Planning your

Progress Legacy Modernization

in 2015!

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Agenda
Drivers of Legacy Modernization
Planning Legacy Modernization Block by Block
Legacy Modernization Options
Modernization Case Studies
Cost, Benefits and Risks Analysis
What we bring to the table
Q&A

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Major Drivers for Legacy Modernization

High Costs of maintaining and

enhancing

Challenges Faced by
Organizations using
Legacy / Progress
Applications

Unmitigated risk of unsupported

software
Higher time to market
Inflexible and Closed Architecture that
hinders web enabling and integration

Limited options of Hardware and

Software
Lack of skilled resources

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What Next?
Modernization is the way forward to overcome
- The Legacy Crisis

Most organizations spend 70-80% * of IT budget in maintenance of Legacy

applications
Only 20-30% * remaining for new business demand and innovation
Challenges in Legacy maintenance allows less saving for new innovations
The Cycle needs to be broken via

Legacy Modernization

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* Source : Gartner

Planning Modernization Block By Block

Current State

Platform
Upgrade

Un-supported Version of
Progress

OE 11.x
Character UI
Graphical UI
Client-server , 2-tier
architecture

Cloud Paas
Migration

OE 11.x
Web and Mobile UI
N-tier architecture
On premise hosting

Cloud aPaaS
Migration

OE 11.x
Web and Mobile UI
N-tier architecture
Cloud hosted

Technology
Migration

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Desired State

Upgrade

Open Edge 11.x

Progress Support
Ready for application
enhancement

Enhance

Migrate

Cloud hosting (Public/Private)

Optimized cloud service
selection to control and reduce
costs

Develop

Web and Mobile UI

N-tier architecture
Scalable
Ready to leverage cloud options

aPaaS based development and

deployment.
Faster turnaround time for
customer and supplier apps on
aPaaS and PaaS

Modernization Options
Platform Upgrade

Technology Migration

Cloud PaaS Migration

Cloud aPaaS Migration

Migration of Legacy
Systems from older
unsupported versions
to newer supported
versions

Migration of Legacy
Systems to newer
widely accepted
technology solutions

Porting applications to
the Cloud Platform
service

Re-Engineering Legacy
applications on
selected Cloud aPaas
Solution

Version Upgrades

Re-Engineering
Web / Mobile

Cloud Porting

Fitment Analysis

Platform
Upgrades

Integration
& Re-Use

Re-Engineering for
PaaS

Configuration

Application Upgrades

Package
Implementation

Cloud & On Premises

Integration

Customization &
Integration

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Modernization Case Studies

Progress legacy
version to OpenEdge

Progress to
.NET / Java

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aPaaS adoption
(Modulus, Node js,
Mongo db, Rollbase

Pacific Arcade cloud

/ AWS / Azure /
Modulus
cloud migration

Upgrade Legacy Progress to OpenEdge

Terminal Screen UI of
Progress 7 application

Progress OpenEdge Clients

Central Business Logic Layer

OpenEdge AppServer

OpenEd
ge db

GUI based windows UI of

Progress OpenEdge
V11.3 application

Factors to consider
OpenEdge
Want to upgrade
from old Legacy
Version to new
OpenEdge
Want existing
progress application
to integrate with 3rd
party DBs, make
application
multitenant, create
Rich UI
Mobile enable an
existing application
Re-Use maximum
progress business
logic and years of
investment

Outcome

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Web enabled
app

Distributed
app

Rich UI

Mobile enabled
functionality
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Technology Migration - Legacy Integration & Reuse (.Net UI)

Factors to consider
.Net

GUI Screen UI of
Progress 9.1
application

Legacy Application
code can be reused
Want Legacy and
contemporary
application to co-exist
Technology
rationalization aligns
with overall strategic
technology direction
of organization

Web Browser based UI

of .Net application

OpenEdge Business
Logic

AppServer

OpenEdge
db

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BizTalk

.Net UI Processing Layer

Integration

Inter
net /
intra
net

Outcome
Re-use business
logic

Co existence with
Progress

Web
enabled/Mobile
enabled/Rich UI

Ease of maintenance/
Future ready

Cloud Enablement Progress Arcade/AWS/Azure/Rackspace/Other

Cloud Fit Analysis of Legacy
Application and platform

Vendor and Cloud Model

(Public/Private/Hybrid)
Selection

Factors to consider Arcade

Factors to consider AWS

Enables existing 10.2 &

high version application on
Progress Certified Cloud
Existing application is
addressing business need
Need for flexible licensing
regime
Sudden upswing
downswing in number of
end users

Enables any version of

Progress applications
deployment on Amazon
Cloud
Existing application is
addressing business need
Licenses are already
available
Need a scalable hardware
and platform for operating

Outcome

Outcome

Pricing/Platform/Configurat
ion and security analysis

Plan/Test/Move and Tune

to the cloud

Flexible
licensing

Quick
Time-tomarket

Scalable
Infrastructure

Agility

Re-engineering
in scalable
environment

Infrastructure
& platform
upgrade

Experimentation
window

Faster
deployment

User and IT training

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Progress to Rollbase aPaaS Migration

Factors to consider
aPaaS
Progress GUI
based
Application

Pacific
Rollbase
screen
developed
using aPaaS
platform of
Progress

Enables ReEngineering and

migration of
applications on a new
Cloud based aPaas
solution
Need to Re-Engineer
in lesser time-tomarket
Application Front End
and Back End are not
complex
Prefer an aPaas
Solution over package
or bespoke

Outcome

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Business aligned
Cloud app

Readymade
configurable
solution

Rapid Global
Deployment

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Cost, Benefits & Risks - Various Modernization Options

Technology
Migration

Cloud

Cloud aPaaS

Risks

Benefits

Cost

Legacy Version
Upgrade

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Our Partners - Modernization & Cloud Services

Simplify the development, deployment and management of business

applications
Leverage documentation and support on software for both on-premises and
cloud deployments
Access to the Partner Knowledge Base and receive priority listing in Microsoft
directories
Leverage Microsoft assets and personnel for planning and designing technical
solutions for clients

Provide great business, technical, marketing, and GTM support

Access to AWS Business Professional and AWS Technical Professional
Accreditations

Achieve more than technical competence

Support technical and business planning with which we transform your
customers' businesses

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What do we bring to the table?

150+

Offer independent advice on

Progress Legacy Modernization

Projects
20 years of core
competency in
Progress, combined
with complimentary
SI skills

Your Trusted
Partner for Progress
Services

Improved agility and

flexibility compared to
Tier 1 / Tier 2
providers

90+

Applications

20+

Countries

Technology partnerships,
Sound engineering
enablers

Trained Progress manpower

spread across extensive client
base, leverage best practices
and experience

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15+

Industries

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Q&A
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