Migration software
ALM Toolkit
Suggested in one of our migration playbooks, mainly for Microsoft 365. Here is what it handles, how it treats key settings, and other tools for the same jobs.
What does ALM Toolkit handle?
The limits of the built-in tools that ALM Toolkit gets around, as covered in our playbooks.
Power BI tenant-to-tenant migration
- Run a test export before you commit to a timelineCompares two semantic models and deploys only metadata changes while keeping the data, including incremental refresh data, in the model it deploys to.
- Download from the service: Microsoft blocks the model download for incremental refresh, Direct Lake, automatic aggregations, models over 50 GB and pipeline test or production stages. Some still download as a live-connected copy with no data.Compares two models and deploys only design changes, keeping the data in the model it deploys to.
How does ALM Toolkit handle key settings?
From the settings checklists in our playbooks: what ALM Toolkit carries across.
| Setting | How it handles it | Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| Data inside the models | Deploys only design changes and keeps the data, including incremental refresh data, in the model it deploys to. | Power BI tenant-to-tenant migration |
Which tools do the same jobs as ALM Toolkit?
Other tools our playbooks suggest for the same migrations.
We write these notes from the vendor documentation cited in each playbook. Tools cannot pay to be included or to change them. Check the vendor's current documentation and terms before you buy.