Overcoming the challenges of enterprise system migration

Migrating to a new software platform is never undertaken lightly. And, when the platform being replaced is an interface engine that is being used across the enterprise within a large integrated delivery network (IDN) that is involved in the largest electronic medical record (EMR) implementation ever undertaken by the organization, it isn't a decision that you even want to consider. But there are times when a major migration initiative is the only logical choice. That was the conclusion the authors came to at Kettering Health Network when a lengthy upgrade to the Sun Java Composite Application Suite platform failed to meet their requirements for reliability and stability.