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Newsletter November 2022
Newsletter - Wednesday, 03. November 2022
Dear Reader,
Do you have proven applications that you have nurtured for decades and are planning to modernize? With AMELIO you can prepare your modernization project and implement it successfully and automatically.
Learn today how
- AMELIO Logic Discovery helps you to understand your applications again and prepare them for refactoring.
- you can reduce costs and risks of your modernization and migration project with the AMELIO Modernization Platform.
- we used the AMELIO Modernization Platform at Provinzial to successfully migrate the application from IBM IMS/DB to IBM Db2.
In the text series “Iceberg ahead”, our colleague Hans Nickessen describes his experiences in handling legacy applications. Read in the current episode how a tailormade assessment will contribute to the success of your modernisation project.
We hope you enjoy reading,
Your Delta Software Technology Team
Content
- IMS Guide - GSE AK IMS System Administration
- AMELIO Logic Discovery - Procedures and Functions in COBOL
- AMELIO Modernization Platform slashes Risks and Costs for Modernization and Migration
- Iceberg Ahead ...
Open Newsletter: https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6338
Iceberg Ahead: Assessment or how to assess and minimize the Risk of a Change
Your COBOL or PL/I applications contain enormous investments, a lot of company-specific know-how and decades of experience. Extensive knowledge about the application is necessary, if such an application should be be refurbished, refactored, modernized, transformed. A tailor-made assessment helps you to reliably evaluate the measures, procedures and risks of your modernisation project.
In the text series "Iceberg ahead", our colleague Hans Nickessen describes his experiences in handling legacy applications.
Read in the current episode how a tailor-made assessment contributes to the success of your modernisation project.
"Iceberg Ahead!" Here is the 3rd part of the series:
Iceberg ahead: Assessment or how to assess and minimize the Risk of a Change
A tailor-made assessment of your application offers the possibility of reliably determining the critical points and evaluating them precisely. This avoids the risk of your modernization projects getting out of hand in terms of budget and target date.
Download Iceberg Ahead: Assessment or how to assess and minimize the Risk of a Change
"Iceberg ahead!" here is part 1 & 2 of the series:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6335
AMELIO Logic Discovery - Procedures and Functions in COBOL
COBOL does not have procedures and functions.
Nevertheless, AMELIO Logic Discovery identifies logical procedures and functions in COBOL applications and thus helps to re-understand the application and to prepare a refactoring.
You can find more information here:
Download AMELIO Logic Discovery for COBOL - Procedures and Functions
AMELIO Modernization Platform slashes Risks and Costs for Modernisation and Migration
Changes across all applications are one of the permanent tasks of the IT departments in large companies. If and when thousands of modules of the productive IT application systems have to be changed, the answers to the following questions are essential:
- How can you ensure consistency and quality of the changes?
- How do you avoid blocking other projects?
- How do you integrate changes from other projects into the mass changes?
- How do you guarantee the safety and stability of the productive systems?
- How do you manage the effort, costs and timing of the testing?
For the modernisation of your legacy applications, you should know what AMELIO could do for you:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6271
IMS Guide - GSE AK IMS System Administration
97th IMS Guide - GSE AK IMS System Administration (Autumn Conference)
- Date: September 20-21, 2022
- Location: Munster, Germany
Daniela Schilling (CEO, Delta Software Technology) presented:
"DINO: From IBM IMS/DB to Db2 - Provinzial realizes complete Migration"
IBM IMS/DB to Db2 Migration? Completely? Automated?
Provinzial made the move along with Delta.
In our lecture we have shown you how "DINO: From IBM IMS/DB to Db2 - Provinzial realizes complete Migration" on September 20th on the IMS Guide in Munster.
More about the GSE working group: BSMSD - IMS System Administration
You can find more information about the success story here.
Update: You couldn't attend? Here are the presented slides:
Download DINO: From IBM IMS/DB to Db2 - Provinzial realizes complete Migration
Newsletter - August 2022
Newsletter - Thursday, 11th August 2022
Dear Reader,
Are there dino's and crocofants hiding in your apllications? Let us team up to fight your technology zoo: replace outdated by modern technologies or consolidate different tecnologies in an automated way.
Experience how you can regain knowledge over your legacy applications, support a know-how transfer or prepare a modernization project, with AMELIO Logic Discovery's new release.
All these, and more ideas about how to treat legacy applications, are summarized in a text series 'Iceberg ahead' by our colleague Hans Nickessen.
We also have released ADS on Visual Studio 2022 for you.
We wish you happy reading,
Your Delta Software Technology Team
Content
- AMELIO Logic Discovery: Understanding COBOL and PL/I
- Hunting the Technology Zoo
- Delta ADS Plugin for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 available
- Iceberg ahead ...
