from old world to new: all you need to know about application modernization

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Application Modernization

Joerg Tettenborn

Liaison Officer EMEIA

Global Application Modernization OC

Anna Larsson

STA Project Leader

Business & Application Services

Fujitsu Nordics

Toni Korhonen

Senior Solution Architect


Fujitsu Nordics


What is Application Modernization?

Application

Any system that is currently in product for which a client owns the Intellectual Property Rights

Modernization

Undertaking some alteration to the system, normally to allow for a greater benefit from the investment that has been made in the system in the past, present and future.


is undertaken to increase the longevity and/or increase the functional abilities of one or many systems.


Why Modernize?

Improved Agility Our Application Modernization service is designed to make the most out of your older strategic applications, by enabling them on cloud, web and mobile environments - much faster and at a lower cost and risk than a rewrite. Once migrated, change in functionality of the applications can be achieved much faster and more cost effectively using modern programming tools.

Reduced TCO By eliminating expensive legacy environments and lock-in commercial licenses we can reduce the cost of ownership of some applications by as much as 70%

Improved Integration Our services can integrate any applications with each other, whatever their current environment. We can migrate to a modern environment, or use integration tools to open up the legacy applications.

Other Benefits include: Improves customer experience Removes reliance on old and expensive skillsets Removes dead and dying technology Aids compliance and legislation Simplifies the application portfolio


Why Modernize Now

The Era of Human Centric ICT The Megatrends

Mobility Social/Communication Big Data The Cloud

And the ultimate trend setter TIME

What has changed that makes Application Modernization vital now? As a CIO you need to be across the following or you are missing a beat


Is App Mod relevant in the Marketplace?

Gartner 2016 Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Top CIO Priority

N/A

N/A


Application Modernization Capabilities

AMD - Application Modernization Database Covers all your database modernization

requirements from migration to data cleansing and database management

AMC - Application Modernization Cloud

Our services can enable even legacy applications to be hosted on the

cloud (K5, Azure and AWS).

AMI - Application Modernization Integration A service to enable any application to be fully integrated with any other applications and front ended on mobile,

tablet and web. Now also includes Robotic Process Automation

AMA - Application Modernization Analytics A consulting and discovery service to analyse

the complexity of the current portfolio, provides a roadmap for each application

AMM - Application Modernization Mainframe

A modernization service specifically designed for

mainframe and midrange migrations to Open Source and

.NET

AMOS - Application Modernization Open Systems

Services and tools aligned to target a migration to an Open Systems environment. Examples include; Lotus

Notes, Oracle Forms and Micro Focus COBOL Migrations


Fujitsu Application Modernization Differentiators

Unrivalled Coverage of Modernization Fujitsu toolsets and ‘Best of Breed’ partners guarantee a truly independent approach using the right tools for every modernization

Fujitsu Heritage and Legacy IP Fujitsu ICT heritage and intellectual property incl. respective compiler technology are a clear asset and competitive edge

Trustful Brand Recognition Not just a “modernize and leave” offering -> We Stay!

Truly End-to-End Approach From consultancy to modernization, testing, infrastructure, delivery and ongoing services



Anna Larsson

STA Project Leader


Fujitsu Nordics


The Customer

STA has overall responsibility for safe and environmentally friendly rail, air, sea and road transports in Sweden


The VTR system – the heart of STA

Platform from Unisys that since the seventies operates the road traffic system

100 000 external users

500 million transactions yearly

100 million decisions yearly

3.5 million lines of EAE code, plus Cobol

Available 24–7

Strategically important system that demands high accuracy and accessibility!

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VTR is not future safe


The insight


The solution


And the choice was…

”After a thorough procurement process and evaluation of a handful of suppliers on a number of criteria, STA signed an agreement with Fujitsu in March 2015.

So far Fujitsu has fulfilled our expectations and proven that they both have the knowledge and the engagement to deliver the required solution.”

Oct 14, 2016: Jesper Bjärvall, Project owner at STA


So, what is the scope?

Old system:

UNISYS

LINC/EAE

COBOL

ECL Batch jobs

New system:

Microsoft

.NET

Windows PowerShell


Functional 1:1


Challenge 1 - IT archeology


Expect surprises

“With a large system to migrate, which has been developed over a couple of decades, you will find stuff that no one even knew existed.”

Marcus Frejd, Project Manager at STA

HUGO?


Challenge 2: Lack of knowledge and resources


Challenge 3 – How to test and what to test

It is a test project… But it is not the functionality that needs to be tested!

Don’t forget the complete integration flows!


1:1 sounds easier than it is

How does it work today?

Hidden dependencies

Implicit sorting

Forgiving for errors

Optimized for the mainframe capabilities

It’s all about comparison

Automation is necessary

Risk based testing

How do you know you are ready?

Less than 50% of ~1500 transactions

All critical batch jobs

Is the difference a problem?

Adjust to new standards

40 years of optimization needs to be replaced to take advantage of the strengths of the new system


The challenging parts

“One cannot emphasize enough how important it is to put much effort early in thorough tests of integrations and batch jobs.”


BATCH Integrations



“Don’t do everything at the same time. (Change Operations supplier; Change ways of working; Run big project affecting VTR in parallel…)

You should consider the capacity of your own organisation.”

Therese Johansson, Lead Architect at STA



“One lesson learned is that we should have put all people inside the project and minimized dependencies to the line organization.”



The successful parts

”The most significant success-factor for our project has been to benefit from top priority at STA during 18 months, including full and sustainable support from top management.”

Jesper Bjärvall, Project owner at STA


The successful parts


And most important of all:

“We wouldn’t have managed if we hadn’t been working together as one team, STA, Fujitsu and

Asysco, in one open project area on site.”

The Project Management team at STA


If the road ahead feels unclear

“Start taking stock of and map the system: Internally, integrations, external contracts and dependencies.

Decommission what is to be taken out of service before the project starts.” Therese Johansson, Lead Architect at STA


Get professional help

“Work closely with the supplier!

A large and experienced supplier is

a critical success-factor.”

The Lead Architect team at STA


Don’t wait



Toni Korhonen

Senior Solution Architect


Fujitsu Nordics


The number of users or devices

AI and Robotics 4th Wave

Internet of Things 3rd Wave

50B+ In 2020

Mobile Internet 2nd Wave

10B In 2010

Internet 1st Wave

1B In 2000

Waves of digital technology

Digital technology

A set of connected technologies such as cloud, mobile, IoT, Analytics, AI, robotics, and supporting security technologies

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What is Robotic Process Automation

Virtual workforce are software robots that work faster, without errors, 24/7 and with less cost.

Emulates the work of a human agent, using existing UIs to drive applications and execute system-based work.

Automation of repetitive and mundane rule-based tasks, that is simple to deploy.


Use Cases

Business Optimization

Back Office e.g. Administration &

Reporting

Front Office e.g. Customer Support &

Service Desk

End to End e.g. Connecting Process

Islands

IT Optimization

IT Support e.g. Service Desk,

System Administration,

App Management

Data Migration e.g. Legacy System

Integration / M&A

Strategic Change

Service Digitization e.g. Self Service & Channel

Shift


Fujitsu differentiators

Fujitsu XpressWay approach

Agile and industrialized process in order to drive rapid

outcomes, helping achieve the vision for the customer

Wide experience

We can provide an approach that is customer-centric and

technology independent

End-to-end capability

From process discovery and optimization to automation

implementation and ongoing services

Next wave

Fujitsu R&D brings artificial intelligence (AI)

capabilities to our customers

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