Appendix C: Case Studies
Microsoft has an extensive library of UNIX migration and Windows Server System case studies. To locate case studies or examples of specific UNIX migrations, refer to the search tool available at:
https://www.microsoft.com/resources/casestudies/FindCaseStudy.aspx
Real World Migration Examples
The following examples are recent case studies found using the keyword search "UNIX Migration."
El Paso Corporation — Energy Company Reduces Expenses with Switch to New Database System
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=53081Analog Devices — Chip Manufacturer Raises Engineering Efficiency and Saves United States $310,000 Annually
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=48425Grand Expeditions — Travel Company Slashes Web Costs, Speeds Introduction of New Features
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=52831United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) — USDA Increases Performance and Scalability of HR System, Supports More Agencies
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=48401WineBid.com — Online Wine Auction Site Grows Revenue by 10% with Comprehensive Portal Solution
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=48387Indiana Department of Administration — State of Indiana Realizes 90-day ROI Migrating to Microsoft Windows and SQL Server Database
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=52565Group 4 Falck A/S — Group 4 Ports Real-Time Critical Monitoring Application by Using Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=52472Mahindra British Telecom Limited (MBT) — MBT Uses Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX to Rapidly Migrate Customer’s Solaris Application to Windows
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=52490Suncor Energy — Suncor Migrates SAP from Sun/Oracle to Windows, Lowers TCO by 42 Percent
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=52467Boston University — Boston University Lightens Administrative Burden with Windows Active Directory and Dell PowerEdgeTM Servers
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=51659
Download
Get the Introduction to the Microsoft Enterprise Platform for UNIX Professionals
Update Notifications
Sign up to learn about updates and new releases
Feedback