Migration Experiences

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Migration Experiences What We Have Learned
Migrating Users from EAE to AB Suite

• Diane McGonigle
• ST Marketing

UTF2008 Wednesday, 7 May 2008
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Agenda

• Migration process
• Current migration status
• Some customer examples
• Resources
• Why move?

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Migration Process Overview
Moving from EAE to Agile Business Suite

• Review the AB Suite Migration Guide
• Develop a migration plan
• Review and upgrade developer workstations and
  servers
• Identify training needs Visual Studio, OO
  Concepts, AB Suite
• Consider cleaning up your EAE 3.3 models
• Identify resources
• Understand that AB Suite is a new productand
  not the next release of EAE

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Elements of a Migration Plan
Planning

• Goals - what you want to accomplish and in what
  stages
• Timeline
• Shows the sequence of required tasks
• Identifies the order in which applications are
  migrated
• Testing approach
• Required resources equipment and people

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Migration Experiences
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EAE to AB Suite Migration Status

• Eight customers running AB Suite applications in
  production
• 4 telephone companies in Latin America (3
  installations)
• 2 European customers
• 2 US customers
• At least 12 EAE customers actively migrating
• Japanese distributor
• Unisys Global Industries application (financial)
• Individual customers primarily in Europe and US
• Others will be starting later this year

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Customer Migration Example 1

• Unisys Global Communications Industries (GCI)
• Two LINC 16.3 applications
• Unisys Voice/Fax Messaging Solution (UVMS)
• Generalized Notification Server (GNS)
• Customized versions of both LINC applications
  installed at customer sites worldwide

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Sampling of Communications Clients
Over 150 million mailboxes worldwide
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Migration Process UVMS and GNS
Customer Migration Example 1

• Two steps required
• LINC EAE AB Suite
• For initial project, both core applications and
  customer-specific versions migrated and tested
• Unisys tool customized for the LINC to EAE step
• Migration from host to workstation development
• Actual conversion steps took 1 person week
• Minimal testing with EAE version load and
  generate
• Most testing focused on AB Suite version of the
  applications

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UVMS Its a Worldwide Thing!
Paris
Malvern
London
Slovakia
Bangalore
Mexico
Spain
New Zealand
ACUS
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UVMS and GNS Migration Results
Customer Migration Example 1

• Current Status
• Four national telephone companies in production
• Two new to Unisys
• Two are multiple system installations
• Beginning to plan migration at other GCI accounts
• AB Suite version included in new proposals

• Benefits
• Significant modernization opportunities (SOA
  foundation)
• Additional connectivity and integration options
• New sales opportunities

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Customer Migration Example 2

• Large insurance company in the U. S.
• Multiple EAE applications
• Planned approach
• Convert smallest EAE application first
• Develop new application with AB Suite
• Convert remaining EAE applications in 2008

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Migration Process
Customer Migration Example 2

• Attended AB Suite Jumpstart Workshop
• Obtained installation assistance from Unisys
• Periodic teleconferences with Unisys engineering
• Ad hoc training
• Status and issues discussions
• Migrated application and went live in July 2007

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Migration Status
Customer Migration Example 2

• Going live was uneventful
• Some issues with OO implications in AB Suite vs.
  EAE
• In process of determining which application to
  migrate next

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To Hear One Users Experiences
Moving from EAE to AB Suite

• User Experience Post Co Goes Live with AB
  Suite
• Presented by Jan Piet SlotIT Manager, Post Co
• Wednesday, 7 May at 930 a.m.
• Technology Stream Crowne II (Stay right where
  you are!!)

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To Hear About Other Migration Experiences
Moving from EAE to AB Suite

• AB Suite Experiences in Europe
• Presented by Maarten Schneider, AB Suite
  Marketing Manager for EMEA
• Thursday, 8 May at 10 a.m.
• Technology Stream 1 Crowne II

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To Learn More About Migrating
Moving from EAE to AB Suite

• Migrating an EAE Application to AB Suite
• Hands-on workshop
• Presented by Ankur Kotwal, AB Suite Engineering
• Friday, 9 May at 930 a.m.
• Technology Stream III - Boardroom

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Some Lessons Weve Learned
Moving from EAE to AB Suite

• Learning curve for Developer
• Working in Visual Studio environment
• Different paradigm for development
• Different ways to do what you did in EAE
• Subtle product differences between EAE and AB
  Suite can have a big impact
• Screen painter
• Version control
• Real-life migration experiences are sometimes
  painful but make the product better
• Dedicated engineering and marketing team
  committed to making AB Suite successful for our
  customers

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Resources
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Agile Business Suite Customer Training

• Getting Started self-study course for
  developers
• Runtime Administration self-study courses for
  each platform
• Instructor-led training available
• Version Control
• Component Enabler workshop
• Other courses available through arrangement with
  Unisys Services or Unisys Customer Education

Available from the Unisys Customer Education Web
site
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Mapping OO to EAE

• Explains OO terms and concepts in language an EAE
  developer understands
• Not an OO tutorial
• Available in the Unisys eCommunity at
• Object-Oriented Concepts for EAE Users

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AB Suite How To Documents

• Series of documents that address specific
  questions and provide suggested approaches to
  common functions
• Organized by product function
• Located on the AB Suite Support Web page (under
  Support Database)

Topics Topics
Migrating (6 documents) Client Tools (7)
Developer (10) J2EE (3)
Generate/Deploy (4) WebSphere (3)
Debugger (3) .NET Runtime (3)
Printing (2) Installation (1)
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New AB Suite Learning Tools

• Debugger
• How to use the Agile Business Suite Debugger
  (Workbook and Demonstrations)
• Setting up the Agile Business Suite Debugger for
  MCP ClearPath Host Database Access
• Object Orientation
• Workbook
• Object Orientation - Model Concepts Workbook
• Audio Training
• Object Orientation - Model Concepts

Find them on the AB Suite Support Web site!!
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Let Unisys Help

• Jointly develop migration plan
• Installation help
• Training
• Planning any application refactoring

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Why Move?
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Why Move to Agile Business Suite?
For Existing EAE Users

• Draws upon widely-available developer skills
• Hides complexity of implementing an SOA-based
  solution
• Easily integrate AB Suite-developed components
  with other services
• Supports deployment across multiple operating
  environments
• Easier and less costly maintenance of EAE
  applications
• Less code to maintain
• Potential to deliver componentized functional
  enhancements
• Safe passage from EAE 3.3
• Supports a business environment where change is
  constant

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Ten Reasons to Move to

• Targeted at existing EAE customers
• Audience decision makers with a sidebar for
  developers (the influencers)
• Available in the eCommunity

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Moving from EAE to AB Suite

• Continuity gives us roots change gives us
  branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach
  new heights.
• Pauline R. Kezer

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