GAP Migrations
Whitepapers

Useful and practical info on code migrations

•  Visual Basic 6 to .NET Migrations: Understanding Performance
  

  Migrating a Windows desktop app written in VB6 to C# is 100% worth it! Except there are A LOT of performance considerations. Download this free whitepaper to learn more.

• 5 Myths About Modernizing Code
  

  Thinking about rewriting your legacy apps to make them more modern? 
  If you're considering a application modernization project, download the free whitepaper now.

• HIPAA / HITECH Compliance Risks with Visual Basic 6.0
  

  Legacy software is very likely to not be HIPAA-compliant.
  Read about the precautions you need to take to ensure full compliance.

• How to select an automatic VB to .NET migration product
  This article shows the criteria that should be analyzed when considering the acquisition of a migration product.
  
  
• ROI of Eradicating VB6
  

  Every day brings news of new cyber attacks, malware, and stolen data.
  And every day you hang on to VB6 you increase not only your vulnerability to attack, but also costs.
  To help you run the numbers, we've created a white paper just for you on how to calculate the ROI of eradicating VB6.

• Migrating Away From Compliance Quicksand
  This white paper considers the latest developments regarding SOX compliance and explains how organizations can ensure ongoing certification by migrating legacy finance applications to a modern IT platform.
  
  
• Fast Track to Software Modernization
  

  Legacy software applications are valuable assets. Most CIO’s and CEO’s know this, in spite of the fact that today’s balance sheets rarely show their real value.
  Typically, large investments in intellectual capital have been embedded in the legacy systems, but more often than not, those investments have been booked as expenses.

• Migrating PowerBuilder DataWindows to Web
  

  The DataWindow object is the cornerstone of PowerBuilder application development. PowerBuilder apps are largely designed around accessing databases, typically for CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations.

Other Resources

• 8 Proven VB6 Migration Tips
  Even with the help of VB to .NET migration tools, it is critical to plan carefully in order to ensure success. This whitepaper presents eight recommendations that you should take into account when planning a code migration.
  
  
• 5 Reasons Why Rewrites Fail
  Manual software rewrites are often perceived as a fresh start, allowing the development team to build a system from the ground up with modern technologies and optimized code. In practice, the reality is far more challenging.
  
  
• 5 Myth Busting Reasons for Choosing Automatic Migration vs. Rewrite
  5 myth-debunking reasons why an automatic migration is a far better software modernization approach than a manual rewrite, based not only on Mobilize.Net's own experience in migration projects but on all the customer and industry analyst feedback and evidence gathered over the years.
  
  
• How to Perform a Continuous Migration
  During your migration, you may find it necessary to update your legacy app. Now the post-migrated source code and the production system are out of sync. But no worries: Mobilize has developed a process over time to allow for the re-migration of the source code during a migration project, without losing any manual changes already applied to the migrated code.
  
  
• Legacy Application Transformation
  This report explains how automated software transformation works and proposes a strategy for assessing the suitability of existing applications for migration to modern platforms such as J2EE and .NET.