In this four-part series, we’ll pull back the curtains to the development, capabilities, rollout, and future of estimating with the forthcoming DESTINI Cloud release. Today’s blog will shed light on the cloud migration strategy and roadmap.
Transitioning from legacy preconstruction estimating tools to a modern cloud platform can feel like a daunting leap. It’s more than just technology—it’s an organizational evolution involving people, processes, data integrity, and uninterrupted productivity. Beck Technology embraces these realities head-on with a meticulously designed migration journey that prioritizes seamless transition and supports every customer’s unique path.
Estimators and preconstruction professionals operate under intense deadlines and complex project demands. Any disruption caused by software migration risks operational delays, cost overruns, and damaged client relationships. With these stakes high, Beck Technology’s cloud migration strategy centers on reducing risk and smoothing adoption without sacrificing the pace of innovation.
The solution was to design DESTINI Cloud with business continuity as a primary pillar—enabling users to set down legacy applications on a Friday and pick up their work seamlessly on Monday with the new system, without losing access to vital data or workflows.
Migrating all customers at once is unrealistic given varied usage profiles, company sizes, and readiness levels. Beck Technology groups customers into cohorts based on analysis of their system use patterns and workflows. This cohort system allows focused resources for migration planning, dedicated support teams, and customized training aligned to cohort-specific needs.
Starting small with early cohorts reduces overall risk by incorporating early feedback and lessons learned. Later cohorts experience stronger processes and improved communication channels, accelerating overall program success.
Each cohort undergoes in-depth audits of current data, project templates, reporting structures, and integration touchpoints. This stage ensures that migration planners understand how each customer operates and which data and systems are mission-critical.
Special attention is paid to replacing legacy dependencies, such as the old, shared network drives (“Z drive”), with modern cloud-native equivalents. The objective is to deliver a familiar yet enhanced environment that feels intuitive to construction estimators post-migration.
One of the most valued phases of migration is the dry run or sandbox testing. Customers access a replica of their production data in a controlled environment on DESTINI Cloud. This allows users to experiment, validate migrated data, test custom workflows, and become comfortable with new interface changes without risking disruption to the live project.
Dry runs also provide critical feedback to Beck Technology’s engineering teams, enabling prompt resolution of any issues discovered before the full-scale rollout.
Learning new technology involves more than just tutorials—it requires a cultural shift and continuous support. Beck Technology supplements cohort migrations with a comprehensive education model that includes bi-weekly webinars, deep-dive workshops, and rich online Help Center content, all crafted to reflect recent updates and customer feedback.
They also recognize that some users are reluctant to adopt new systems early. Steady communication, success stories from early cohorts, and involvement of internal “champion” users all help flatten the adoption curve with minimal resistance.
Cloud migration challenges, including data migration risks, such as data loss, corruption, or versioning errors, must be proactively mitigated. Beck Technology’s approach includes meticulous pre- and post-migration audits focusing on reports, dashboards, and templates to ensure full fidelity.
Migration timing is deliberately designed to avoid project-critical periods. Customers control cutover dates, and in the event of unforeseen issues, fallback plans enable quick reversion, minimizing impact.
The commitment to customer success extends well beyond launch day. Migration cohorts continue to receive focused attention during and after go-live, with proactive check-ins, optimization workshops, and rapid response to high-priority support requests.
Beck Technology embraces a partnership philosophy—guiding customers from their legacy systems to a future-proof, cloud-native platform that unlocks new efficiencies, collaborative power, and data-driven decision-making.
DESTINI Cloud is currently being rolled out to select clients for final testing; the full release and migration is scheduled for early 2026.