From time to time, Solitaire undertakes studies and short analyses (or queries) that are of general industry interest. As such studies are completed, and with the agreement of the customer for which that work was performed, SIL will publish those documents here.
Publication Name
Description
Type
IBM and SAP Synergy
A study conducted with input from more than 20,000 organizations looks at the value of a joint SAP and IBM involvement when implementing an SAP ERP solution.
White Paper
SAS Deployments on Mainframe
The surprising efficiencies of SAS deployments on the mainframe platform were examined in a 2009-2010 study.
White Paper
Trends in Mainframe Implementation
The trends in mainframe implementation have seen a radical change over the last five years, from retirement strategies to a mode of re-implementation. This change has its roots in a short list of significant characteristics.
Query
Multi-Component Architectural Translation in Complex Topography Systems
Organizational system evolution tends to follow a biological model, in which systems begin life, grow and mature, and finally wither and die. Some of those systems have a limited lifetime due to inherent weaknesses in their basic formulation or structure, but others are forced into replacement by business decisions based on platform or language availability, operational cost or efficiency considerations.
White Paper