Case study - SAS 9 Maintenance Release Upgrade

case study

Problem

Upgrade your SAS Platform
with minimal Business Impact

Our customer operates a SAS 9.4 platform with multiple business critical applications and thousands of users. This case study outlines the successful planning and execution of an upgrade to a new maintenance release. Key requirement was to ensure minimal downtime and seamless migration of existing applications and user configurations. The upgrade process included upgrade readiness checks, coordinated rollout across development, test, and production environments, and an post upgrade validation.

Skills

In-depth knowledge of SAS platform

solid background on linux OS

extensive Expertise
WITH automation

strong Testing skills

Solution

To address the customer requirements, our team developed a customized set of Ansible playbooks and other tools to fully automate the whole upgrade process. This comprehensive solution included:

SYSTEM ANALYSIS

In depth analysis of the existing platform and applications to ensure upgrade compatibility

Individual upgrade plan

Based on the analysis we developed a detailed plan for the upgrade.

automation

The upgrade plan was fully automated using a set of ansible playbooks to perform pre-upgrade adjustments, installation and configuration of the maintenance release upgrade, re-appliying customizations, and performing post-upgrade tests. The upgrade process was validated on a production-like test system.

Rollout

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validation

Applying the hotfixes across all tiers, including the mid-tier.

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post upgrade support phase

Conducting a final sanity check to verify all systems were operational and functioning as expected.

Results

This automated process reduced the total downtimeto under 140 minutes, ensuring minimal disruption and maintaining business continuity.

Key Takeaways

Efficiency:

Automation drastically cut downtime, enhancing operational efficiency.

Reliability:

Comprehensive checks ensured systems were fully functional post-update.

Expertise:

Our deep understanding of SAS and automation tools was criticalto success.

Why Choose Us?

With extensive experience in managing complex IT challenges, our team is equipped to deliver reliable, efficient solutions tailored to your business needs. Contact us to learn how we can help streamline your operations and reduce downtime.

Case study - SAS 9 Maintenance Release Upgrade

Upgrade your SAS Platformwith minimal Business Impact

Why Choose Us?

Upgrade your SAS Platform
with minimal Business Impact