Migrating to Camunda Platform 8, Part 2: Data - “It’s a very exciting journey”

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When planning a migration to Camunda Platform 8, there are three main aspects to consider: model migration, business logic migration, and data migration. In the first of our two-part series, we covered migrating models and business logic (Catch up on Part 1 here). Now, we are exploring the final pillar–data migration–as well as the benefits of migrating to Camunda 8.
Listen as Senior Developer Advocate Niall Deehan, Senior Consultant Manuel (aka Manu) Dittmar, and Consultant Jonathan Lukas dive into data migration, sharing tips for what to do when you have a lot of historical data or long-running processes. They then explore their favorite Camunda 8 features and the benefits of migration.
Listen to learn more about:

• How Camunda 8 stores history variables
• What to do if you have a terabyte of historical data
• If and when you should migrate runtime data for long-running processes
• The benefits of migrating to Camunda 8 including Connectors and SaaS
• The opportunities that come with migration

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Additional Resources

• Camunda Platform 7 To Camunda Platform 8 Migration Tooling
• [guide] Migrate to Camunda Platform 8 in 6 Steps
• [docs] Migrating to Camunda 8 from Camunda 7
• [blog] What to do When You Can’t Quickly Migrate to Camunda 8
• [podcast] Migrating to Camunda Platform 8, Part 1: Process Models + Business Logic - “You can migrate any kind of implementation”

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Chapters

1. Migrating to Camunda Platform 8, Part 2: Data - “It’s a very exciting journey” (00:00:00)

2. Welcome + Recap of Part 1: Migrating Process Models + Logic (00:00:12)

3. Data Migration: History Variables (00:01:11)

4. What to Do If You Have a Terabyte of C7 Process Data (00:04:40)

5. Migrating Runtime Data for Long-Running Processes (00:07:26)

6. Benefits of Migrating to Camunda 8 (00:12:14)

7. Final Thoughts on Migrating to Camunda 8 (00:16:26)

8. Conclusion +Invitation to CamundaCon 2023 (00:17:54)