With Magento 1 reaching its end of life (EOL) in June 2020, merchants no longer receive crucial updates or security patches, leaving their stores vulnerable to threats.
Magento 2, launched in 2015, has redefined e-commerce standards with its cutting-edge features and improved security.
At Perspective, we’ve successfully completed over 30 migrations of varying scale and complexity, perfecting a comprehensive and methodical process that safeguards data integrity.
Enhanced Security
Magento 2 offers consistent system upgrades, security patches, and quality fixes to keep your store safe and up-to-date.
Cost-Effective Development
With Magento 1 developers becoming increasingly scarce and expensive, migrating to Magento 2 offers a more cost-effective and future-proof development solution.
Exceptional Performance
Magento 2 delivers a performance advantage over Magento 1, thanks to built-in optimizations and modern solutions like Hyvä.
Enhanced Functionality
Migrating to Magento 2 presents an opportunity to revamp functionality and refactor code, ensuring it aligns more effectively with your current business processes.
Cutting-Edge Features
Our team assists in identifying third-party solutions tailored to your business needs and provides guidance on functionalities that were not available in Magento 1.
Server Optimization
We specialize in fine-tuning both cloud and on-premise hosted environments to achieve optimal performance.
We begin with a thorough audit of all Magento 1 extensions and custom modules. We then identify and approve Magento 2 equivalents, evaluate if native Magento 2 features meet existing needs, and document any custom functionalities required for the Magento 2 setup.
Our team evaluates both default and custom entities in Magento 1, approving those for migration to Magento 2. We then estimate the data migration effort, including the transfer of custom entities.
This stage focuses on frontend design, assessing whether the current design will be replicated or updated. Any additional changes are documented and estimated accordingly.
We catalog all existing integrations, approve their migration, and verify the availability of compatible Magento 2 extensions. We then estimate the custom development required for integrations as well as the installation and customization of third-party extensions.
At this stage, we establish the migration environment, install Magento 2 and all necessary extensions, migrate data, and begin working on theming.
Thorough testing is performed throughout all stages of the migration, examining each functionality both individually and collectively. The final testing phase confirms the site’s readiness, allowing us to schedule the launch date.
As new data is added to your Magento 1 store during the migration, we ensure it is migrated as well to prevent any data loss.
With maintenance mode activated, we finalize the delta migration, complete a comprehensive launch checklist to ensure all requirements are met, and then deactivate maintenance mode, revealing your upgraded Magento 2 store.
We have successfully developed projects of various scales and possess extensive experience across different regions. Our deep understanding of market trends and the unique characteristics of our clients’ needs enables us to create meaningful and impactful concepts. Every project we undertake is centered around people, prioritizing their needs and experiences above all else.
Transitioning from Magento 1 to Magento 2 can be complex and filled with potential challenges, such as data loss or downtime. With our proven, systematic approach and extensive experience, we guarantee a seamless and secure migration. Trust us—we know how to do it right.
