To streamline the upgrade process, IBM Information Platform Solutions offers our Version Migration Services. To help make these transitions smoother IBM are offering a remote migration service:
If you still pony up the approx 18% maintenance fees then IBM will give you newer versions of these products for free and you can choose between the closest matching version 7.x or the next generation version 8.x. What do I do if I’m on an old version of DataStage? A lot depends on whether you are still paying maintenance. MetaStage and MetaStage Explorer Versions 6.x and 7.x.ProfileStage and AuditStage Versions 7.x.DataStage and QualityStage Versions 6.x, 7.x and 8.x.The following are still around are still under service and support:
Contact your account executive for more information. Support Extension process for SWG gives customers an option to extend their Support up to 2 years after EOS is announced with price uplift. DataStage 7.5.3 is the most stable version if you are looking for a smaller retro architecture, DataStage 8.1 is the best of the new generation.ĭataStage 3, 4 and 5 Splash screens we may never see again (courtesy of Len Greenwood): You better hurry, you can upgrade for free now but if you don’t then IBM charges something call a “price uplift”.ĭo not be confused by the IBM website or sales materials – while everything there talks about DataStage 8.1 and the Information Server products there are still earlier versions of these products you can upgrade to if you want to minimise the impact on your production systems.
IBM WebSphere MetaStage Explorer version 2.x.IBM WebSphere QualityStage versions 3.x and 4.x.IBM WebSphere DataStage versions 3.x, 4.x and 5.x.This month IBM are bringing to an end the support on some old Ascential product and customers who want to maintain a support and maintenance contract should look at upgrading to the newer versions.Īccording to the IBM page IBM announces the end of service for older versions of IBM Information Server’s product modules the following products fall out of IBM support at the end of April 2009: