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Soroc's Uplift+ services provide clients with migration solutions for hardware, OS, applications and data. Soroc's solutions combine proven processes and best of breed technology to enable clients to reduce the time, cost and risks associated with migrations. In addition to standard migrations, Soroc specializes in version leapfrogging and brand conversion.


Windows 2000 and Windows 7 Uplift+ Migration Solution
On July 13, 2010, extended support for Windows 2000 will end. The product will no longer be publicly supported after this date. No security updates or service packs will be available. As a result, it is critical for organizations to establish a migration plan to ensure business continuity.

Soroc offers a Windows Uplift+ solution that combines processes and tools to expedite the migration of applications from Windows Server 2000 to 2003/2008 (32 or 64 bit) or Windows XP/Vista to Windows 7 on the desktop.

Soroc’s solution is based on a framework that combines proven processes with best-in-breed toolsets to reduce migration expense, risk and timeline. The framework consists of a four stage approach:
Inventory
  • Leverage client application inventory database
  • Run tools such as Microsoft® MAPS to inventory applications running on Windows 2000
Analyze
  • Extract application ‘DNA’, from both the installation routine and binary files
  • Interrogate the ‘DNA’ against a set of algorithms to determine which applications will migrate to Microsoft® Windows 2003 and Server 2008, and will run under 64 bit
Report
  • Provide Red/Yellow/Green traffic-light report detailing which applications will migrate without issues, will require further testing or will fail and require remediation
  • Deliver a report detailing the rules the application is breaking, causing the failure
  • Provide a combination of automatic fixes and remediation advice
Plan
  • Produce an informed and accurate remediation plan
  • Determine time, effort and financial investment required
  • Identify skill sets needed to complete the migration
Uplift+ Consulting Services
Hardware
Soroc helps organizations plan and execute migrations for the following platforms:
  • Sun
  • HP
  • IBM
  • EMC
  • HDS
Operating System
Forces of change driving OS migrations include end-of-life issues, application incompatibility and virtualization. Soroc helps its clients address and respond to these forces by:
  • Developing platform strategies
  • Conducting assessments
  • Creating roadmaps
  • Executing migration
  • Ensuring business continuity within changing OS landscape
Application Migration and Application Virtualization
Soroc assists organizations to discover where applications "Best Fit" in their environments, assessing version, OS and virtualization options.

Soroc offers an application migration solution that:
  • Simplifies the decisions that are necessary when evaluating how applications will perform in a changed environment
  • Provides comprehensive and rapid insight into an entire application portfolio of hundreds or even thousands of applications, including custom and internally developed applications
  • Enables faster and better testing and conversion of applications for upgraded or virtualized environments
  • Reduces the time, cost and risks associated with deployment of OS migrations, software upgrades, virtualization and other changes
Data Migration
Soroc enables clients to capitalize on the benefits of a Windows migration without being exposed to the risks of data corruption, reduced employee productivity and critical business application downtime.

Soroc offers a data migration solution that:
  • Seamlessly migrates key Office files and applications alongside a Windows migration
  • Automates many of the labor-intensive file conversion functions
  • Fixes problems automatically to ensure the migration goes trouble-free
  • Mitigates the risk and liability of major software migration
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