32 Migrating Applications from WebLogic, JBoss and Tomcat to WebSphere V6
3.1 Migration strategy considerations
Migration is not just a change from one application server to another, nor does it
simply mean changing some source code. Migration involves work and people
from different areas and with different skills. When you migrate to a new
application server, you are likely doing it because you want to take advantage of
new capabilities, improve the way you manage your applications, refactor your
code, improve performance or decrease downtime.
All these changes need to take place in an ordered enviroment, step-by-step,
and with full knowledge of your target. That is why you need to plan the migration
as a complete project, and like any other ...