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A Fresh Re-Install of Legacy Windows Server Applications on Modern Servers Brings Opportunities
Re-installing legacy apps on modern servers is your best first move At VirtaMove, we know that legacy apps are a challenge for many customers. Corporate amnesia regarding legacy systems is widespread. Usually, original developers have left, install scripts and source...
Using AI to Move Legacy Windows Server Applications
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for decades, but perhaps has never been more in the press than now. Recent breakthroughs in the field show that we can use AI to move legacy Windows Server applications to modern, faster, and secure servers.
The Final Countdown for WS2008! 100 Days, 99, …
By the time this blog is published, there will be fewer than 100 working days before the end of Extended Support for WS2008 on January 14, 2020. Wow, time flies. Are you still running WS2008 in production? If you’re concerned about the impending lack of support for...
The App Migration Journey
Moving Windows Server Apps Forward to a Better Place You have a business-critical Windows Server application, and an IT “expert” tells you that the server needs upgrading and the app must move. You instantly feel uneasy. Yes, the server’s old, the operating system is...
Stop Falling Prey to the Security Breach Hype-Cycle
There’s a clear pattern each time an IT security breach hits the news. The breach happens, and the tweets, blogs, emails, and phone calls start arriving from antivirus and security vendors. It’s almost as if they were waiting, like they’re delighted that it happened....
State Matters
Why a Stateful Re-Install of Legacy Applications on Modern Servers is Always the Best, First Step Install scripts are missing, developers are gone, application owners have left, and new owners don’t understand their applications. If you don’t discover and inherit the...
Running Applications in Windows Containers
The Unintended Performance Consequences The option of running legacy Windows Server applications in Windows Containers on WS2016 or on the new WS2019 has garnered lots of hype. Containers and containerization seem to be the “software du jour.” Before you permanently...
Move Forward!
How to Take Back Control of Legacy Windows Server Applications Not sure why control was lost? It could be because: operational outsourcing became a trend in the Great Recession of 2008;turnover of IT staff is high, and many original developers and owners of legacy...
Making Legacy Legendary
Automating the Stateful Re-Install of Legacy Windows Server Apps on a Modern Server The advantages of a stateful re-install How do you move forward with re-installing legacy Windows Server applications on new servers? Quite likely, install scripts are missing,...
If Operational Agility is Critical for Business Success…
Why does it feel like Vogons are running outsourced IT operations? Science Fiction has been at the forefront in the development of new technology. The genre has directly influenced technology via movies such as “The Minority Report” and “iRobot” and the works of...