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Resources for Interoperability of UNIX and Windows

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Featured Resources

Updated August 24, 2007
Windows Security and Directory Services for UNIX Guide v1.0Windows Security and Directory Services for UNIX Guide v1.0

Just released, this prescriptive guide shows IT pros how to use Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory for both authentication and identity storage within heterogeneous Microsoft Windows and UNIX environments.

UNIX Migration Resource CenterUNIX Migration Resource Center

The UNIX Migration Resource Center has all the information you need to make your move from a UNIX-based platform to a Windows and Intel solution.

UNIX Custom Application Migration Guide Version 2.0

This guide provides project managers and UNIX developers with best practices, tools and code samples on planning, migrating, deploying and operating UNIX ANSI C/C++ and FORTRAN custom applications into the Microsoft Windows environment. It addresses different migration approaches (port or rewrite to Services for UNIX, Win32/Win64 or .NET) depending on business and technical factors related to the application.

Windows Services for UNIX

Windows Services for UNIX (SFU) 3.5 provides the tools and environment that IT professionals and developers need to integrate Windows with UNIX and Linux environments.

Migrating from UNIX to Windows Server 2003

Get detailed information for IT professionals and developers on how to move from UNIX systems to the Windows and Microsoft .NET Web services platforms.

Interoperability Resources

Find information to help you interoperate UNIX and Windows environments.

Community Resources

Training Resources

  • Resources for UNIX Professionals

    Resources that will provide the Windows essentials you need as a UNIX professional. These programs will help you translate your UNIX network administration or development skills to the Windows platform.

  • Technet Virtual Labs

    Ever wanted to test Microsoft software in a sandbox environment? What about being able to test new applications immediately, without having to set up a test environment of your own? Now you can, with TechNet Virtual Labs. Virtual Labs are guided, hands-on lab modules hosted by Microsoft that can be completed in 90 minutes. There is no software to download to your local PC (except an Active-x control), and Virtual Labs are free!

Migration Resources

Find information to help you plan for and implement a migration from UNIX to Windows.

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Online Solution Guides

Find comprehensive guidance from Microsoft.

  • UNIX Migration Project Guide

    This guide provides a process framework for migrating applications, databases, and infrastructures from a UNIX environment to a Windows environment. It focuses on the organization of the "people and process" aspects of migration projects. This guide serves as foundation for other migration and interoperation solution guides.

  • Solution Guide for Migrating Oracle on UNIX to SQL Server on Windows

    This solution provides comprehensive process and technical guidance that shows how Oracle version 8i or 9i databases and database applications (including PL-SQL, Perl, Python, PHP, Java, and Oracle Forms) on a UNIX platform can be migrated to a platform based on Microsoft Windows and SQL Server 2000.

  • Solution Guide for Migrating UNIX Build Environments

    Get technical and process guidance for migrating a software build process based on the UNIX make utility to Windows.

  • Migrating Parallel Applications

    Get technical guidance to help you migrate your existing high-performance computing applications from UNIX to Windows and set up the requisite infrastructure (including hardware, network connectivity, and software tools) to run those applications on Windows.

  • Solution Guide for Sybase/UNIX to SQL Server 2000

    Read a prescriptive guide to migrating Sybase databases to Microsoft SQL Server and making the required changes to associated applications.

  • UNIX Application Migration Guide

    This solution comprises over 600 pages of best practices required to port existing UNIX applications to the Windows environment, which can potentially reduce the time, cost, and risk associated with a traditionally painful migration process.

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UNIX Interop and Migration Webcasts

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