Open Newsletter: https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6334
AMELIO Logic Discovery: Understanding COBOL and PL/I
Which developer doesn't want that:
A clear presentation for large and complex applications, so that one can understand the logic and implementation simply and directly?
Learn how AMELIO Logic Discovery helps you understand complex applications, document knowledge and support knowledge transfer.
On July 23rd, 2022 we released a new release and a new flyer of AMELIO Logic Discovery.
More information here:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6953
Iceberg Ahead
- Are your COBOL or PL/I specialists retiring?
- "Old" programs are no longer understandable?
- Do you want or need to leave the mainframe?
- JAVA is the new strategy?
In his series, our colleague Hans Nickessen explains his view on possible strategies for efficient, secure and cost-effective knowledge transfer, a platform change or application modernization.
"Iceberg Ahead!" Here is the start of the series:
Iceberg ahead: How you can successfully bring your COBOL or PL/I Applications into the Future without hitting an Iceberg
What to do if your specialists retire? If app developers show a presentable App on a tablet within a very short time or the accounting department shakes its head about the maintenance invoice for the mainframe again? If the management also questions everything strategically, it is time for you to act. Your job is to avoid the iceberg ahead. In this five-part series you can read how you can futureproof your “old” applications without hitting the iceberg.
Download Iceberg ahead: How you can successfully bring your COBOL or PL/I Applications into the Future without hitting an Iceberg
Iceberg ahead: Knowledge Transfer - Securing, Re-understanding, Optimizing and Passing on the Foundation (Part 2)
These three procedures are the prerequisite for securing the investments you have made so far, maintaining your applications efficiently and using them optimally. And finally, to successfully modernize these applications and keep them future-proof.
Download Iceberg ahead: Knowledge Transfer - Securing, Re-understanding, Optimizing and Passing on the Foundation (Part 2)
Delta ADS Plugin for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 available
With ADS on Visual Studio you can now standardize your working environments for the application development. ADS on Visual Studio smoothly integrates all ADS tools into your development environment.
This plugin is now also available for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022.
In addition to Visual Studio, plug-ins for Eclipse-based development environments are also available such as Micro Focus Enterprise Developer for z. The ADS plugins are Delta's modern integrated development environment (IDE) for the efficient development and maintenance of COBOL and PL/I applications with Delta ADS.
Further information can be found here:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6306
Bedag: Same Development Environment for Different Programming Languages
A uniform process control and development environment for the different programming languages is the goal of many enterprises. The Bedag Informatik AG modernizes its development environment and combines the (Viacar) development in C# and Delta ADS for COBOL in a .NET framework under Microsoft Visual Studio.
Read more here:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6291
Newsletter May 2022
Newsletter - Tuesday, 03. May 2022
Dear Reader,
When the existing doesn't really fit anymore and thwarts new development, the call for "We'll make everything new with ..." is quickly heard. But, it is worth taking a closer look: Why should everything be redone if the basic functionality of the applications has proven its worth and does not change? What exactly is bothering you? And can the desired goals perhaps be achieved much faster with a targeted modernisation?
Instead of making everything new, the insurance group Provinzial Rheinland decided to migrate their proven applications from IBM IMS/DB to Db2 in cooperation with Delta. They thus created future security and, above all, freedom for new development much faster than with a re-implementation of the existing functionality. Read more in our report.
And thinking even further: Can targeted modernisation become part of the normal development process? At the workshop "Software Reengineering & Evolution" of the German Informatics Society (Gesellschaft für Informatik - GI), we presented a sustainable solution and its practical utilisation by a customer. Read the detailed article about the "Washing Machine that Automatically Cleans up Technical Debts".
We have also provided a new version of our generative development system Delta ADS for you.
We wish you an insightful read and look forward to your enquiries and feedback.
Your Delta Software Technology Team
Content
- Provinzial realizes complete migration from IBM IMS/DB to IBM Db2 with Delta
- 24th GI Workshop "Software-Reengineering & Evolution"
- Support Information: New Product Version of Delta ADS available
Open Newsletter: https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6332
Support information: New Product Versions available
We have released a new version of our generative development system Delta ADS for COBOL. With the release 6.5.1 a new optimisation option for the code generation has been implemented:
Using the option OPT-L, you can have the control code for iterations be optimised.
Do you already know the option OPT-O?
Using this option will optimise the generation of control statement and thus will minimises the generation of GOTOs.
In addition, we have released a new version of our plugin ADS on Micro Focus Enterprise Developer (7.2.4).
You can find more information about new features and fixes in the release notes at the support area of our website.
Get information and updates right now. You’ll find the list of our current product versions here.