1. Enterprise Java Platform Migration
Assessment
Summary
C2B2 provide a migration assessment service to help you determine what is
involved with migrating from one enterprise javaplatform to another, focussing
on helping you to estimate and cost the complete cost of migration, and
providing a technical roadmap. The review focuses on the application server,
plus portals, ESBs and other components, together with how they fit into a larger
enterprise architecture.
About Us
What and Why? C2B2 is a specialist, independent,
middleware consultancy
With recent changes in the enterprise java marketplace, migration from one dedicated to ensuring your
platform to another is a common and realistic project, however there are a solution goes live; Fast, Reliable,
number of factors that need to be taken into consideration to ensure that Manageable and Secure.
a migration realises the perceived benefits. C2B2 have a large amount of
experience migrating to and from a variety of vendor’s enterprise java platforms, Our consultants are experts in
and can assist in providing an assessment of what will be required to move from the leading commercial and open
one platform to another, how much effort will be required, and what benefits are source Java middleware platforms
likely to be realised. from Oracle, Red Hat and VMWare/
SpringSource; and have in-depth
knowledge of configuring them
The review focusses on all aspects of your enterprise java environment, looking for Scalability, Performance,
at what must, should and could be migrated, from stand-alone java code to Availability, Serviceability and
complete SOA infrastructures. We will look at the products that are currently in Security.
use in your environment, and what the options are in terms of migration to, or
compatibility with a new enterprise java platform infrastructure. We provide a full range of services,
supporting you throughout the
project life cycle. Our consultants
The deliverable form the assessment will be a detailed report covering the what concentrate on getting your
and how of migration, and answering key questions regarding the management Java middleware right, freeing
and processes around a new system. up project developers to get
the business functionality right,
massively reducing the risks
How? in project implementation,
A typical ten days migration assessment engagement would look at the deployment and operations.
following:
Existing application architecture
ı Does the existing architecture comply with industry standards?
ı What platform specific components are being used?
ı What dependencies exist outside of the platform?
ı What external systems are likely to be affected?
ı How will the new platform impact the system architecture?
Migration of application servers
ı What technologies are being used in any existing Java EE application
servers?
ı What technologies are required to be migrated to a new platform?
ı What are the key differences between the two application servers?
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2. Enterprise Java Platform Migration
Assessment
Migration of SOA infrastructure
ı What SOA infrastructure is currently deployed?
ı What can be migrated to the new platform?
ı What are the similarities and differences between the two SOA
platforms?
ı What common standards are supported between the two platforms?
Migration of Portal and front end frameworks
ı What front end and portal frameworks are currently in use in the
architecture?
ı What front end and portal frameworks are available in the new
platform?
ı What standards based frameworks are in use and available?
ı What needs to be migrated to the new platform?
Choice of new platform
ı What new platforms can be considered?
ı Does the proposed new application server provide the features you
require?
ı What are the benefits that can be achieved my moving to the new
platform?
ı What impact will the new platform have on third party systems?
Migration complexity
ı How complex will it be to migrate to a new platform?
ı What new skills will need to be developed?
ı What options are available for re-training technical staff?
Migration of management systems
ı How can monitoring be provided on a new platform?
ı What existing management processes are in place around the system,
and which need to be updated?
ı How will the new platform impact the supportability and
manageability of the system?
Telephone: 08450 539457 Email: info@C2B2.co.uk Web: www.C2B2.co.uk C2B2_MIGRATION 18/04-/2011
© 2011 C2B2 Consulting Limited, Unit 33, Malvern Hills Science Park,
Geraldine Road, Malvern, Worcestershire. WR14 3SZ
Registered in England and Wales: 4563419