Databases are a core component of the technology infrastructure. Substantial changes, such as migrations or upgrades, provide significant opportunities, but may also introduce considerable risk. To help customers capitalize on the new version of ASE, Sybase offers the ASE 15 Migration Strategy Service?a short-term consulting package that provides a structured methodology to itemize the opportunities and potential challenges resulting from the migration?both within the database server and the wider ecosystem components that may be impacted.

The service is delivered in a workshop format?moderated by an experienced consultant specializing in Sybase architectures. Sybase consultants possess comprehensive domain experience and have access to a wide knowledge base with vast experience conducting ASE migrations?allowing them to arrive at a qualified assessment of the tasks at hand. The findings are presented in a migration strategy document, including a high-level implementation plan, outlining details on the migration tasks and providing the basis for a comprehensive risk mitigation and opportunity maximization strategy. This service package also has an education bundle that you may choose to include.

Objectives
Beginning the migration effort with a detailed plan gives customers an opportunity to manage their project effectively?minimizing disruptions and those infamous migration surprises?while providing a method to forecast timelines and effectively schedule costly resources.

The key tasks required to prepare a thorough plan for the migration of ASE 15 include:

• Identifying Critical Success Factors of the migration and strategies to achieve them
• Reviewing the Database Server and its ecosystem from the bottom-up. The components reviewed include:
  • Operating system
  • I/O subsystem
  • Dataserver
  • Databases and objects within them
  • Integration technologies
  • Operational Procedures
  • Applications
  • Scripts and procedures that work with the current ASE environment.
  • Preparing a high-level migration plan document

  Delivery Tasks
  This service requires considerable participation from the customer, both at the management and operational levels. The following table shows some of the tasks that your enterprise will need to be involved with:

  High-Level Activities

  Task	Detail
  Customer Questionnaire	Customer completes a questionnaire prior to Sybase-led workshop that will be used to validate the scope of the environment as well as the feasibility of conducting the planning session. Gathering this data prior to being onsite allows Sybase consulting staff to prepare and ensures customer readiness to participate in the workshop.
  Meeting with Project Sponsor and Team	A kick-off meeting to confirm and emphasize the Critical Success Factors of the migration effort.
  Workshop Meetings	The workshop style meetings will be essential for consulting staff to understand and clarify details of the environment.
  Review Meetings	Meetings for consulting staff to present migration implementation plan being prepared and obtain customer input.
  Project Completion Meeting	The consulting staff member will meet with the migration project sponsor to submit the migration strategy document. Typically includes a substantial Q&A session.

  Sales Datasheet

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  Let Sybase Consulting help you with your migration.
  To further support your personal and organizational ASE training goals, Sybase Education Services offers worldclass learning solutions including: technology skills assessments, certification preparation and focused training. Our comprehensive, certification-based curricula are delivered by our Certified Sybase Instructors at your site, a conveniently located Learning Center, over the web using SyberLearning LIVE?, or through our anytime, anywhere SyberLearning OnDemand?.
  
  Migration efforts that commence with a documented strategy and project plan have a high rate of success. Well defined plans minimize disruptions and establish clear project timelines ensuring that all resources committed to the effort are maximized. Migrate smoothly with Sybase Consulting.
  
  For more information about our migration services, contact a Sybase Consulting representative today.