INTRODUCTION One of the best ways to modernize NonStop is to integrate its applications with other software, platforms and cloud services. This interoperability is extremely important as it will extend the value of the NonStop applications, and underscore the flexibility of the platform in the enterprise. Over the past few years, one of the most …
Many organizations are starting to adopt API Gateways as part of their application infrastructure. This article provides a quick overview of API Gateway and Google’s Apigee API and how to interface to it from NonStop applications using LightWave. What is Apigee? Apigee is a platform / API gateway for developing and managing APIs. It provides …
Ten or 15 years ago, when people talked about Web Services, you would immediately understand they were referring to SOAP. But these days, if someone says they have a Web Service interface, you need to follow up with the question: “What kind of Web Service – SOAP or REST? ” In fact, REST is fast …
From the Age of Enlightenment to Scientific Revolution & Legacy Application It seems that every generation thinks that the methods they employ are so modern, and that generations past were so old school and out of touch. As technology evolves – and more and more computing power is integrated into our everyday lives – the …
Your company’s NonStop application was developed years, if not decades, ago; and you’re wondering whether to move on to new technology which may be a big headache, or update your current system, which you suspect may be an even bigger one. Well, fret no more as legacy application modernization may just be the answer you’ve been searching …
Extensible Markup Language, or XML, defines a set of rules for structuring and coding documents in a format that are both human and machine readable. XML is developed to be non-proprietary (open standards) and simple to implement for Internet usability. XML design focuses on documents, but is also widely used to represent data structures in …
For Easy Legacy Data Analysis & Distribution – the answer is Cypress Compiling and leveraging legacy data to help your business can be a challenge at times. The disparate document and data types stored, that need to be accessed and integrated into cohesive and comprehensible information, can make this task seem daunting. But fear not, …
III Measuring Modernization Productivity – measuring metrics for tangible benefits Being able to show quantifiable progress and positive results for any undertaking is a good thing. In IT, obtaining data that shows a development project is on the right track to help the business is a great thing. And, when benefits may be measured both …
“Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop” – “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll So you want to learn more about using modern tools and programming in modern languages. Your problem is not a lack of information and resources, but rather too much information. The challenge is: …
Some people may believe in: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Unfortunately, this saying undermines the importance of investing in strategic options with foresight to avoid pending disasters. A couple of cases in point: I started my first job in the 1970’s with an intelligent terminal company called Sycor , which was eventually acquired …
