Open and Secure Integrated Solutions Modernization Solutions

Unisys is ready to help organizations migrate and implement next generation architectures and solutions.  But, we always start with a safe and comfortable entry point for our customers, employing best practices and proven methodology for introducing new architecture into your IT environment. Unisys Open and Secure Integrated Solutions (OASIS) are targeted offerings that may combine Open Source components with value-add components offered by Unisys and our partners to address specific business requirements.

Unisys OASIS UNIX to Linux Migration (ULM)

The business problems facing today’s IT executive provide compelling reasons to consider the migration to Open Source solutions. As we now know, you can:

• Achieve significant cost reduction while maintaining enterprise-class functionality
• Avoid lock-in to proprietary software by standardizing on Open Source and industry-standard solutions
• Increase speed of development by leveraging available technologies and the skills of Open Source software developers

The UNIX to Linux Migration solution (ULM) encompasses all the needed services and best practices to quickly, safely, and efficiently move your data, application, or servers from a proprietary or outdated environment to a new Open Systems architecture.  Combined with a flexible ES7000 Enterprise Server, the solution provides unparalleled performance, scalability, and dependability.

The UNIX to Linux Migration solution services includes a complete range of capabilities to address planning, migration, and support of an Open Source environment in the enterprise:

• Migration strategy
• Project management
• Deep technology expertise
• Execution and implementation support
• Skills augmentation support and training
• Worldwide support services

Unisys OASIS Enterprise Asset Modernization (EAM)

Many businesses find themselves struggling with their legacy environments. On the one hand, most processes that occur on the mainframe are core to running their business. On the other hand, the existing environment is very much a liability, draining resources that may otherwise be funneled to new initiatives.

Today, the reality is that IT departments are trying to cope with shrinking budgets and an increasing and persistent demand to deliver more with less. They are asked to be innovative, to provide more functionality, and to improve resource usage and efficiency within the confines of an aging infrastructure. Several years ago and perhaps accelerated by increased regulations, many shops started to “evolve” their existing assets by moving to lower cost platforms and Open Source software and, in general, gained huge cost efficiencies by investing in new technology.  Although the prospect of modernizing their infrastructure was (and is) viewed as risky, time consuming, and in some cases  overwhelming, many made the commitment and are reaping the competitive rewards that an agile and functional environment provides.

The Unisys Enterprise Asset Modernization (EAM) solution describes exactly that - investing in incremental steps of improvement to the IT ecosystem, in order to deliver new solutions that address changing business requirements.

Enterprises may well understand the value of new technology, but first need a clear picture of their current environment and how all the components fit (or do not fit) together. Unisys is uniquely qualified to design, develop, and deliver the complete Enterprise Asset Modernization lifecycle. 

Regardless of the client’s present or desired future-state, we can “get there from here,” providing technical depth, integrated and proven enterprise-level solutions, and change management over time.  Unisys offers a complete range of services (consulting, migration, development, and support) across the entire ecosystem and using industry-unique 3D Blueprinting methodology, we can provide visibility of each change along the way.

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Unisys OASIS Oracle Grid Accelerator

The efficiency, quality, uptime, compliance of regulations, and reliability of your IT infrastructure is of paramount importance to your organization. That’s because you realize these all directly impact your customers. However, if you’re like most business executives or IT directors, it’s likely that, “Do it faster, better, and at a lower cost,” is on your list of objectives.

Unisys has been a trusted partner of Oracle for more than 20 years, and during that time our companies have delivered significant technology advantages to our joint customers. Our customers are looking to take advantage of the optimization and flexibility that Service Oriented Architectures and grid computing enable in their enterprises. Having Unisys, with its Intel based servers, on board to help Oracle customers migrate to our 10g/RAC technology in open source environments will significantly reduce the time it takes to set up the environment while accelerating customers’ time to value and productivity.
Mark Salser
Senior Vice President
Technology Business Unit
Oracle

The Oracle Grid Accelerator solution allows you to migrate your older, existing Oracle database host environment to Oracle 10g Real Application Clusters (RAC). Oracle 10g RAC allows the Oracle Database to run any packaged or custom application unchanged across a set of clustered servers. This provides the highest level of availability and the most flexible scalability. Oracle 10g RAC is a proven technology used by thousands of customers in every industry in every application. Together, Oracle and Unisys provide their clients with a seamless low-risk implementation of a Linux-based, open standards environment with no compromise in mission-critical capabilities. The Oracle Grid Accelerator provides all the needed services and best practices to install and upgrade any Oracle database on a preconfigured and properly sized Intel-based server running Linux. 

Are you running an Oracle database on a 7i, 8i, or 9i platform that no longer meets your requirements? Have you been hesitant to make a change? Are you looking for ways to lower your costs and improve the performance and reliability of your Oracle database environment? Well, now you can. Organizations like yours can quickly turbocharge your Oracle engine, while increasing performance and reducing costs. 

The Oracle Grid Accelerator eliminates the challenge of migrating your Oracle database to take advantages of the proven availability, reliability, and scalability of the Oracle 10g RAC on Intel-based Unisys hardware. And, it delivers significant benefits. It is ideal for those looking for mission-critical capabilities in an open standards environment.

The Oracle Grid Accelerator offers not only hardware and software, but it also includes migration services and support for replacing your current servers running Oracle databases with a modern, cost-effective, Intel-based system running Oracle on Linux. The Unisys solution delivery team knows what services are required to deliver a true 24x7 data center operational capability. Our global staff of services experts can help you with an end-to-end portfolio addressing the entire spectrum of enterprise needs—from identifying assets in your infrastructure that can be effectively replaced with Linux to economically and reliably completing your next Linux software project. Few IT vendors can match the level of Linux expertise and experience that Unisys can deliver today.

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