Legacy migration is the process of transferring critical applications and data to a new method of data storage and analysis. Typically, legacy migration occurs when an organization faces difficulty maintaining its current data storage system and a more efficient data storage system is available.
Implementing a more efficient system requires an organization to invest its time, money, and commitment to legacy migration initiatives. In order for legacy migration initiatives to be successful, organizations must maintain the functionality of their current system while adding new applications to meet future challenges.
However, legacy migration itself poses significant challenges. Organizations using older systems often draw upon disparate forms of data from disparate sources, requiring a method to standardize their data types and ensure data quality for new processes during legacy migration. They also need a means to ensure that their old jobs and applications are compatible with their new system. Most of all, organizations need to overcome their legacy migration challenges quickly and efficiently.
DMExpress™ is the fastest, most reliable, and cost efficient enterprise data integration software.* It speeds applications and delivers information to business users when they need it. DMExpress is the high-speed solution to overcome the challenges of legacy migration. Syncsort's legacy migration components — the JCL Converter, SORT and MERGE Accelerator, and FilePort — can convert and migrate mainframe jobs to new systems with virtually no redevelopment necessary. DMExpress integrates with the COBOL development environment as well as Micro Focus Enterprise Server with Mainframe Transaction Option (ES/MTO) to ensure legacy migrations are accomplished quickly.
* Based on actual comparisons against leading competitors, including Informatica, IBM DataStage, and others. Claims are based on results of specific tests and may vary depending on environment.
