I'm *sure* the timing of Microsoft's migration tool announcement is just coincidental...
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... to the fact that Lotusphere starts in less than a week...
From ITWorld: Microsoft unveils new Exchange migration tools
And in true Microsoft fashion, let's announce something that isn't even close to being available yet...
New resources introduced Tuesday include two free software tools, the Microsoft Application Analyzer 2006 for Lotus Domino and Microsoft Data Migrator 2006 for Lotus Domino, Murff said. Once available, both tools can be downloaded on the Web.
Microsoft Application Analyzer is an analysis and reporting tool that describes existing Lotus applications and provides usage information for them, Murff said. The tool also recommends to what Microsoft collaboration environment the applications can most easily migrate. The tool will be available some time in the first quarter. Microsoft Data Migrator takes key information from Lotus Notes templates and moves them to a Windows Sharepoint Services Web site for use with a Microsoft-based collaboration application, he said. The tool will be available in the second quarter of 2006.
And Paul Mooney has *already* found the first piece of FUD being used by Microsoft around this...
"1. We have found that Lotus Notes is not able to handle large number of databases (typical 1000 databases). If the Application Analyser is run for more than 1000 databases will product an error for all the selected databases above 1000. The solution is to exit and re-execute the application for the remaining databases without selecting the "Clear all previously imported database information" checkbox if you want all the previous analysis to be included in one report."
Please...
I *highly* recommend you check out Paul's post, as he does a great job in analyzing the software in a real-world environment. And *your* idea of real world is not Microsoft's idea...
... to the fact that Lotusphere starts in less than a week...
From ITWorld: Microsoft unveils new Exchange migration tools
And in true Microsoft fashion, let's announce something that isn't even close to being available yet...
New resources introduced Tuesday include two free software tools, the Microsoft Application Analyzer 2006 for Lotus Domino and Microsoft Data Migrator 2006 for Lotus Domino, Murff said. Once available, both tools can be downloaded on the Web.
Microsoft Application Analyzer is an analysis and reporting tool that describes existing Lotus applications and provides usage information for them, Murff said. The tool also recommends to what Microsoft collaboration environment the applications can most easily migrate. The tool will be available some time in the first quarter. Microsoft Data Migrator takes key information from Lotus Notes templates and moves them to a Windows Sharepoint Services Web site for use with a Microsoft-based collaboration application, he said. The tool will be available in the second quarter of 2006.
And Paul Mooney has *already* found the first piece of FUD being used by Microsoft around this...
"1. We have found that Lotus Notes is not able to handle large number of databases (typical 1000 databases). If the Application Analyser is run for more than 1000 databases will product an error for all the selected databases above 1000. The solution is to exit and re-execute the application for the remaining databases without selecting the "Clear all previously imported database information" checkbox if you want all the previous analysis to be included in one report."
Please...
I *highly* recommend you check out Paul's post, as he does a great job in analyzing the software in a real-world environment. And *your* idea of real world is not Microsoft's idea...
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Ofcourse I will blog about this extensively myself as well.
The tools introduced are new and improved versions of already existing tools, with the exception of datamigrator as this is new functionality.
I have commented quite extensively on Paul's post about the Analysis tool as his post creates the wrong perception.
http://www.pmooney.net/blogsphe.nsf/d6plinks/PMOY-6JMQHZ#comments
I haven't read his latest post but will do and comment asap.
Posted by Peter de Haas At 09:28:47 On 17/01/2006 | - Website - |
Peter, you know that the post you refer to is the "old" 2003 tool. My latest post is about the new one, which does even less then the last one. No FUD here, just facts about the tool!
Posted by Paul Mooney At 10:01:35 On 18/01/2006 | - Website - |
It's that impression that MS will give to the customer, and it's the one they'll buy. The reality of the migration is far different...
Posted by Duffbert At 10:14:56 On 17/01/2006 | - Website - |