Enterprise Applications - Linux Migration

Sankhya has been using Linux based machines since 1996. Linux has been the primary development platform for several projects at Sankhya. SANKHYA Consulting leverages on this strength and offers a broad range of Linux Migration services.

Our Linux Migration practice includes

• Application Porting
• n-tier Application Development
• Application Validation and Testing
• Tools Support

Application Porting

If you are migrating to Linux, first identify an outsourcing partner who can help you port your existing applications to Linux. SANKHYA Consulting can work with you to create a migration plan, identify porting priorities and execute the actual porting projects.

Application Development

Most new applications developed today follow n-tier (generally a 3-tier) approach. This makes it easier to both develop and maintain complex business applications. SANKHYA Consulting offers services for analyzing your existing business applications developed using C, C++ or COBOL, creating UML® based requirements specifications, and reimplementing application using a 3-tier approach consisting of a data, business logic and user interface tiers.

Application Validation and Testing

SANKHYA Offers Consulting for porting and validating applications to linux and complete testing services starting with creating test plans from requirements specifications, developing test suites, performing validation and creating detailed test reports

Tools Support

Getting reliable support for the GNU Toolchain can make a significant contribution to any successful migration plan to Linux. SANKHYA Consulting offers high end technical support for your developers migrating C or C++ applications to Linux.

Key Skill Sets

• Apache Module Development
• GNU C and C++ Tool Chain
• Make, CVS, RCS tools for configuration management
• STL (Standard Template Library)
• ODBC, MySQL, Postgresql

Completed Projects

• Ported Varadhi Core to MontaVista Linux.
  [2002-2003]
• Ported Varadhi Transport Layer to MontaVista Linux.
  [2002-2003]
• Ported Varadhi OS Abstraction Layer to MontaVista Linux.
• Developed a complete security platform for web applications, including a Security Server (conforming to CORBA Security Service), user and group management, ACL based access to web services/applications and user-friendly web based terminal for managing the system on linux host.
  [Sep 2002 - Dec 2003]
• Developed secure 3-tier web applications using Apache, Postgresql and CORBA. These applications include the DMS AppBundle and the Timecard AppBundle.