Migrating to Object Data Management

. We discuss issues of migrating to object data management. We consider reasons for migration, pitfalls in and benefits of migration. We also address risk management, medium term issues and the migration process. We identify options for migration to object data management. In particular, we describe the alternative of storing data in relational databases and building object-oriented applications using C++. 1. Reasons for Migration Let us first consider some reasons for migrating to object data management. Object technology enables application development that can effectively model the organization and structure of the real-world environment. Objects encapsulating both state and behavior can concisely describe the semantics of the application while facilitating code re-use. Using object technology, data can be organized according to the needs of the application. When a company engages in process reengineering, object technology allows information system technology to mirror a company'..