Part 1: The Challenge Why Modernize? The pace of application modernization initiatives on NonStop has accelerated in the past several years, as more users and organizations have started to consider the importance of NonStop’s strategic values. The objectives of application modernization are to reduce risk, reduce costs, and to increase agility. These objectives align with …
Application Rationalization 101 Application Rationalization is a managed process that reviews and evaluates applications in the IT Application Portfolio on a rational basis, to determine which should be preserved and enhanced, redeveloped and re-platformed, replaced with alternative solutions, or simply retired. The goal of application rationalization is two fold. To Identify candidate applications for modernization action …
“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 …
This Guest Blog is written by Thomas Burg, CTO of comForte, a leading provider of security solutions for HP NonStop systems. This is part of the TIC blog series on A.I.M. (“Assess”, “Innovate”, “Modernize“). This particular article focuses on “Assessing your Security”. How secure is your NonStop? While there is a plethora of publicized stories …
Happy New Year! May 2013 be a successful year to all of you. New Year always presents new opportunities, inspirations and resolutions. What are some of yours? I’d like to suggest that you consider taking up “AIM” initiatives – Assess. Innovate. Modernize. Assess Too often, we get caught up in our day-to-day grind during the …
In my previous article (Know your OSS Logs Part 1), I discussed the importance of monitoring iTP Web Server logs. If you are running Java servlet or JSP applications with iTP Web Server on NonStop, it becomes even more imperative that you monitor their logs. Why? Because they are your only conduit …
In this article, I want to share with you some basic information on some important iTP Web Server logs. Since a lot of information is already available in the HP documentation, I thought I would give you a “Cliff Notes ” tour by using “5 W’s + 1 H” approach: …
Have you ever considered modeling? No, we’re not suggesting you strut down the fashion runway or try to get that little ship to fit inside the bottle. We are talking about modeling software-intensive systems using Unified Modeling Language (UML2). Before we talk about modeling software, let’s look at a more familiar kind of model, a …
Want to minimize development risks? Adopt the right methodology! In this column, I would like to discuss how the right methodology can minimize risks and accelerate the development process. Development Risks Steve McConnell, author of the classic book on development “Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules” attributes insufficient risk management as …
