformation projects using iData and an associated delivery methodology which provides quality assurance at the heart of the approach.
“The IDS solution perfectly complements our value-added proposition to our customers providing an automated approach to data transformation and test automation.
Emma O’Brien, CEO, Embridge Consulting
“Excellent collaboration as always. The resource supplied was ideal for our requirements
Paul Turner, Test Manager, Irwin Mitchell LLP
“We've been working continuously with IDS across a wide range of scenarios. They have a 'can do' attitude and were flexible around our needs. We like their technical expertise, friendly approach and open communication, helping get things done.
Matt Robson, Executive Director, TSG
“There aren't many organizations who specialize in fixing problems in data management and test automation. That's what makes IDS unique.
Joanne Bowden, Group IT Director, Premex
“IDS are able to scale what clients need. There's a level of confidence and that's down to James and the team.
Kaljit Virdee, Senior Project Manager, University of Leeds
“IDS' experiences, abilities and impressive client engagements demonstrate an incredible skill in QA, testing and data, which will prove to be extremely valuable for our current and future customers.
David Binns, Partner Alliances Manager, Tricentis
iData uses an automation process to ingest data and follow a slick process to improve data quality prior to any transformation
With a clear understanding of the costs and return on investment opportunities available, our approach delivered a fully repeatable end to end data cleansing process which now forms part of a proactive approach to managing Data Quality for the firm.
Through the specialist implementation of IDS’s iData Migration and Transformation assurance solution, the client’s confidence increased in multiple areas.
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