Our company is quickly emerging as the premier go-to organization for the modernization, development and support of COBOL and other Legacy applications. Our strong partnerships with Micro Focus and IBM expand our client base and provide us with continued growth and success. Idea Integration only hires individuals who are proven experts in their field and is able to provide the support, training, and development opportunities that they would expect from an ideal employer.
-Steve Steuart,
SVP, Legacy Solutions
Idea Integration offered us a low risk modernization strategy that was tailored to meet the needs of our organization. They have a solid team, with extensive experience. Their technology toolkit is first class and helped us transition our IT operations to a modernized platform without putting any of our business activities at risk.
-Don Hirsch,
HON Industries

Legacy Support Services

Replacement, Re-Engineering, Modernization and Migration:

The Idea team offers complete customization and legacy support to ensure our clients receive the best possible solution. Each engagement begins with assessment and analysis of the entire enterprise IT portfolio, definition of a target platform, and outlined business and technical understanding. Once this assessment process is complete we are able to confidently decide which solution is best suited for each portion of the portfolio. Idea Legacy offers solutions including replacement, re-engineering, modernization, and migration. Following the optimization of the IT portfolio, the Idea Legacy team facilitates the management and maintenance of the new portfolio through training and support.

Idea Legacy support services allow enterprises to realign IT and business strategies, reduce IT maintenance costs, and increase the flexibility and adaptability of their IT portfolio.

Analyze:

The best way to get anywhere is to use a map. Through our partnerships and experienced professionals, we are able to assess enterprise IT portfolios and essentially provide detailed maps to the client. Following assessment we analyze the information obtained and offer business and technical understanding related to the current status of the IT portfolio. The client is then armed with the information to make decisions aligned with their established business strategies.

Optimize:

Idea Legacy works with the client to determine the best decision for their legacy support needs:

Replace Applications or systems that are considerably outside the scope of the strategy or are too costly to change can be replaced by COTS (Commercial –Off-The-Shelf) products.
Re-Engineer Idea Legacy technicians will evaluate the architecture, applications, and business processes and improve them to increase efficiency and effectiveness of current assets.
Modernize Through the use of an extensive tool set, we can modernize existing applications to maximize retained investment value. Our services include enhancing mainframe flexibility and sustainability, automated code transformation, and access to expert IT consultants and support. These services are offered through a phased approach consisting of: planning, assessment, migration, customization, testing, data migration, and support.
Migrate Idea Legacy specializes in migrating legacy systems from Unisys or IBM mainframes to Windows. We understand that these systems embody an enterprise’s primary competitive advantage, and with migration we can preserve the knowledge and value they represent. Our services include a phased approach, the maintenance or improvement of current performance, web enablement, and the improvement of the development environment. Our legacy support services also consider managed workloads, enhanced system administration and rapid change implementation.

Manage and Maintain:

The Idea Legacy service offering is not complete without continuous management and maintenance of the application portfolio. We offer software, services, support, and training, to ensure that the IT department stays aligned with business strategies and is able to adapt to changing business needs.

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