Last updated: July 2026

Move off spreadsheets and legacy tools, without stopping what works

Migrate off spreadsheets, an aging custom system, or a generic tool that never fit, onto one operational platform. Your data comes with you. Operations keep running. Most systems go live in weeks, not months.

Teams move to FireFlight when spreadsheets, an aging custom system, or a generic tool stops keeping up. FireFlight is one operational platform that your data migrates into, in stages, without stopping operations. Access, VB6, FoxPro, and Excel workflows come across onto modern .NET Core, and most systems go live in weeks, not months.
FireFlight Equipment PM Schedule showing thousands of completed preventive maintenance inspections with dates and pass results in one system

Why is moving off your current system so hard to start?

The blocker is rarely the new software. It is the fear of the move: losing years of data, stopping operations for a cutover, or starting a migration that drags on for a year and never finishes. So the spreadsheets and the aging system stay in place, and the daily cost of the patchwork keeps adding up.

Moving to the FireFlight operational platform is built to remove that fear. The data comes across, the work keeps running, and the timeline is measured in weeks. The rest of this page is how that works.

What are you actually moving off of?

Almost every team that moves to FireFlight is leaving one of three starting points. None of them are neutral choices to weigh against FireFlight. They are what you migrate from.

  • Spreadsheets that broke as you grew: They worked at ten people and cracked at a hundred. Versions multiply, numbers disagree, and no one trusts the master file anymore.
  • An aging custom or legacy system: An Access, VB6, or FoxPro application that runs a core process, where the original developer is long gone and no one dares touch the code.
  • A generic tool that never fit: Off-the-shelf software you bent your process around, paying for modules you do not use while the parts you need are missing.

How does FireFlight make the move safe?

The migration is engineered so the risk you are afraid of does not happen. Here is what keeps it safe.

  • Staged, not a big-bang cutover: Your data and workflows move in a controlled sequence, verified at each step, instead of one risky overnight switch.
  • Operations keep running: The team keeps working through the migration. FireFlight comes online alongside the current system, not in place of it on day one.
  • Your history comes across intact: Access databases, VB6 apps, FoxPro systems, and Excel workflows migrate onto modern .NET Core, with the records you depend on preserved.
  • The team that built it runs the move: PCG has migrated and rescued operational systems since 1995. The same engineers configure FireFlight and support it after go-live.

Migration is not a big-bang cutover. PCG moves your data and workflows in stages, so operations keep running the whole time. Access, VB6, FoxPro, and Excel systems come across onto modern .NET Core, with the history you depend on intact, and most systems go live in weeks, not months.

Want to see what moving your operation onto one system looks like? Book a live demo and the team walks through work orders, inventory, and the plain-English advisor with your current system in mind, then maps a staged migration for your team.

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What does the move actually look like?

  • PCG maps your current system, data, and workflows, so nothing gets missed in the move.
  • FireFlight is configured to how you actually work, assembled from proven modules instead of built from zero.
  • Your data migrates in stages and is verified as it goes, while the old system keeps running.
  • You go live in weeks, not months, and retire the old system once your team is ready.
  • From day one, the built-in advisor answers questions about your live data in plain English.

Can you ask your operation a question once you have moved?

Yes. That is part of the payoff of moving to one system. When everything lives in FireFlight, you ask a question in plain English and get the records back, without building a report or exporting a spreadsheet.

Ask your operation

Answers from your live data, in plain English

Type the question, get the records. No report builder, no SQL.

"What is late right now, across every project and work order?"
"Show me what is due this week."
"Which items are below reorder level?"

Every answer comes with Show SQL, CSV, and PDF export on the result.

FireFlight AI advisor answering a plain-English question, listing the inventory to reorder this week with levels and quantities

FireFlight is developed and maintained exclusively by Phoenix Consultants Group. Since 1995, across 31 years, PCG has built and rescued more than 500 operational systems in over 45 industries, and migrating teams off spreadsheets and legacy tools is the core of that work. When a process needs something the platform does not cover, PCG builds it as a custom on-ramp rather than another disconnected tool.

Questions about moving to FireFlight

Will we lose any data when we migrate?+
No. Your data migrates in stages and is verified at each step. Access databases, VB6 apps, FoxPro systems, and Excel workflows come across onto modern .NET Core with the history you depend on preserved.
Do we have to stop operations during the migration?+
No. The team keeps working through the move. FireFlight comes online alongside your current system, so there is no overnight cutover that puts operations at risk.
How long does a migration to FireFlight take?+
Most systems go live in weeks, not months. A focused migration runs about 2 to 4 weeks, depending on how many workflows and how much data you are moving.
What happens to our old Access, VB6, or FoxPro system?+
Its data and logic come across into FireFlight. The old system keeps running until the move is verified, and you retire it on your own schedule once your team is comfortable.
Can we migrate in phases instead of all at once?+
Yes. A staged migration is the default. PCG moves your data and workflows in a controlled sequence so each phase is verified before the next one starts.
What if FireFlight does not cover one of our processes?+
Then PCG builds it. Custom development is the on-ramp, not a separate product, so the edge case becomes part of the same system instead of another disconnected tool.
Can we ask FireFlight questions in plain English?+
Yes. FireFlight has a built-in advisor that answers questions about your live data without a report builder or SQL. Ask what is late, what is due this week, or which items are below reorder level, and it returns the matching records ready to export as CSV or PDF.

Every week you stay on spreadsheets and an aging system is a week of versions that disagree and a system no one dares touch. FireFlight moves your data onto one platform, in stages, without stopping operations, and most systems go live in weeks, not months.

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Allison Woolbert
Allison Woolbert
Principal, Phoenix Consultants Group  |  Developer, FireFlight Data Systems

PCG founded 1995. 500+ applications built across 31 years, many of them migrations that moved teams off spreadsheets and legacy systems without stopping operations. FireFlight is the platform built from that body of work. When you contact PCG, Allison is the person who answers.

FireFlight Data Systems is a product of Phoenix Consultants Group. PCG founded 1995. All system configurations are custom-built for each deployment. Migration timelines, module availability, and integration scope vary by organization. Contact PCG directly to discuss requirements specific to your operation.

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