Migrating to the Cloud: Oracle Client/Server Modernization

Migrating to the Cloud: Oracle Client/Server Modernization is a reference guide for migrating client/server applications to the Oracle cloud. Organized into 14 chapters, the book offers tips on planning, determining effort and budget, designing the Oracle cloud infrastructure, implementing the migration, and moving the Oracle cloud environment into production.
Aside from Oracle application and database cloud offerings, the book looks at various tools and technologies that can facilitate migration to the cloud. It includes useful code snippets and step-by-step instructions in database migration, along with four case studies that highlight service enablement of DOS-based applications, Sybase to Oracle, PowerBuilder to APEX, and Forms to Java EE. Finally, it considers current challenges and future trends in cloud computing and client/server migration.
This book will be useful to IT professionals, such as developers, architects, database administrators, IT project managers, and executives, in developing migration strategies and best practices, as well as finding appropriate solutions.

Focuses on Oracle architecture, Middleware and COTS business applicationsExplains the tools and technologies necessary for your legacy migrationGives useful information about various strategies, migration methodologies and efficient plans for executing migration projects

Introduction Chapter 1: Migrating to the Cloud: Client/Server Migrations to the Oracle Cloud Chapter 2: Identifying the Level of Effort and Cost Chapter 3: Methodology and Design Chapter 4: Relational Migration Tools Chapter 5: Database Schema and Data Migration Chapter 6: Database Stored Object Migration Chapter 7: Application Migration/Porting Due to Database Migration Chapter 8: Migrating Applications to the Cloud Chapter 9: Service Enablement of Client/Server Applications Chapter 10: Oracle Database Cloud Infrastructure Planning and Implementation Chapter 11: Sybase Migrations from a Systems Integrator Perspective, and Case Study Chapter 12: Application Migration: Oracle Forms to Oracle Application Development Framework 11g Chapter 13: Application Migration: PowerBuilder to Oracle APEX Chapter 14: Challenges and Emerging Trends