Why migrate?
Organizations are constantly evaluating their current mission-critical applications, looking for ways to reduce their TCO, increase reliability, and allow their business users to be more productive. DB Best specializes in the transformation of obsolete legacy applications from Delphi and PowerBuilder to modern application platforms like Microsoft .NET, Java and Web Service technologies.
Modern technology Alternatives
In their day, these frameworks were considered excellent development environments; however, the lack of flexibility and interface features has influenced many organizations to migrate to modern application frameworks. These factors include:
- Web-based scale and performance
- Modern architectures with a large following of developers
- Support for globalization and localization of applications
- Providing users with a modern looking user interface that supports mobile devices
- Ability to innovate quickly using best practices like DevOps
- Platforms that support the latest technologies for business intelligence and advanced analytics
Check out the featured technologies that we use to transform your PowerBuilder and Delphi solutions into modern applications.
Our Process
Starting with an application audit and database assessment, our team of specialists will create a roadmap for modernizing your applications to fully native .NET solutions that are Web-enabled, HTML 5-compatible, and powered by Microsoft SQL Server, resulting in:
- Transformation of code to Microsoft .NET, Java, web frameworks – Completely removing Delphi/PowerBuilder code.
- Transformation of components – Replacing old components with native Microsoft .NET, Java, and web framework components.
- Support for Web – Depending on your requirements, the target system can be fully Web-Cloud services supported by all major browsers and mobile platforms.
- Migration of database assets – This includes all table data, forms, reports, queries, macros, and business logic.
- Improved security – Integrating with Active Directory technologies & native database security.
To ensure everything is covered, we use our 12-step migration methodology and processes to reduce the risks of migration.
If you are looking to move the solution to a public cloud, we feature support for the following platforms and databases.