Legacy Hardware Virtualization Comparison

If your business relies on aging legacy systems, the clock is ticking. High maintenance costs, old hardware, and high electricity bills make doing nothing untenable. But starting from scratch isn’t much more attractive, what with the associated costs of programming, hardware, and retraining and re-certifying users. There’s a third way. Discover how Stromasys Charon ^® lift-and-shift migration checks all the boxes as the most cost-effective way to end the risk of legacy hardware while extending the life and improving the performance of legacy software.

	Option 1 STATUS QUO (NO CHANGE)	Option 22 REWRITE	Option 3 STROMASYS CHARON® SOLUTION
BUSINESS RISK	X Aging hardware, increased down time	X Business continuity is at risk	✔ Minimum disruption
COST OF CHANGE	X No additional, but high running expenses	X Could be very high	✔ Value for money
IMPLEMENTATION TIME	✔ None	X Lengthy process, from planning, execution, testing and roll out	✔ Minimal
MAINTENANCE COSTS	X Aging hardware, expensive support	✔ New hardware	✔ New hardware
PERFORMANCE	X Aging hardware, outdated memory size, capacity, processing speed, etc.	✔ New hardware	✔ New hardware
USER TRAINING	✔ None	X New application training required, increased business risk	✔ None necessary, application intact
ENERGY COST	X Aging hardware, inefficient energy usage	✔ New hardware	✔ New hardware