Unix to Windows Migration
Today's highly competitive global market is driving customers to maxmize TCO and ROI on all aspects of IT. This trends supports initiatives to migrate existing applicatons to a more cost effective and robust operating platform.
Windows Server, Windows Services for Unix (SFU) and SQL Server provide the foundation for that lower cost and highly integrated Windows system.
At certain levels within IT organizations, migrating UNIX applications or environments to Windows is perceived to be an arduous and expensive undertaking. Such concerns are based on several misconceptions such as:
- Technical infeasibility of migration from UNIX to Windows
- Inability to define a migration strategy
- Inability to identify all areas that are affected during a migration
- Inability to proactively identify risk areas and developing appropriate mitigation strategies
The OnX UNIX to Windows Migration Framework provides best practices that will allow customers:
- A means to validate the feasibility of migrating from UNIX to Windows
- A mechanism via which we can identify major areas that are affected and thus provide best practices for defining a migration strategy
- An awareness and resolution of common issues involved in a UNIX to Windows migration
- A method to organize the delivery of a UNIX to Windows Migration workshop
Based on experience from both OnX and Microsoft there are a host of different UNIX environments and associated applications that can be migrated to Windows. We have identified 4 major migration types:
Workstation migrations: high end CAD or modelling applications mainly driven by ISV products
Server migrations: Applications that based on an older client / server model and business needs are driving the need for newer and different interface options such as browsers or mobile devices.
Database migrations: Applications that are database intense and customers want (need) to leverage the lower TCO of MS SQL Server. These database products included older versions of competitive DMS that are no longer supported or nor longer provide the feature set required.
Web Server Migrations: Web Applications that leverage scripting languages or early adopter websites that now require a technology refresh.
The UNIX to Windows Migration offering provides a structured means to assess any of these customer scenarios and determine the best approach for migration to the Windows platform.