Dear All,

I'm having to manage data migration from a proprietary db system to an in-house designed sql db.

Is there anyone out there who dealt with this and used software or services of companies specialising in this?

All ideas are welcome, thanks in advance!

What is the proprietary db and how are the data tables stored (i.e. betrieve)? There's usually a way to convert almost anything providing you have the right tool for the job. I've converted several different types of data systems. You can usually find a few companies specializing in this or you can also find a few freelancers out there who'll do the job a little bit cheaper. Depending on how many tables there are and the current structure and if you want it normalized/changed in some way is where the price usually comes into play. Can you get to the actual data tables or are they locked behind the scenes? I had one instance where I had to go back to the developers of the application to design an export routine to get the tables in a manageable/importable state. Plus there's also the front-end design.