14 DAY TRIAL // Clerity, a leader in the field of mainframe migration and modernization solutions, has recently announced that it is enlarging its already popular UniKix mainframe rehosting software technology so as to add support for the operating systems included in the Microsoft Windows Server family and to run them on x86, x64, and Itanium-based servers. Choosing to migrate business-critical applications to an open system through UniKix software has helped companies reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) by up to 80 percent.
“Support for Microsoft Windows Server is a natural evolution of Clerity’s strategy to deliver the industry’s most comprehensive mainframe migration and optimization solution portfolio,” said Brandon Edenfield, president of Clerity. “We know that one size does not fit all when it comes to moving complex legacy environments to open systems, so we tailor the most appropriate path forward for a company’s business and IT objectives.”
It seems that more than 1300 production sites from all over the world have been migrated to Clerity's mainframe that is rehosting software environment and this move has reduced the strain on IT budgets, allowing enterprises to focus more on continued business evolution and subsequent modernization initiatives, including SOA integration or UI (user interface) transformation. Thus, companies will have the possibility to make use of the same type of technology that is used at NYSE Euronext, BNP Paribas, or the U.S. Department of Defense running on convenient x86 and x64 servers provided by manufacturers like IBM, HP or Sun.
In addition, customers can accelerate the migration to Windows Server systems by enhancing the Mainframe Rehosting Reference Architecture provided by Clerity since this platform can reduce the complexity of projects and minimize the implementation risks. Besides the fact that the products will be rehosted for online and batch workload, Clerity’s Mainframe Rehosting Reference Architecture for Windows Server mainframes also features additional components, including Microsoft Hyper-V, which will bring functions like enterprise-level virtualization and partitioning to standards-based systems.
“Addressing integrated schedulers, sort routines, output management solutions, and other related infrastructure requirements that commonly surround business-critical mainframe environments can be equally as important to migration success as dealing with specific application and data components,” said Barry Tait, technical pre-sales engineering manager at Clerity. “Operating environments such as Microsoft Server 2008 provide unique and powerful building blocks in effectively rehosting legacy workloads to standards-based systems.”
More comprehensive information on the rehosting software mainframe designed for Microsoft Windows platforms can be found here.