How we delivered a scalable, low-risk migration for a global education technology company

Project Overview

A leading global provider of higher education SaaS solutions needed to consolidate legacy ServiceNow instances while preserving over 5 years of historical and active data. Finite Partners was brought in to execute a low-risk, scriptable migration process that included 15+ ServiceNow modules and over 50 million records.

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THE CHALLENGE

  • Migrate data across domain-separated and customized ServiceNow instances

  • Preserve relationships across interdependent modules like Cases, Incidents, Requests, Knowledge, and Community Content

  • Ensure repeatability for dry runs and delta windows

  • Script around ServiceNow platform limitations (e.g., sys_created_by, timestamps, audit records)

THE SOLUTION

  • Custom-built migration engine using ServiceNow-native script includes and transform maps

  • Modular, reusable tools to handle audit trails, attachments, comments, and work notes

  • Salesforce data ingestion POC with 26 object types, validated via volume testing

  • Staged testing for data integrity at 1k, 100k, and full-volume levels

  • Go-live support and delta migration process

THE RESULTS

50M+ Records Migrated

Across 15+ ServiceNow modules

Custom Scripts & Frameworks

Built for repeatable, low-touch migration

Multiple Dry Runs + Delta

 Seamless go-live with no data loss

Delivered On-Time

All milestones completed under fixed bid

Why It Matters

This project proved that enterprise-scale ServiceNow migrations can be achieved cleanly, with zero disruption and full data fidelity. The frameworks and tooling developed during this engagement now serve as the core of Finite Partners’ proprietary data migration methodology.

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