webMethods Upgrade Services - Software AG

Fact Sheet
UPGRADING TO The lATesT ReleAse Of WeBMeThODs?
AcceleRATe The PROcess, MAxIMIze vAlUe AND MINIMIze RIsks
We realize the strategic importance of
webMethods products to our customers,
and understand that planning for a
successful upgrade and flawless implemen-
tation of a new release is a critical and
highly visible effort. webMethods Upgrade
services provide our customers the
experience and expertise necessary to
perform upgrades with maximum efficien-
cy and minimum risks.
software AG‘s upgrade methodology
Education
The ability to identify and plan every aspect of
the upgrade helps ensure that operations,
business processes and integration logic
transition easily and completely. Plus, to be
sure you take advantage of the significant
new webMethods features and maximize
your investments, you‘ll need to ensure that
future integrations are planned, designed and
deployed.
Gather Explore Assemble Rollout
System Audit
Architecture Review
Future Goals / Objectives
Enhancement Plans
Skill Assessment
Gap Analysis
Project Management
Strategy Plan
Rollout Plan
Testing Plan
Architectural Design
Project Plan
Effort Estimation
Environment Setup on
Latest Release
Implementation Modifications
Quality Assurance Setup
Performance Test Environment
Scaling and High
Availability Environment
Production Rollout
Testing Framework for
Future Modifications & Projects
Transfer of Skills & Best Practices
Documentation
webMethods Delta Trainings Certifications
webMethods
Upgrade Services
With these requirements in mind, Software AG
Global Consulting Services has spent a great
deal of time with our internal product
development engineers—from internal training
sessions on upgrade utilities to architecture
reviews and best practices—formulating a
comprehensive upgrade accelerator
framework.
Our approach goes beyond just upgrading the
technology to the latest release. We ensure
your business benefits from the greatest value
using webMethods thanks to an upgrade
strategy uniquely designed to meet your
business needs.
Using a proven, phased approach, we will
ensure a smooth and successful transition
to the new platform. Through the use of
best practices, we can reduce the overall
effort and increase quality, saving previous
time and resources.

local support, Global Delivery: Proven Onsite-Offshore Delivery Model
customer Onsite consultant
Offshore Team
Migration Scoping & Strategy,
Project Management, Quality
Assurance, Solution Integration
Implementation, Testing, Tuning
for more efficient webMethods upgrade project delivery, a unique onsite-offshore delivery
model is available for you on-demand, distributing and exchanging the work between onsite
teams and offshore consultants. Progress on your webMethods upgrade projects does not
have to stop overnight, and your projects can be even more successful—faster.
Leverage our specialized tools and methodologies.
One unique tool, for example, focuses on
unit and regression testing of webMethods
Integration Server services to increase the
agility of your development, upgrade and
migration-related efforts.
More efficient and low-risk upgrade
with Green hat
Testing is absolutely critical for upgrading, so
we’ve entered into a strategic partnership with
Green Hat, one of the world’s leading providers
of webMethods testing tools. Combined with the
experience and methodology of Software AG’s
Global Consulting Services, Green Hat’s native
test support for webMethods enables a more
efficient, cost-effective and low-risk upgrade.
As a result of this partnership, we can offer GH
Tester and GH Performance tools (Green Hat
Testing Framework) on special terms to support
not only the upgrade project, but also ongoing
business innovation leveraging new web-
Methods versions.
What upgrading allows you to do
Consolidate—Decrease your total cost of
ownership by removing obsolete or redundant
code, apply a re-use strategy, improve knowledge
of webMethods technology, thereby
simplifying support and helping reduce efforts
in the future.
Expand—Increase the functionality of your
webMethods enterprise by upgrading existing
capabilities and preparing your environment for
additional ones to better meet business
demands.
Optimize—Get return on your investment by
gaining visibility into, improving and streamlining
your business processes.
Request your webMethods Upgrade scope
Assessment now
Our experts will be with you on site to assist
you in defining your upgrade strategy and
review the benefits for your organization. Key
aspects and results of the workshop include:
System audit, architecture review, skills
assessment and gap analysis.
Don’t wait! Submit your request at:
www.softwareag.com/upgrade
BeNefITs
• Reduce upgrade time with less risk
than in-house installation
• Eliminate obsolete components
• Leverage advanced architecture
featuring best practices and
Software AG experts
• Implement a service re-use strategy
• Install and configure a Unit and
Regression Testing Framework in
your environment that may be used
for future projects
• Understand how to benefit from the
new capabilities
Take the next step to get there — faster.
To find the Software AG office nearest you,
please visit www.softwareag.com
ABOUT SOFTWARE AG
Software AG is the global leader in Business
Process Excellence. Our 40 years of innovation
include the invention of the first high-performance
transactional database, Adabas; the first business
process analysis platform, ARIS; and the first
B2B server and SOA-based integration platform,
webMethods.
We offer our customers end-to-end Business
Process Management (BPM) solutions delivering
low Total-Cost-of-Ownership and high ease of use.
Our industry-leading brands, ARIS, webMethods,
Adabas, Natural, CentraSite, Terracotta and IDS
Scheer Consulting, represent a unique portfolio
encompassing: process strategy, design, integration
and control; SOA-based integration and data
management; process-driven SAP implementation;
and strategic process consulting and services
Software AG – Get There Faster
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