Modernization

Vgo Professional Services

Vgo offers professional services that help clients modernize their IT assets. Vgo advocates a "holistic" modernization approach that incorporates all aspects of technology and business operations to ensure a comprehensive and successful modernization effort.

Our value proposition is simple: by thinking of modernization projects holistically, leveraging our experience, tools and methodologies, Vgo can modernize IT systems with higher quality, and greater efficiency than anyone else. Based on practical engineering disciplines, experience and business savvy, Vgo is the ideal partner for any modernization related activity.

Vgo offers modernization expertise in the following areas:

• Analysis and planning for the modernization of legacy database technology, application architecture and infrastructure
• Conversion of Sybase, Informix, Microsoft, UDB/DB2 database platforms to Oracle 11g
• Modernization of legacy applications to web technologies
• Stabilization of existing systems via upgrades (Oracle, Sybase and Microsoft)
• Strategic consulting, analysis, planning and execution of legacy modernization to Cloud architectures

Vgo also offers managed services to support your systems going forward and training to your development team in new technologies, positioning your company to focus on its business goals.

Vgo Modernization Benefits

Vgo is a leader in tools-assisted modernization services. We leverage our tools, Evo and ART, in all of our engagements to provide insight, quality and speed to the modernization effort. By using this combination of service expertise and proprietary tools and processes, we provide optimum business benefits, such as:

• A "business-first" approach ensuring business benefit in the modernization activity.
• Thorough, high-quality, modernization service, encompassing all aspects of IT and business processing.
• A completely developed and tested end-state, converted from your legacy platform.
• Delivery of a clean, highly-maintainable and enterprise-class business application.
• Completely documented deliverables and an emphasis on knowledge transfer and transition
• Freeing up your staff to continue to support existing business or drive other efforts by leading the direction of the project instead of heads-down development or testing.

There are specific challenges related to modernization that are often over-looked by internal teams or external vendors who are not really experienced in this type of work. This leads to extensive budget increases and scheduling delays.

Modernization projects are not for the inexperienced; to do these projects correctly, count on experienced Vgo professionals to execute the perfect modernization project.

Contact Vgo today to speak with our experienced modernization engineers and discover how we can move your business to a modern operating platform.

Modernization Service Options

Evolution Services – The Complete Modernization Solution

From planning to rollout, Vgo provides experienced consultants to complete the job. In partnership with our sister company, NEOS , we can bring business consulting experience to the modernization effort, providing unsurpassed depth to your project. The team is not simply a team of developers; it is a highly functioning team of business and technical professionals, knowledgeable in your business domain, working to best position your company for the future.

Using our Complete Solution modernization service, Vgo can effectively convert your existing Oracle, Sybase, Informix or Microsoft architecture, including:

• Systems analysis and score-carding.
• Application re-design and optimization for the platform chosen.
• Best-practice consulting and guidance on implanting your target architecture
• Consulting on process engineering and optimization aligned with the new architecture.
• Application upgrades for Oracle Forms and Powerbuilder.
• Application portfolio conversions to web, SOA or Cloud technologies.
• Organizational consulting, helping you get your staff ready to maintain the new application.
• Quality assurance and testing
• Roll out planning and support
• Post-production maintenance and support contracts.

Modernization Preparedness

The largest risk for a modernization project is poor planning and design up front. Vgo helps companies prepare for modernization by analyzing the true make-up of the business and technologies involved and can help create a practical, realistic, plan to move the project forward. This includes planning and architectural design, such as:

• Portfolio analysis.
• Business process inventory.
• Organizational readiness and project/program communication strategy.
• Project planning.
• Architecture/application design guidance and "cook books."