CloudSwitch Simplifies Legacy Application Migrations

One of the assumptions about public cloud computing infrastructure is that it’s ideally suited for new applications. It’s generally considered too hard to move existing legacy applications because most of them have been optimized around a specific set of server and network configurations.

CloudSwitch is aiming to put an end to this debate with the release of version 2.0 of its namesake software appliance that simplifies the movement of legacy applications into a cloud computing environment.

Version 2.0 of CloudSwitch adds support for internal network topology so that when an existing legacy application is moved onto the cloud it still sees the same server and network topology that it saw when it was running on-premise.

Other new features in version 2.0 include simplified deployment on Windows and Linux servers in the cloud, enhanced scalability of the overall CloudSwitch environment and the ability to provision new virtual machines in a cloud environment after the application is installed.

CloudSwitch CEO John McElaney says that customers are getting more comfortable with running both new and legacy applications in the cloud. The issue that many of them have is that most of their legacy applications running on-premise are running on aging systems. By moving those applications to a cloud environment that is running the latest virtualization and IT infrastructure, the odds are good that a legacy application is going to wind up performing better in the cloud than it currently does on-premise.

At the same time, the IT organization doesn’t have to bear the capital expense of an IT infrastructure upgrade.

Pricing for CloudSwitch 2.0 starts at $25,000 for an annual license including basic support and up to 20 concurrent virtual machines under management.