Modernizing Legacy Applications to Microsoft Azure
Packt Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-80461-665-9 (ISBN)
Key Features
Meet the needs of mainframe applications using hyper-scale platform
Move from a monolithic architecture to a modern cloud architecture by employing a perspective plan
Avoid the big bang approach to modernization when in need of a phased approach
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Book DescriptionOrganizations have varying circumstances, objectives, and prerequisites when contemplating a hyper-scale cloud solution transformation to a platform such as Azure. Modernizing Legacy Applications to Microsoft Azure uncovers potential scenarios and provides choices, methodologies, techniques, and prospective possibilities for transitioning from legacy applications to the Microsoft Azure environment.
You’ll start by understanding the legacy systems and the main concerns regarding migration. Then, you’ll investigate why distributed architectures are compelling and the various components of the Azure platform needed during migration. After that, you’ll explore the approaches to modernizing legacy applications and the Rs of modernizing (i.e., rehost, refactor, rearchitect, and retire). You’ll also learn about integration approaches and potential pitfalls.
By the end of this book, you’ll be well equipped to modernize your legacy workloads while being aware of pitfalls and best practices.What you will learn
Understand your current legacy estate’s options before moving to Azure
Move to a cloud environment from your legacy applications
Build equivalent or superior application SLAs in Azure
Use interoperability to enable a phased approach
Integrate DevOps to help accelerate modernization
Extend application functionality after migration
Who this book is forThis book is for both decision makers and implementers including CIOs, CTOs, data and application architects, developers (both legacy and cloud), and business strategists. Prior knowledge of legacy languages and modern cloud-based languages like C#/.NET and Java would be helpful.
Steve has over 36 years experience in the Information Technology industry. He started out in 1986 as a developer in the Banking software industry for IBM Mainframe and Midrange systems. In the 1990’s he moved on the AIX and Legacy UNIX systems in the Healthcare and Government industries. After a few years as a freelance trainer and consultant, he joined Microsoft as a Developer Evangelist when Microsoft .NET was launched. He has been in various roles within Microsoft for 23 years. In his current role, he works with Microsoft customers to help them on their Legacy Modernization Journey. Larry has over 44 years experience in Information Technology that covers legacy platforms such as IBM and Unisys Mainframes, Midrange systems such as IBM iSeries and VMS, and UNIX systems such as AIX, Solaris and HP-UX, Larry has spent the last 27 years working for Microsoft with Microsoft Consulting Services, Corporate Technical Sales, field sales as a Data and Cloud Specialist and in Azure Engineering. At Microsoft, Larry has worked on mission critical projects that require high availability, high resiliency and high volume throughput across multiple industries. Currently, Larry is a thought leader in how to modernize mission critical legacy workloads to Azure.
Table of Contents
Understanding Your Legacy Environment - the Modernization Journey
Strategies for Modernizing IBM and Unisys Mainframes
Midrange to Azure
Modernizing Legacy UNIX Systems
An Overview of the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform
Azure Cloud Architecture Overview for Mission-Critical Workloads
Behold the Monolith - Pros and Cons of a Monolithic Architecture
Exploring Deployment Options in Azure
Modernization Strategies and Patterns - the Big Picture
Modernizing the Monolith - Best Practices
Integration - Playing Friendly in a Cloud-Native World
Planning for the Future - Trends to Be Aware of
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.08.2023 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Bob Ellsworth |
| Verlagsort | Birmingham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 191 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke |
| Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80461-665-6 / 1804616656 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80461-665-9 / 9781804616659 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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