Projects & Consulting

In the push to implement new platforms such as the latest release of Microsoft Windows or Citrix XenApp it is easy to leave the applications until last. Yet no matter how well you implement the infrastructure, the user experience will be the applications that sit on it.

Enterprises need to keep in mind that application migration is the largest part of, and most significant risk to, the success of any operating system upgrade project. A strategy of engaging a specialist app migration consultancy like Fenix is the most cost effective way of ensuring your project's success. Fenix can provide advice based on real world experience and best practice, in the crucial planning stages of your project and throughout to keep it on track.

Below is the approximate breakdown of application migration costs versus the other costs for a typical operating system migration project.

Application Migration Projects

Fenix Consulting is a specialist in application migration projects. Applications are often the main road block to a successful OS migration and most IT service providers lack skills in this area. Our resources can assist on-site with all app migration functions; inventory, rationalisation, requirements gathering, compatibility testing, packaging and remediation.

Fenix include an app compat test as a standard part of the packaging process for each application. Unlike many app compat products this focuses on the question relevant to your migration, "Will this application run on the new OS?". Where the test indicates incompatibility Fenix notifies you and no charge is incurred for that package. Options can then be explored for newer versions or alternative software.

Off-site packaging for projects is fixed cost per package, allowing you to adjust the application list as you go. We use a straight forward two category model, Simple Apps and Standard Apps, meaning that even those requiring multiple days of effort are at our normal flat rate. This saves time classifying apps, makes it easier for you to estimate costs and provides excellent value for money.

Application Integration Consulting

Our consultants can also assist you across the full range of activities in the app integration space. For example you may want a health check of your internal BAU app packaging process, or recommendations around a particular topic such as effective metrics gathering. Or you may have a project to upgrade a business critical application and have had issues with past deployments.

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