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Money For Nothing: Why Legacy Modernization Projects Fail
Modernizing legacy platforms from old languages like COBOL is all about managing risk. Here are some Best Practices for getting ahead of the game and avoiding common mistakes.
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Legacy Modernization Scope Creep: Tips for Avoiding A Silent Killer
Pratik Dalal, one of our most experienced project managers, stopped by to give us some tips on how you can avoid deadline delay and budget shortage associated with scope creep.
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Automated COBOL Conversion with COBOL-to-Universal
COBOL-To-Universal is a software package that Modern Systems uses when transforming mainframe-based legacy applications to object-oriented java or C#. It was developed in-house and is always […]
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IMS Conversion – A Technical Snapshot
Modern Systems’ IMS conversion services include the generation of a new relational database to replace the functionality and content of the pre-relational source. The new target relational database can reside on or off the mainframe, and can use any of the standard relational database management systems (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or IBM DB2). Our solution includes the conversion and migration of the IMS database design and of the data within the databases. The resulting databases are fully relational and native to the target DBMS and environment.
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Mainframe Assessment Reduces Modernization Risk
Understanding business logic, technical inventory and use cases is critical for successful COBOL code modernization.
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Old Data vs. Big Data: Data Management and Legacy Systems
Data is moving closer to the people on the front lines, with one major obstacle- legacy systems. Will big data melt big iron?
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Natural Conversion & Adabas Migration: An Inside Look
Companies are leaving Natural Adabas platforms. Get an inside look at the process and technology we use to help them modernize.
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Natural Replatforming with the Application Transparency Platform
Although infrastructure costs and a shrinking talent pool of capable developers are the top reasons companies give us for modernizing their Natural applications, the complexities beneath […]
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