2026-01-25 · 1 min read

Data migration: plan B is the part that matters

The instinct is understandable, but it rarely works out. It looks slower, but it can be reversed at any point. An example from the last few months makes it concrete. In practice we keep seeing the same mistake regularly.

In practice we keep seeing the same pattern again and again. An example from the last few months shows this well. A case from a recent project shows this well. It takes longer, but it can be reversed at any point.

It looks slower, but it can be reversed at any point. The first idea is understandable, but it usually ends up costing more. It takes longer, but it stays predictable.