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2 The first nag conference data migration On 24th October, 2013 the first nag conference was held in Basel in the conference room named Universum at the hotel Victoria. nag informatik invited to this event high above the roofs of Basel, and about 40 attendees from the German-speaking area gathered to be informed about the newest trends and some particular techniques in the context of data migration. It was the first event of its kind. The positive reactions, the lively discussions and also the active participation during the lectures have shown that there was a real need for such an event. nag informatik ag Seite 2

The lectures After René Güttinger, CEO nag informatik, welcomed the guests and gave a brief overview over the history of the tool-suite nag migrate six lectures were given, interrupted by coffee and

He talked about theories of random sample test and about building a significant test data population.

3 The lectures After René Güttinger, CEO nag informatik, welcomed the guests and gave a brief overview over the history of the tool-suite nag migrate six lectures were given, interrupted by coffee and lunch breaks. The experts talked about five different topics related to data migration. Dominique Adam, Head of Sales nag informatik introduced the improvements of the nag migrate version 6.0. He talked about theories of random sample test and about building a significant test data population. To create and verify this test population the so called "coverage" functionality was developed within nag migrate. This function analyses data which was built during a migration program run. Using the result of this analysis, it is possible to create test data or to check which migration rules are performed. nag informatik ag page 3

The lectures Gunter May, Associate Director Conversion, msg global, focuses his lecture on the development and integration of a product machine during the migration

The essential point of his discourse was that the product machine, which is used for premium calculation and tariffing, should be involved before it comes to the

4 The lectures Gunter May, Associate Director Conversion, msg global, focuses his lecture on the development and integration of a product machine during the migration process. The essential point of his discourse was that the product machine, which is used for premium calculation and tariffing, should be involved before it comes to the target system. To avoid redundant development and to make the migration process more independent the PM should be integrated into the migration progress and its development. Recognizing and removing errors earlier accelerates the migration progress and helps also developing the target system. nag informatik ag page 4

Christophe Hetzel explained the different items as there are duplicate copies and redundancies, the good reason for most of the companies to clear up their data and the advantages

5 The lectures One topic which is interesting for all those who have to handle a migration is the prior clear up of the data. Christophe Hetzel and Bartosz Korzeniewski, both software engineers at nag informatik, took up this issue. First theoretically, then followed by practical examples. Christophe Hetzel explained the different items as there are duplicate copies and redundancies, the good reason for most of the companies to clear up their data and the advantages of a cleared up environment. After this theoretical introduction and the explanation of the functionality of the nag datacleaner the audience attended a presentation with a few examples of data which has to be cleared up. nag informatik ag page 5

The lectures A similar topic was picked up by Christoph Häberli, partner and owner of Vision real, namely the clearing up of the portfolio before migration.

In order to avoid potential conflicts, those contracts shouldn t be transferred into the target system. These contracts should be adjusted before migration or if necessary terminated.

6 The lectures A similar topic was picked up by Christoph Häberli, partner and owner of Vision real, namely the clearing up of the portfolio before migration. It s not about eliminating redundancies but validating the stock regarding old and non tariff-compliant contracts. In order to avoid potential conflicts, those contracts shouldn t be transferred into the target system. These contracts should be adjusted before migration or if necessary terminated. nag migrate, the next generation. It may sound like a Star Trek episode but in truth it s the smooth transfer of existing functionalities into a new product with a new and modern design. Sven Sutter, chief designer and developer of nag migrate outlined the new architecture and explained the new design. A graphical ERM, modern migration rules, a simplified controlling and a modular design of the product were the main points illustrated by Sven Sutter. It s important to mention that the customers' opinions about the redesign are very important and will influence the product. nag informatik ag page 6

The lectures At the end of the event Dr.

five most important technology trends in a very humorous manner.

room filling mainframe up to the tablet PCs and how these computers are

from a human view, he led the interested audience through decades of

He mentioned for example that today s interaction of people with their

7 The lectures At the end of the event Dr. Matthias Zehnder, media scientist and chief editor of bz Basel, showed the five most important technology trends in a very humorous manner. Supported by pictures, he described the evolution of the computer from a room filling mainframe up to the tablet PCs and how these computers are used. Based on five topics, which he examined from a technical and also from a human view, he led the interested audience through decades of technology progress and also pointed out the risks. He mentioned for example that today s interaction of people with their environment often goes through an additional layer in the form of tablets and mobile phones, which may be used to hide themselves. nag informatik ag Seite 7

The additional value of the breaks Breaks

Interruptions are typically used to relax.

breaks as well as the lunch break, have been

were at least as important as the lectures.

8 The additional value of the breaks Breaks normally are interruptions. Interruptions are typically used to relax. The breaks at the nag conference, the coffee breaks as well as the lunch break, have been used to discuss about what was heard and to get to know the other attendees. Furthermore a few customers' wishes concerning nag migrate could be brought to the nag informatik representatives so that the breaks were at least as important as the lectures. Many conversations have been held in various group constellations. nag informatik ag page 8

Conclusion The active participation, the exciting

us that such an event satisfies a real need.

informatik agenda and it s not for sure, that the

9 Conclusion The active participation, the exciting discussions and the interesting lectures showed us that such an event satisfies a real need. The positive feedbacks allowed us to look back on a successful meeting. This event will have a fixed place in the nag informatik agenda and it s not for sure, that the universe will be large enough in a few years. nag informatik ag Seite 9

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