TAKE Solutions
Migration Success Stories DESCRIPTION
CLIENT PROFILES
BO XI R2 Readiness Assessment
Major Pharmaceutical, NY
Major Financial, NJ
Full assessment of customer’s current BO 6.x environment including infrastructure, reporting and security was performed, as well as a thorough review of their business requirements.
Environment: Windows, BO 6.5, DM, Auditor, IIS/ Tomcat (JSP) Users: 144 Total Reports: 235 Universes: 38 Scheduled Reports: 25 Authentication: Windows NT Data Sources: Oracle 9i
Environment: Sun Solaris UNIX Server, Multiple environments (Dev/QA/PROD) Sun iPlanet, JSP InfoView Users: 350 Total Reports: 710 Universes: 43 Scheduled Reports: 60 Authentication: WebSeal - LDAP Data Sources: Oracle 8.1.7, DB2 UDB 7.1, Sybase 12.5 Custom Application: WebI SDK
The deliverable document included a recommended infrastructure, XI application deployment options, the impact of migrating on universes and reports, a new XI security schema and a detailed project plan with resource and training requirements.
“The assessment was thorough, the recommendations were clear and concise, and I am confident in the value that the assessment provides. TAKE Solutions is to be commended for the product that they delivered.” - IT DIRECTOR
BO 5.x/6.x Migration to BO XI R2
Major Retailer, NJ
Financial Company, NJ
As Certified Migration Specialists we have completed numerous and diverse BO XI Migration Projects - from simple to complex. All migrations follow our field-tested methodology, which consists of four phases – planning, migration, validation and deployment.
Environment: Multiple Windows servers, BO 6.1b, Auditor, IIS (ASP) Users: 1250 Reports: 244 Universes: 36 Scheduled Reports: 238 Authentication: Windows AD Data Sources: SQL Server, DB2 400/UDB
Environment: Windows, BO 5.1.7, IIS Users: 278 Reports: 230 Universes: 20 Scheduled Reports: 24 Authentication: BO Data Sources: Oracle, Sybase
Full migration included a detailed migration implementation plan, XI R2 installation on Windows server and client desktops, server configuration, content import, user security and report scheduling, implementation of security schema, recommended validation procedures, production rollout and strategy.
New Environment: Windows 2003 Servers, 2 Web Servers, 3 BOE Application Servers Clustered, IIS, Windows AD, Auditor, .Net InfoView
New Environment: Windows 2003, IIS/Tomcat, Java InfoView, AD Authentication
PowerStart for BO XI R2
E-Tailer, NY
Insurance Company, NY
The PowerStart is designed to provide a “jumpstart” for Business Objects XI R2 deployment, ensuring a customized quality implementation using “best practices.”
Environment: Windows, BO 6.5, IIS Users: 31 Total Reports: 79 Universes: 8 Scheduled Reports: 10 Authentication: BO Data Sources: Oracle 10g
Environment: Windows, BO 6.5, IIS Users: 130 Total Reports: 211 Universes: 48 Scheduled Reports: 15 Authentication: BO Data Sources: Oracle 8i
“The PowerStart program more than met our needs. TAKE Solutions tailored the program to our installation and provided a professional specialist who clearly demonstrated an expertise in the new release.” - SYSTEM ADMIN
New Environment: Windows 2003, DM, Apache/ Tomcat, Java InfoView
Crystal Enterprise Upgrade to XIR2
Apparel Distributor, NY
Manufacturing Company, NJ
The upgrade included server sizing, installation & configuration of BO XI R2 & setup of the initial repository. Content was imported to the new environment from the CE 10 repository. The SAP Integration Kit for XI was installed and configured. Performed system & user validation and validated the working of scheduled reports.
Environment: Windows, CE 10, IIS Users: 60 Reports: 350 Scheduled Reports: 40 Data Sources: Oracle, Progress, Access
Environment: Windows, CE 10, IIS Users: 30 Reports: 20 Scheduled Reports: 5 Data Sources: SAP R/3, Oracle
New Environment: Windows 2003, IIS, .Net InfoView, MySQL Repo
New Environment: Windows 2003, IIS, SAP Integration Kit, .Net InfoView, MySQL Repository
Provided Knowledge Transfer throughout. Demonstrated new features of XI R2, including Universes and Webi report authoring.
“The knowledge transfer, documentation and best practices have proven to be invaluable.” - CIO
Among the benefits are a clear understanding of the Business Objects XI R2 platform, a working model of the new version installed and configured with “best practices,” a workflow for the import and validation of your legacy content, a review of the security model and a review of the features and functionality of the new version.
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