Legacy Transformation - the cost of doing nothing -

Meet the Clones in My Neighborhood

I recently posted on my other blog how our development team is using the JUNG (Java Universal Network Graph Library) to build HP’s next generation of Visual Intelligence Tools. ( You're Only as JUNG as You Feel ). Up till now, our approach has...

Published 02-08-2010 4:40 PM by woodsps56

Filed under: transformation, legacy, visualization, modernization, source code, steve woods, cobol, decompostion, measurement, hp, modernisation, mainframe alternative, apps, visualization tools, application, lower costs

The happiness of clones

When I receive a large amount of legacy source code from a customer I’m always anxious to get a snapshot of its clone structures. I’ve mentioned in other posts that legacy code is like a box of chocolates: I just never know what I’ll...

Published 02-01-2010 4:33 PM by woodsps56

Filed under: transformation, legacy, visualization, modernization, source code, steve woods, cobol, decompostion, measurement, hp, modernisation, apps, application

Legacy source code: A Box of Chocolates

For the next several posts, I’m serializing a thread of ideas that stem from HP’s continued exploration of legacy source code analysis using the network science sometimes referred to as graph theory. You’ll find some posts on my other...

Published 01-25-2010 3:57 PM by woodsps56

Filed under: transformation, legacy, visualization, modernization, mainframe, source code, steve woods, cobol, decompostion, measurement, modernisation, apps, visualization tools, application

A view of IBM Mainframe 4Q 2009 financial results

On January 19,2010, IBM released their 4Q 2009 financial results. Since the 4 th quarter is typically the strongest quarter for mainframe sales, the results are surprisingly poor. The actual results, according to IBM were: 27 % decrease in Mainframe revenue...

Published 01-22-2010 12:29 AM by john.pickett@hp.com

Filed under: legacy, modernization, mainframe, MFA, mainframe alternative, john pickett, financial results, PNB

Has anyone seen my right-brain?

Dan Roam recently wrote an addendum to his 2008 book, The Back of the Napkin . This addendum is a workbook: Unfolding the Napkin: The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex Problems with Simple Pictures . Both books emphasize the same theme: the power of...

Published 01-19-2010 4:47 PM by woodsps56

Filed under: transformation, legacy, visualization, modernization, mainframe, source code, steve woods, cobol, measurement, hp, apps, visualization tools, application

'R', a Movable Beast

‘R’ , A Movable Beast When I first began figuring out approaches to analyzing legacy source code my tool of choice was Excel, after all, it’s everywhere and spreadsheets seemed to be the coin of the realm when it came to number crunching...

Published 01-11-2010 4:37 PM by woodsps56

Filed under: legacy, visualization, modernization, mainframe, MFA, source code, cobol, decompostion, measurement, apps, visualization tools, application

Energy savings with HP Superdome vs z10 mainframe - a bright idea

By John Pickett We hear from data center managers about their growing concerns about energy in the data center. According to US Environmental Protection Agency, data center energy consumption has doubled from 2000 to 2006, and expected to double again...

Published 11-04-2009 11:07 PM by john.pickett@hp.com

Filed under: transformation, legacy, modernization, mainframe, MFA, hp, modernisation, mainframe alternative, apps, application, john pickett, z10, energy, energy savings

Application Transformation virtual conference

I should have posted this earlier but here's the details for a useful event if you have an interest in Apps Transformation & Modernization. We have a star-studded line-up of speakers, some of whom will be available for chat during the event. You...

Published 11-02-2009 9:56 AM by pevans@hp.com

Filed under: transformation, legacy, visualization, modernization, mainframe, MFA, source code, steve woods, cobol, asymmetrical, inferential statistics, decompostion, hp, modernisation, mainframe alternative, apps, paul evans, visualization tools, application, john pickett, lower costs

Metacognition: Knowing about knowing

At the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting, neuroscientists are interested in the tricks magicians use to fool us ( http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/48544/title/Magic_for_neuroscientists ). It seems that magicians are keenly aware...

Published 10-23-2009 8:57 PM by woodsps56

Filed under: transformation, legacy, modernization, source code, steve woods, cobol, measurement, metacognition

One Fish, Two Fish...

In his book, How to Measure Anything , Douglas W. Hubbard laments the reluctance of IT organizations to use inferential statistics for measurement. Hubbard poses the question of how to measure the number of fish in a lake. Many IT decision makers might...

Published 10-23-2009 6:11 PM by woodsps56

Filed under: transformation, legacy, modernization, source code, steve woods, cobol, asymmetrical, inferential statistics, decompostion, measurement

Eschewing Symmetry: The Joy of Asymmetrical Thinking

Eschewing Symmetry: The Joy of Asymmetrical Thinking Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetry I hear it often from our transformation customers. We have X million lines of legacy code and we want to transform it to a modern architecture. We’ve...

Published 10-23-2009 4:12 PM by woodsps56

Filed under: transformation, legacy, modernization, source code, steve woods, cobol

Mainframe applications ARE moving to x86 Servers– debunking myth by “mainframe cheerleaders”

I just read the article “ Mainframe cheerleaders caution big iron defectors against x86 ”, where an analyst is quoted as saying: " PCs are not mainframes ...". Let’s stop there - because thinking that PCs are synonymous with...

Published 08-31-2009 7:45 PM by john.pickett@hp.com

Filed under: transformation, legacy, modernization, mainframe, MFA, x86, proliant

Mainframe Modernization with HP – Options for lower TCO

As member of this application transformation blog, I’ll be sharing my views of the infrastructure component aspect of the equation, specifically as it pertains to mainframe transformation. The 1970s & 80s, ushered in the growth era for mainframe...

Published 08-24-2009 5:03 PM by john.pickett@hp.com

Filed under: transformation, legacy, modernization, mainframe, MFA

Today's Legacy Transformation Puzzle

I thought I’d start out my first blog entry on the legacy transformation puzzle. I’m Steve Woods and I’ve been working in applications modernization for about five years here at HP. I’ve truly enjoyed the work, but it’s not...

Published 08-18-2009 4:51 PM by woodsps56

Filed under: transformation, legacy, visualization

The first entry - Introductions

So Wikipedia says “ A blog (a contraction of the term weblog ) is a type of website , usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly...

Published 07-29-2009 5:02 PM by pevans@hp.com

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