Modernize your Operating Systems

Upgrade your Windows or Linux Operating Systems as part of your cloud migration journey

Is mounting technical debt preventing you from unlocking cloud potential?

With RiverMeadow's unique OS Modernization capability we can help reduce technical debt as part of your move to cloud. Our proven process offers a fast and safe way to modernize workloads on the target while the source is unimpacted.

Reduce threat vectors, eliminate business disruptions and reduce operational risk by upgrading to more modern and robust operating systems.

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Key Benefits

Avoid legal & regulatory risk (fines, shutdowns or prosecution)

Mitigate cybersecurity threats from patched OS's

Avoid End of Support costs (Custom Support Agreements)

Safely retire legacy OS’s (technical debt)

Simplify software management - no complex multiple versions

Upgrade apps to the latest versions (as supported by current OS's)

No downtime - OS upgrade is performed on a target clone

Application compatibility with newer OS fully tested in target clone

Avert business risk - minimize security risk of older OS's

Mitigate End of Support Risk

With End of Support for Windows Server 2008 now past its deadline and End of Support for Windows Server 2012 fast approaching , there will be no more security updates available from Microsoft. This puts your business, data, applications and infrastructure at risk. Transition from Windows Server 2003, 2008 or 2012 to Windows Server 2016 or 2019 as part of your cloud migration journey, from within your current cloud environment or from within your current data center.

Whether you are remaining on-premises, moving to the cloud or you are already there you now have a definitive way to avoid End of Support issues and mitigate cybersecurity threats from patched OS's.

Operating System Modernization

Manual vs Automated Process:

	MANUAL OS upgrade - Standard -	AUTOMATED OS Upgrade - RiverMeadow -
Time to Execution	4-5 hours per manual process	Minutes
Speed of Process	Slow & not sustainable eg 5 per week	Fully Automated and built for scale eg 75-100 per week
Downtime (Source Applications)	Excessive - Process must be done in a maintenance window	No downtime required on the source
Single-hop or multi-hop?	Single-hop only eg n-2 to n-1	Multi-hop - For example, choose to go from Windows Server 2003 (64bit) to Windows Server 2019 or any version in between
Pre-Flight Compatibility Scan?	None	Pre-flight scan identifies known compatibility issues before migration start
Certification by Microsoft?	No	Yes - Microsoft has certified the OSM process for Windows Server teams and Azure Product Owners

Use Cases

Windows 2003 (64bit)

with single or multi-hop stops to

Windows 2008, 2012, 2016 or 2019

Windows 2008 (64bit)

with single or multi-hop stops to

Windows 2008, 2012, 2016 or 2019

Windows 2012

with single hop to

Windows 2016 or 2019

Windows 2016

with single hop to

Windows 2019

Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.10

with single hop to

Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.6

Market-Leading Cloud Migration Platform

End-to-End Project Delivery

Create & manage projects

Assign & manage users

Move group management

Full PM Planning & Reporting

Agent-based or Agent-less migrations

Non-disruptive, no downtime

Continuous, Scheduled, Data Only, Data Seeding

Secure live testing in target clone pre-cutover

SaaS-based licensing model: no installs or contracts

Safely retire legacy OS’s

Avert business risk; get compliant

Avoid End of Support costs (CSAs)

Minimize security risk of older OS's

Application compatibility with new OS fully tested

Why Wait? Migrate with RiverMeadow

As the only company that offers a fully integrated Cloud Migration Service with advanced platform capability, RiverMeadow believes in giving our customers the freedom of choice when it comes to deciding on which approach best suits your needs. Talk to a Cloud Migration Expert today to learn how best to embark on your journey to the cloud with confidence and ease.

Modernize your Operating Systems

Is mounting technical debt preventing you from unlocking cloud potential?

Key Benefits

Mitigate End of Support Risk

Operating System Modernization

Manual vs Automated Process:

Use Cases

Market-Leading Cloud Migration Platform

Why Wait? Migrate with RiverMeadow

Check out our Upgrade Capabilities in these Short Video Demos