University of Toronto's successful migration away from a single mainframe was accomplished with extensive planning, thorough analysis, and meticulous execution. This talk will address the steps taken to migrate our SIS and its associated applications from a mainframe into an n-tiered, securely architected enterprise systems supplemented by cloud services (for monitoring/scheduling).
Outcomes: Leverage our lessons learned from engaging in a large multidisciplinary transformation project * Better understand strategies for breaking down a large project into smaller pieces * Learn about the major technologies used to replace functionality on the mainframe