System and method for improved rehosting of software systems

A system for automated rehosting of at least one software system from a source computing environment to a predetermined target computing environment, comprising:

• a discovery utility performing an assessment of said at least one software system and said source computing environment, and generating a description of said at least one software system and said source computing environment;
• a migration utility receiving said assessment and said description from said discovery utility and rehosting said at least one software application to said target computing environment based on such assessment and description;
• and
• a run-time services utility providing operational system support for said at least one source software system within said target computing environment similar to operational system support previously available on said source computing environment based on said assessment and said description.

A method for automatic file conversion for files to be migrated from a source computing platform to a target computing platform, comprising:

• accessing a file to be converted;
• programmatically examining at least one file description within said file;
• generating a conversion program for each of said file descriptions;
• and
• linking each conversion program into one executable module per file for generating conversion program course code for said file, without requiring a person to write a unique program for each said file to be converted.

A method for automated assessment of at least one software application for rehosting from a source computing environment to a predetermined target computing environment, comprising the steps of:

• obtaining predetermined information from source computing environment operating system, any databases in said source computing environment, and said at least one software application;
• analyzing said predetermined information to assess feasibility of rehosting said at least one software application from said source computing environment to said target computing environment;
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• storing said predetermined information and results of said analyzing from a discovery utility in a relational database management system.

A method for automated rehosting of at least one software system from a source computing environment to a predetermined target computing environment, comprising the steps:

• performing an assessment of said at least one software system and said source computing environment;
• generating a description of said at least one software system and said source computing environment based on said assessment;
• rehosting said at least one software application to said target computing environment based on such assessment and description;
• and
• providing operational system support for said at least one source software system within said target computing environment similar to operational system support previously available on said source computing environment based on said assessment and said description.