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

AS/400 DB2 to Azure SQL – 6-Week Migration Implementation by Tech UnicornCX Unicorn

AS/400 DB2 to Azure SQL – 6-Week Migration Implementation by Tech Unicorn

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AS/400 DB2 to Azure SQL – 6-Week Migration Implementation by Tech Unicorn

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AS/400 DB2 to Azure SQL – 6-Week Migration Implementation by Tech Unicorn
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