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Automated Application Conversion
Accurate and Robust Methodology
m2o's approach to application conversion
involves a high degree of automation, utilizing its specifically
designed mass conversion toolkit. Rather than converting an
application one element at a time, as would be the case in
manual methods, the mass conversion methodology is automated,
and brings a high degree of control and accuracy to the
conversion process. The benefits associated with the automated
mass conversion methodology include cost savings, ability to
bring the project in on a predictable timescale, as well as the
accuracy and robustness of the converted code.
Economical and Efficient Alternative
Organisations approach the issue of application
conversion for a number of reasons, including post-merger
integration of IT systems, the need to increase competitive
agility and streamline IT systems and processes. One of the
major factors cited in the decision to convert, is the high
costs associated with running on the mainframe. Whereas one of
the main reasons cited by companies for delaying a conversion
project is uncertainly about the impact of the project on
business-critical processes and systems. The automated approach
from m2o both justifies conversion in terms of short term ROI,
and assures customers that its technology is robust, accurate
and highly efficient in terms of implementation and application
testing timescales.
The project at Axfood is a good example of a
cost motivation for initiating an application conversion
project, and an example of its associated benefits:
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"The only issue for us was cost
reduction. The cost of running our main database on a
mainframe was far too high. Also we were using an
outsourced service, so we had no freedom at all to
control these costs."
"It made sense to limit our
environments to only one, and bring the management of
our main database back in-house, where we could have
more effective control over it and its associated
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Anders Spangberg, IT Project
Manager, Axfood |
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Other potential benefits of application
conversion include:
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Increased agility and lower risk to business critical
operations |
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Higher transaction throughput and faster batch
processing |
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Increased developer productivity |
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Easier application maintenance |
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Simpler system integration |
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More scaleable and reliable systems |
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Improved transactional security |
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The m2o toolkit also has powerful data
migration components:
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