Success Story: Cloud Migration in 9 Months
From on-premise legacy to cloud-ready in under a year — on time, within budget, zero data loss.
The Starting Point
A leading insurance enterprise in Vietnam faced a critical decision: their Ingenium system was running on aging AIX infrastructure with IBM MQ middleware that was no longer fully supported. Licensing costs were rising, the talent pool was shrinking, and the inability to modernize was becoming a competitive disadvantage.
They needed to move to the cloud — but with millions of active policies and zero tolerance for business disruption.
The Challenge
| Requirement | Complexity |
|---|---|
| Migrate from AIX to Linux | Complete platform change |
| Replace IBM MQ with ActiveMQ | New messaging layer |
| Convert NetExpress to Visual COBOL | Compiler migration |
| Migrate WebSphere to JBoss | Application server change |
| Convert interface to JSP | Frontend technology update |
| Zero data loss, minimal downtime | Non-negotiable business requirement |
This was not a simple "lift and shift." Every layer of the technology stack needed to change while the business continued to operate normally.
The Results
| Metric | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | On-premise AIX | Cloud Linux |
| MQ Platform | IBM MQ (unsupported) | ActiveMQ |
| Application Server | WebSphere | JBoss |
| Deployment model | Manual, hours | Automated, minutes |
| Infrastructure costs | Baseline | -40% |
| System uptime | Variable | 99.95% |
| Time to complete | — | 9 months |
How Nova Made It Possible
The migration succeeded because of Nova's purpose-built toolchain:
Nexus DevOps Automation
- Intelligent compilation reduced build times from hours to minutes, enabling rapid iteration during the migration
- Automated deployment pipelines eliminated manual errors during the complex cutover process
- Centralized management through isman provided real-time visibility into every environment
Cross-Platform Consistency
- Nova's toolchain runs identically on Windows and Linux, ensuring that development and production environments behaved the same way throughout the migration
- Terminal abstraction layer meant the same operations worked for local testing and remote production servers
Security Throughout
- AES-256-GCM encryption for all credentials — no plaintext passwords during migration
- Audit trails for every operation — complete traceability for compliance
What This Means for Your Organization
This migration proved that modernizing a complex insurance core system is achievable — safely, predictably, and within a reasonable timeline.
Key Takeaways
- Start with infrastructure — moving to Linux is the foundation for all future modernization
- Automate everything — manual processes are the biggest source of risk and delay
- Use purpose-built tools — generic DevOps tools do not understand Ingenium's unique requirements
- Phase the approach — deliver value incrementally rather than betting everything on a single cutover
Your Next Step
This cloud migration is the strategic starting point for the Nova journey. With your system running on modern infrastructure, the full Nova roadmap becomes available:
| Next Phase | What It Enables |
|---|---|
| Orbit | Transform Ingenium into REST services, eliminate legacy middleware |
| Vista | Modern React interfaces replacing legacy JSP |
| Apex | Complete re-architecture to a fully modern insurance platform |
Ready to Start Your Journey?
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Scope of Support and Licensing
This project does not provide source code, licenses, or any resources directly related to the Ingenium system. We offer a third-party solution that supports integration and gradual upgrading of existing Ingenium systems.
Migrating Ingenium from AIX to Linux can be performed through the original vendor or by contacting us — a team with proven experience in similar migration projects.
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