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Mainframe Modernization: Assessment and Discovery Guide

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A business-oriented, introductory guide to mainframe assessment and discovery (A & D) for the senior IT executives responsible for modernizing their enterprise environments.

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File Name:Mainframe Modernization Assessment and Discovery Guide.doc
Version:1.0
Date Published:9/12/2007
Language:English
Download Size:1.5 MB
Estimated Download Time: 4 min 56K

Overview

The Mainframe Modernization: Assessment and Discovery Guide explains the purpose of A&D, a typical A&D process and the modernization options this process generates, and the A&D services of five Microsoft partners.

The guide is organized as follows:
  • Guide overview. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the guide's purpose, content, and organization.
  • Reasons to undertake an A&D project. Chapter 2 discusses the need for modernization. It explains how assessment and discovery can help to meet these challenges and why vendors may be needed to provide the best quality information.
  • Review by assessment and discovery experts. Chapters 3-8 are devoted to six top A&D vendors. Each chapter provides information about a vendor’s services, tools, and methodology that enterprises can use to implement an A&D project for their mainframe environments. The six expert vendors are: BluePhoenix Solutions, Cognizant Technologies, Fujitsu Consulting, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Micro Focus, and Microsoft Consulting Services.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 2000 Server; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista; Windows XP

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