Integration design
Map how data should move between systems and choose the right approach: APIs, messaging, or scheduled ETL.
06 / DATA & SYSTEM INTEGRATION
Connect your systems. Trust your data.
Data trapped in separate systems slows everyone down, and database migrations are risky without a plan. I design integrations and migrations that move data reliably and can be verified at every step.
Part-time remote consulting · Around 10–20 hours/week. Scope and meeting overlap agreed before work begins.
IS THIS A FIT?
When this helps most
- Teams re-key the same information into several systems.
- You want to reduce proprietary database licensing costs by moving to PostgreSQL.
- Reports disagree because data flows between systems are fragile or undocumented.
HOW I CAN HELP
What working together looks like
Database migration
Plan and carry out Oracle or SQL Server to PostgreSQL migrations, including schema conversion and application changes.
Validation plans
Define how you will prove the migrated data is complete and correct before you switch over.
Event-driven integration
Use messaging such as Kafka when systems need to react to changes in near real time.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Done this before
Xing Tu (Cello) Liu brings more than 25 years of hands-on software engineering to every engagement.
Contributing to an Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration program spanning more than 400 legacy .NET Framework database systems, with a focus on reducing licensing costs.
Built integrations across Kafka, SignalR, Elasticsearch, and PostgreSQL for a news monitoring ecosystem.
MORE SERVICES
Other ways I can help
LET’S BUILD WHAT’S NEXT
Have a technology
challenge in mind?
Need an architecture review, a difficult bug resolved, system updates, or a modernization assessment? Tell me about your systems, timeline, and the support you need. I offer around 10–20 hours/week remotely and aim to reply within one business day.
Prefer email? Write to support@lxtsolutions.com.
BASED IN
North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Remote across Canada & the US, Pacific time