Futurestate IT Confidential APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY AND CURRENCY MANAGEMENT™ John Doe...

Futurestate IT Confidential

APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY AND CURRENCY MANAGEMENT™

John [email protected]

Partner Company

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Challenge

Companies are challenged to keep applications up-to-date (current) with each new OS and software release

Today, companies are faced with moves to:

• Windows 7

• Windows Server 2008

• Application Virtualization

Must move now!

• XP support ends in 2014

• Server 2003 support ends in 2015

• New software / hardware soon available only for latest OS


What we do

Help organization go from CURRENT STATE ...

N -4App 1 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

N -4App 2 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

N -4App 3 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

N -4App 4 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

N -4App 5 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

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What we do

... to understanding their CURRENT STATE ...

N -4App 1 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

N -4App 2 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

N -4App 3 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

N -4App 4 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

N -4App 5 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

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What we do

... to FUTURE STATE (get current) ...

N -4App 1 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

N -4App 2 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

N -4App 3 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

N -4App 4 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

N -4App 5 N -3 N -2 N -1 N -0

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What we do

... to STAY current

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Our Solution

SaaS platform to enable partners to rapidly

assess, migrate and remediate applications

to accelerate Windows 7 / Virtualization deployments

Supported Platforms


Accelerating Deployments

Accelerate Service Delivery…

…Increase Scalability

Automated application currency & compatibility analysis rapidly narrows focus on problematic apps

SaaS platform enables field delivery to upload apps for testing and expedite those that have vendor upgrades, can go ‘as is’ or be easily repackaged

Cloud platform where field delivery and App Compat Factory resources can collaborate to expedite app testing and remediation

Rapid Application Triage

Self-Service for Field Delivery

Collaborative Platform


Futurestate IT Platform

How it Works

Upload application list / files into portal

Inventory

Upgrade Analysis

Test

Report

Currency Monitoring

Platform Testing

Upgrade Analysis

Compatibility Testing

Ongoing Monitoring

Secure Portal

Triage and Group Fix and Re-test

AUTOMATE COLLABORATE ACCELERATE

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5 Report Access by Multiple Stakeholders


Proven Compatibility Testing

Customers using the software version of application compatibility analysis:


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Currency Monitoring

Step 2: Vendor upgradeTest apps to see if a certified upgrade is available

Step 3: OS CompatibilityDetermine which apps can go “as is” or can be repackaged

App

Step 4: VirtualizeDetermine if applications can be streamed / hosted

App

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Virtualization Compatibility Analysis

O/S Compatibility Testing

Compatibility Assessment

Narrow Down Application PortfolioStep by Step

Step 5: Redevelop, Replace or Retire

Inventory

Step 1: RationalizeLook for multiple versions of same app and rationalize number of apps

App App App


Ongoing Operational Use

End-to-end migration process

Application Compatibility and Verification Practice

Prepare

• Upload install files to AppRx

• Gather currency and update info

• Rationalize # of apps

• Group apps (interop test)

Test

• Select group to be tested

• Select test platform

• Execute test• Generate

reports

Analyze

• Interpret reports

• Choose path:- Upgrade- Migrate- Virtualize- Remediate

Execute

• Acquire upgrade

• Auto package• Manual

package• Remediate• Virtualize

UAT / Deploy

• Conduct functional testing before deployment

• Maintain applications in portal and run again for patches, service packs, OS upgrades, etc.

• Audit ongoing application currency to mitigate future risk

Accelerates Application Migration Process


Application Currency Analysis

Currency analysis determines if apps are certified for Windows 7 or if a vendor upgrade is available


Application Currency Analysis

Detailed Reports identify which apps can migrate and which need further testing


Application Compatibility Testing

Compatibility reports identify options: Migrate, virtualize, remediate

PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY OVERVIEW

BEFORE AND AFTER VIEW

REMEDIATION RECOMMENDATIONS


Ongoing Currency Monitoring

Ongoing Monitoring: Application Currency Compliance based on app age, upgrades, end of support, end of life


SaaS Benefits

SaaS platform enables accelerated migration assessment, deployment and project completion

Easy to Try

• No infrastructure, install, maintenance and support required

• Simply upload .msi file and explore the results in a matter of minutes

• Free trial available (limited to 5 applications, 30 days access)

Easy to Buy

Easy to Use

• On-demand purchase model – easy to buy and try (POC)

• Buy licenses as required – align with phased rollout schedule

• Assign costs /budget to lines of business / application owners

• Accelerated deployment

• Don’t need to set up a physical centre of excellence in organization

• Provide access to web portal to all project stakeholders to upload files

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