System migration

System migration involves moving a set of instructions or programs, e.g., PLC (programmable logic controller) programs, from one platform to another, minimizing reengineering.

Migration of systems can also involve downtime, while the old system is replaced with a new one.

Migration can be from a mainframe computer to more open systems such as Cloud Computing platforms.[1] The motivation for this can be the cost savings.[2] Migration can be simplified by tools that can automatically convert data from one form to another. There are also tools to convert the code from one platform to another to be either compiled or interpreted. Vendors of such tools include Micro Focus and Metamining.[3] An alternative to converting the code is the use of software that can run the code from the old system on the new system. Examples are Oracle Tuxedo Application Rehosting Workbench and products for LINC 4GL.

Migration may also be required when the hardware is no longer available. See JOVIAL.

See also

References

  1. ↑ ARTIST Methodology and Framework: A Novel Approach for the Migration of Legacy Software on the Cloud, 15th International Symposium on Symbolic and Numeric Algorithms for Scientific Computing (SYNASC), IEEE, 2013, pp. 424 – 431, doi:10.1109/SYNASC.2013.62
  2. ↑ "Oracle Releases New Mainframe Re-Hosting Products for Oracle® Tuxedo 11g". Oracle.com. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  3. ↑ Wook-hee Lee. "국내 언어변환 솔루션 프로그램 선두기업: 메타마이닝 (Metamining, South Korea's Leading Language Conversion Enterprise)" Money Today July 4, 2011. Retrieved on March 5, 2013.