Leading Atlassian Systems Integrator Successfully Migrates 250,000 Pages to Confluence with Precision Bridge

A leading Atlassian Platinum Solution Partner successfully migrated approximately 250,000 pages from an on-premise MediaWiki environment to Confluence Data Center for their client. Despite facing a fixed deadline and a complex dataset involving multiple namespaces, embedded images, attachments, and intricate page hierarchies, Precision Bridge provided a flexible and reliable solution that met their extensive data transformation requirements.

Challenges

The migration presented several significant challenges:

Complex data transformation requirements involving the conversion of MediaWiki markup and HTML to Confluence format, including embedded images and cross-page links across multiple namespaces.

Large-scale data volume with 250,000 pages requiring migration, including attachments and maintaining complete page hierarchy through parent-child relationships.

Technical infrastructure complications emerged mid-project when both MediaWiki and Confluence systems were moved to a new datacenter, causing several days of downtime and access issues further driving the requirements for a streamlined migration setup.

Tight project timeline with a firm deadline left limited room for delays or complications.

API limitations in Confluence REST API required workarounds, such as capturing original page authors in comments rather than directly setting authorship.

How Precision Bridge Helped Address the Challenges

The systems integrator led the migration using Precision Bridge's Data Migration Automation Solution with the Rapid Adaptor Builder installed on a dedicated virtual machine within the client environment. The platform's flexibility proved essential as the project navigated multiple migration challenges.

When infrastructure complications arose with both source and target systems being relocated to new datacenters, Precision Bridge worked closely with the systems integrator to maintain project momentum once connectivity was restored.

The Rapid Adaptor Builder handled the complex transformation of MediaWiki markup and HTML into Confluence format, including accurate handling of embedded images, attachments, and links between pages. The solution maintained page hierarchies through parent-child relationships and processed data through multiple staged migrations to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Despite the challenges including system availability and data complexity including large attachment files, the collaborative approach between Precision Bridge and the systems integrator ensured the migration project was completed on time.

Future Collaboration

The systems integrator's experience with Precision Bridge's Data Migration Automation Solution demonstrated the platform's ability to handle complex knowledge base migrations. The solution's flexibility and support for staged migration approaches made it well-suited for large-scale content migration projects.

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