Transcript IntroInfiniteMicrosoft - Platform Modernization Alliance

Introduction to Infinite Corporation
for
Microsoft
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AS/400 … in the day
• Widely adopted for government and commercial use
• Proprietary architecture and operating system
produced highly reliable system
• Multi-user environment designed to handle heavy I/O
• Database threaded into machine level simplified data
modeling
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AS/400 … today
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Closed system architecture makes integration difficult
OS/400 overhead drags down system performance
Densely populated text screen interfaces difficult to use
DB2/400 database lacks analysis tools provided by software
database
• Query-driven reports delivered to print spools are primitive
• Little or no interoperability among AS/400 and other
enterprise applications
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Difficult migration from proprietary environment
• Proprietary programming language (RPG & Cobol/400)
• Proprietary database (DB2/400) with features not found in
MS SQL
• Extensive embedded command language (CL)
• Incomplete history of application development (i.e.
standards, etc)
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Infinite Migration and Modernization Offering
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Consulting services to migrate and modernize IBM Midrange
applications
Utilize Infinite toolset to
– Rehost applications
– Migrate database
– Maintain current middleware or use Infinite Toolset
– Wrap in SOA architecture
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Rehost applictions
• Recompile source to native object code for
Windows 64 bit
• OS/400-compliant operating environment
means everything works like it did on the
AS/400
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Migrate DB2/400 Database
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AS/400 DB2/400 database is highly proprietary and works
differently from most software databases
Application database calls are specific to that database
Infinite included complete replication of DB2/400
(independent of the iSeries)
Write directly to MS SQL
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Benefits
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Modernization and extension of legacy application
Lower cost/higher performance platform
Automation and integration of business processes
Interoperable technologies
Single enterprise-wide interface
MS SQL replacing DB2/400
MS SQL business intelligence tools to replace primitive
AS/400 query-driven reports
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Typical Project
Analysis Engagement
–Provides predictability of time and human resources
–Detailed report and recommendations
–Comparative business case
Project Engagement
–Fulfil recommendations of Analysis Engagement
–Complete rehosting of applications and test
–Complete data migration
–Design global and form level customizations
–Identify, design and implement integration requirements
Productization and Deployment
–User testing
–Documentation
–Installation project
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About Infinite
•Founded in 1975
•Operates internationally
•150 employees
•Software Magazine Top 500
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Strategic Relationships
•IBM Development Partner
– Jointly developed the first midrange migration product
in 1980
•Microsoft Alliance Partner
•Accenture
•Red Hat Advanced Partner
•Dell Enterprise Partner
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Our Customers
Plus approximately 96,000 other installations worldwide.
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