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Legacy Report Inventory and Rationalization

You cannot migrate what you have not counted. We inventory every report, measure real usage, map owners and dependencies, and rationalize the estate, typically cutting 30 to 50 percent before migration spend begins.

What You Get

30-50%Typical estate reduction before migration
UsageDecisions from data, not opinions
OwnersEvery surviving report accountable
WavesA sequenced migration backlog out the door
What's Included

Legacy Report Inventory and Rationalization: the full scope

Automated inventory extraction
Reports, data sources, and dependencies pulled from Crystal, SSRS, BO, Cognos, WebFOCUS, and more.
Usage analysis
Execution logs and audit data showing what actually runs and for whom.
Duplicate and overlap detection
Same-data reports clustered for consolidation decisions.
Business validation
Structured owner review that turns the inventory into decisions.
Disposition and wave plan
Migrate, consolidate, rebuild, or retire, sequenced into waves.
Decommission tracking
Retirement executed and evidenced, not just intended.
How We Work

Structured delivery, every engagement

The same disciplined framework behind our enterprise migrations: documented, validated, and led by senior expertise from start to finish.

1

Assess

Inventory every report, data source, and dependency. Usage analysis identifies what actually matters.

2

Rationalize

Retire duplicates and unused reports. Typically 30 to 50 percent never need migrating.

3

Modernize

Rebuild on Power BI and Fabric with governed semantic models and validated outputs.

4

Govern

Workspaces, row-level security, certified datasets, and documented standards.

5

Enable

Training and handover so your team owns the platform, not a vendor.

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A free 30-minute discovery call: bring your questions about legacy report inventory and rationalization, leave with a clear next step and an honest read on effort and cost.

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Common Questions

Legacy Report Inventory and Rationalization FAQ

How much of a typical estate is dead weight?

Usage data consistently shows 30 to 50 percent of reports unused in the last year, plus heavy duplication among the rest. Every retired report is migration budget saved.

How do you extract inventories from legacy platforms?

Platform accelerators read repositories and metadata directly (CMS, ReportServer catalog, WebFOCUS repositories and similar), producing a structured catalog rather than a manual spreadsheet effort.

What if owners insist everything is critical?

Usage evidence changes those conversations. Zero executions in twelve months is hard to argue with, and a defined archive-with-recall option gives cautious owners a safe path to yes.

Is this only worth it before a migration?

It is also how you take back control of a live estate: the same catalog drives governance, decommissioning, and licensing decisions even without an immediate migration.

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