Migrating ERP from Unix to Windows
One of the hot topics among enterprise IT and business decision makers today is the costs and benefits of migrating enterprise resource planning systems (ERP) from costly, proprietary Unix environments to Windows server or other platforms.
What is ERP?
ERP integrates various company functions such as human resources, inventories and financials, and links a company to its vendors and customers.
An independent, qualitative survey of organisations that recently completed a migration of their SAP or PeopleSoft ERP system from a Unix environment to the Microsoft Windows server platform found a more than 20% reduction in the number of servers required compared with Unix server.
The survey, by META Group, found that in one large telecommunications company, consolidation on Windows server allowed a greater than 50 percent reduction in the number of required servers.
The survey also found a more than 50 percent improvement in areas such as reliability, accessibility and scalability; significant savings in cost management, IT staffing, performance monitoring and vendor management; and measurable savings in technical support and training.
More than half of business function decision makers also saw significant improvements in areas such as consistency, accuracy, reporting enhancement and performance.
"Windows is now a mainstream option for the vast majority of ERP projects," META Group concluded.
Migrating from Unix to a Windows server provides the most economical solution along with better performance, while giving employees an integrated view of customer information necessary to improve customer service.
The IDC has also carried out some research on Understanding Unix Migration: A Demand-Side View.
To migrate your enterprise resource planning systems (ERP) from a Unix platform to a Windows server call today on 0800 458 4545 or request more information online.
