{"id":4964,"date":"2021-06-18T10:46:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T08:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/?page_id=4964"},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:55:57","slug":"software-migration-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/index.php\/en\/software-migration-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0\" class=\"panel-layout wp-block-siteorigin-panels-layout-block\"><div id=\"pg-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"><div id=\"pgc-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-0-0-0\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/index.php\/en\/technology-leader-and-partner-for-software-migration\/\">HOME<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/index.php\/en\/software-migration-2\">SOFTWARE MIGRATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-1\" class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\"><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-1\"><div id=\"pgc-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-1-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-1-0-0\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>SOFTWARE MIGRATION \u2013 A REAL ALTERNATIVE<\/h2>\n<p>A profes\u00adsio\u00adnally reali\u00adsed software migration means<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sectionlist\">\n<li>safeguar\u00adding indivi\u00addua\u00adlity, know-how and unique selling points<\/li>\n<li>paving the way for future-proof platforms and develo\u00adp\u00adment environments<\/li>\n<li>opening up the modern world of infor\u00adma\u00adtion and communication<\/li>\n<li>preser\u00adving indepen\u00addence of proprie\u00adtary manufac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders and licence products<\/li>\n<li>saving time and&nbsp;costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Compared to a new develo\u00adp\u00adment, a software migration has the decisive advan\u00adtage that it requi\u00adres less effort. Experi\u00adence from several projects proves a ratio of 1:8. If a migration project has an expec\u00adted scope of 15 man-years (which is a quite common time span), for example, about 120 man-years would have to be calcu\u00adla\u00adted for a develo\u00adp\u00adment from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>A software migration usually embraces all compon\u00adents of a legacy system (program\u00admes, screens, files, jobs, middle\u00adware, databases).<\/p>\n<p>Software migration can only be reali\u00adsed successfully with sophisti\u00adca\u00adted conver\u00adsion tools. The tools must work in analogy to a compi\u00adler to map complex compi\u00adling proces\u00adses in a seman\u00adti\u00adcally equiva\u00adlent way. The develo\u00adp\u00adment of such tools requi\u00adres detailed knowledge of compi\u00adler technology.<\/p>\n<p>The graphic shows the migration paths supported by us and the software tools used accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last 30 years, we have successfully reali\u00adsed migration projects \u2013 on time and on budget. Naturally, our experi\u00adence gained over the years flows into current and future migration projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-1-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-1-1-0\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/migrationpaths.svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6643 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/migrationpaths.svg\" alt=\"Software migration: migration paths und conversion tools at pro et con\" width=\"1300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-2\" class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\"><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-2\"><div id=\"pgc-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-2-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-2-0-0\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>WHY NO OFF-THE-SHELF STANDARD SOFTWARE?<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-2-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-2-1-0\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>WHY NO NEW DEVELO\u00adP\u00adMENT ON A GREEN\u00adFIELD&nbsp;SITE?<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-3\" class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\"><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-3\"><div id=\"pgc-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-3-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-3-0-0\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>WHY SOFTWARE MIGRATION WITH&nbsp;US?<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11263 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/software_migration_en_4_zu_3.jpg\" alt width=\"1707\" height=\"1280\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-3-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"6\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-3-1-0\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/index.php\/en\/software-migration-2\/technology-and-tools#panel-gb4968-667e9888ae6f9-2-0-0\">pecBOX<\/a> includes a coordi\u00adna\u00adted collec\u00adtion of sophisti\u00adca\u00adted conver\u00adsion tools based on scien\u00adti\u00adfic exper\u00adtise in compi\u00adler technology.<\/p>\n<p>Each migration project follows a defined \u201e<a title=\"roadmap\" href=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/index.php\/en\/software-migration-2\/project-process\/\">roadmap<\/a>\u201c that has been tried and tested in practice and is custo\u00admi\u00adsed to indivi\u00addual custo\u00admer requi\u00adre\u00adments. We have decades of experi\u00adence in the successful orchestra\u00adtion of migration projects. All projects have been comple\u00adted on time and on budget.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/index.php\/en\/software-migration-2\/technology-and-tools\/\">tools<\/a> have reached a maturity that enables an automa\u00adtion level of 95\u201399&nbsp;%. During the migration project, no \u201ccode freeze\u201d is requi\u00adred, as the high automa\u00adtion level allows for conver\u00adting and testing the develo\u00adped program\u00admes again at any&nbsp;time.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to our <a href=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/index.php\/en\/software-migration-2\/technology-and-tools#panel-gb4968-667e9888ba93c-0-0-0\">meta tools<\/a> (parser genera\u00adtors) during tool develo\u00adp\u00adment, the conver\u00adsion tools can be quickly adapted to new project requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A legacy moder\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adtion in a short project term and without code freeze can only be successfully reali\u00adsed with tool-supported software migration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-3-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-3-1-1\"><div class=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-33da4ff7b339-4964\"><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/index.php\/en\/software-migration-2\/success-stories-2\/\" class=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<b>SEE OUR SUCCESS STORIES<\/b>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-4\" class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\"><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-4\"><div id=\"pgc-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-4-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child\" data-index=\"8\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-4-0-0\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>SOFTWARE MIGRATION AND&nbsp;AI<\/h2>\n<p>The British compu\u00adter scien\u00adtist Alan Turing is regarded as one of the most influ\u00aden\u00adtial pioneers in the field of artifi\u00adcial intel\u00adli\u00adgence (AI). In 1950, he formu\u00adla\u00adted an intel\u00adli\u00adgence test for compu\u00adters: a compu\u00adter is intel\u00adli\u00adgent if, in a conver\u00adsa\u00adtion with it, a person cannot recog\u00adnise whether it is a compu\u00adter or a&nbsp;human.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Turing\u2019s visions have become reality. By recog\u00adnis\u00ading statis\u00adti\u00adcal corre\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons between words, AI language models can deter\u00admine the most likely next word (seman\u00adtic proba\u00adbi\u00adlity) and enable human-like communication.<\/p>\n<p>The current areas of appli\u00adca\u00adtion for AI go far beyond commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion. The use of AI in software migration is also currently being propa\u00adga\u00adted (e.g. IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z). This raises the question: what are the possi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties and limits of AI in software migration?<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about this question, see our analy\u00adses, test results and comments:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-4-0-1\"><div class=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-33da4ff7b339-4964\"><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-left\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/index.php\/en\/software-migration-2\/ai-tools\/\" class=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\">\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<b>READ OUR AI TEST&nbsp;CASES<\/b>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-4-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\"><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-4-1-0\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11706 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/KI_4_zu_3.jpeg\" alt=\"Software migration with AI: hand of a business man holding an AI crystal ball with question marks around\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-5\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"><div id=\"pgc-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-5-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\"><div id=\"panel-gb4964-69dde8c351ed0-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\"><div class=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-13f4b701a667-4964\"><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t sow-accordion-panel-open\t\t\" data-anchor-id=\"downloads\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-downloads\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-downloads\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>DOWNLOADS<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"\uf218\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"\uf209\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-downloads\" id=\"accordion-content-downloads\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3315\" src=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pdf.svg\" alt width=\"20\"><a title=\"[PDF, 122 KB]\" href=\"https:\/\/entw.proetcon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WSRE_2022_suedleasing_article.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u201cMigration des S\u00fcdlea\u00adsing COBOL-Kernban\u00adken-Systems nach JAVA mit einem itera\u00adtiv-\u00adinkre\u00admen\u00adtel\u00adlen Ansatz\u201d<\/a><br>\nAbstract for 24th \u201cWorkshop Software-Reengi\u00adnee\u00adring &amp; 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