Following a comprehensive assessment, this 6-week implementation by Tech Unicorn executes the migration of your IBM AS/400 (iSeries) DB2 systems to Microsoft SQL on Azure. Our expert team ensures minimal disruption, efficient schema and data migration, and full production readiness—empowering your business with modern cloud-native database capabilities.

Key Benefits

  •  Accelerate modernization with a defined, proven migration playbook

  •  Minimize business risk with phased deployment and rollback planning

  •  Enhance data performance, reliability, and integration capabilities

  •  Transition seamlessly to Azure SQL with post-migration stabilization and tuning

Engagement Deliverables

✅ 1. Migration Planning & Kickoff

  •  Review of migration readiness assessment

  •  Finalize scope, timelines, and resources

  •  Azure environment setup (if not already provisioned)

  •  Migration runbook creation

✅ 2. Schema & Code Conversion

  •  Automated schema conversion using SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA)

  •  Conversion of stored procedures, views, triggers, and legacy business logic

  •  Code validation and conflict resolution

✅ 3. Data Migration & Testing

  •  Migration execution using Azure Database Migration Service (DMS)

  •  Test migration to QA/UAT environment

  •  Data consistency, referential integrity, and performance checks

✅ 4. Cutover Planning & Go-Live Execution

  •  Cutover runbook and rollback procedures

  •  Final production migration with downtime coordination

  •  Post-migration validation and parallel run (if needed)

✅ 5. Post-Migration Support & Handover

  •  Tuning and optimization for Azure SQL

  •  Issue resolution and incident monitoring

  •  Knowledge transfer, documentation, and handover to internal teams

Engagement Timeline: 6 Weeks

  •  Week 1: Kickoff, environment preparation, and planning

  •  Weeks 2–3: Schema conversion and test migrations

  •  Weeks 4–5: Full data migration, QA/UAT, and issue resolution

  •  Week 6: Go-live, stabilization, and final handover