Important Announcement: RDB on Itanium – End of Road

Hope is not a strategy;

Rdb may not be ported to OpenVMS x86-64. For organizations that must remain on OpenVMS, the only viable long-term path forward is migration to x86-64. However, if your application depends on Rdb, that path is currently in doubt.‍
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Sector7’s Proven Rdb Migration Solution

‍Sector7 has developed and successfully deployed a comprehensive suite of tools specifically designed to migrate OpenVMS applications from Rdb to either Oracle or PostgreSQL - while allowing the core application to remain on OpenVMS.

We have been using these tools for years to help customers modernize their databases without rewriting business logic or abandoning OpenVMS.
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Key Components of the Sector7 Rdb Migration Suite

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• Schema Generator
  Automatically creates a fully compatible Oracle or PostgreSQL schema directly from your existing Rdb database layout.
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• Data Transfer Methodology
  A complete, proven tools-based process to safely and accurately migrate data from Rdb to the target database (Oracle or PostgreSQL).
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• SQL Access Transformation
  Handles all forms of RDB access:
  • SQLMOD modules
  • Embedded SQL in source code
  • Combinations of both
    The tools automatically convert Rdb-specific SQL statements to Oracle- or PostgreSQL-compatible syntax without modifying your application’s business logic.

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Benefits After Migration

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• The OpenVMS application now runs on Oracle or PostgreSQL - fully functional and supported.
• The application can then be ported to x86-64 OpenVMS (or another platform) when you are ready.
• Data in Oracle or PostgreSQL becomes immediately accessible from a wide range of modern tools, reporting systems, analytics platforms, and applications running on Windows, Linux, cloud, etc.
• If you choose PostgreSQL, there are no licensing costs - it is fully open source.

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The Sector7 migration tools are required only during the migration project. Once the project is complete, the application runs natively on Oracle or PostgreSQL with no ongoing dependency on Sector7 software.

We have successfully guided customers along this path for several years and are actively supporting new migrations today.

If your organization is facing Rdb on Itanium constraints and wants to preserve your OpenVMS investment while gaining modern database capabilities, please contact Sector7 to discuss your application and migration options.

We look forward to helping you move forward confidently.

Contact us at [email protected]