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Performance evaluation for software migration

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Issam Al-Azzoni,

Douglas G. DownAuthors Info & Claims

ICPE '11: Proceedings of the 2nd ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance engineering

September 2011

Pages 323 - 328

https://doi.org/10.1145/1958746.1958792

Published: 30 September 2011 Publication History

Abstract

Advances in technology and economical pressure have forced many organizations to consider the migration of their legacy systems to newer platforms.

Legacy systems typically provide mission critical services vital for an organization's business needs. These systems are usually very large and highly complex with little or no documentation. Furthermore, fewer people can understand and maintain these systems. While several techniques exist to verify the functionality of the migrated system, the literature is still lacking methods to effectively assess the performance impact of software migration. In this paper, we propose a new method designed specifically to address performance evaluation in software migration projects. The new method uses simple models and incorporates techniques for model validation and resource demand mapping for performance evaluation and capacity planning.

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Performance evaluation for software migration
1. Software and its engineering

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ICPE '11: Proceedings of the 2nd ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance engineering

March 2011

470 pages

ISBN:9781450305198

DOI:10.1145/1958746

General Chairs:
Samuel Kounev
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
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Vittorio Cortellessa
Università dell'Aquila, Italy
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Raffaela Mirandola
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
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David Lilja
University of Minnesota, USA
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Kai Sachs
SAP AG

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Bakar HRazali RJambari D(2019)Implementation Phases in Modernisation of Legacy Systems2019 6th International Conference on Research and Innovation in Information Systems (ICRIIS)10.1109/ICRIIS48246.2019.9073628(1-6)Online publication date: Dec-2019
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Kesserwan NDssouli RBentahar J(2017)Modernization of Legacy Software Tests to Model-Driven TestingEmerging Technologies for Developing Countries10.1007/978-3-319-67837-5_14(140-156)Online publication date: 20-Oct-2017
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Bakar HRazali R(2013)A preliminary review of legacy information systems evaluation models2013 International Conference on Research and Innovation in Information Systems (ICRIIS)10.1109/ICRIIS.2013.6716728(314-318)Online publication date: Nov-2013
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRIIS.2013.6716728

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