Getting the application to users across Europe without giving up the decision about where it is hosted.
Request a free application review +44 (0)1293 562730The two questions we are asked most often by organisations operating across Europe are how to get the application to people outside head office, and where the data will physically live if it moves. PowerServer is relevant to both.
PowerServer is Appeon's technology for turning an existing PowerBuilder application into an installable cloud application running on .NET Core, without rewriting it. Appeon states that it converts almost every existing PowerBuilder feature automatically, including the PFC framework, and that upgrading from PowerBuilder 10.x or newer should require no code changes. Those are Appeon's claims about their product, quoted as such.
The part that matters for the second question: Appeon's documentation is explicit that applications deploy either to a cloud platform such as Azure Web Service or to your own on-premise servers. The hosting decision is not made for you.
We are PowerBuilder specialists, not data protection advisers. We will tell you accurately what PowerServer can and cannot do about where your application and data sit; the regulatory judgement is one for your own counsel.
A cloud-native design rather than traditional client/server. The middle tier runs on ASP.NET Core with a predominantly stateless design and is REST API enabled, with data access executing on that tier using C# and ADO.NET.
End users no longer have direct access to the database. For regulated organisations that single change is frequently the entire business case, ahead of any cloud benefit.
Users run the application from Windows devices — desktops, laptops, Surface tablets — over an internet connection, which is what makes a distributed European user base practical.
PowerBuilder 2021 CloudPro or newer. Older estates need the version migration first, which on a multi-country estate is a phased project of its own.
Free analysis against PowerServer's requirements: current version, database access patterns, third-party controls and external dependencies.
Migration to a supported release where needed, with 32-bit to 64-bit and database work folded in, phased by country if the estate demands it.
The conversion, with the data access layer, security model and deployment target worked through and tested before anyone commits.
Controlled rollout, documented handover and an SLA backed support agreement afterwards.
Licensing is Appeon's, priced separately for development and production. We will help you size it before you talk commercials rather than quote you someone else's price list.
PowerServer is Appeon's technology for turning an existing PowerBuilder application into an installable cloud application running on .NET Core, without rewriting it. Appeon states that it automatically converts almost every existing PowerBuilder feature, including the PFC framework.
Yes. Appeon's documentation states that PowerServer applications deploy either to a cloud platform such as Azure Web Service or to on-premise servers. The hosting decision stays yours, which for many European organisations is the point.
PowerBuilder 2021 CloudPro or newer. If your estate is on an older release, the version migration comes first, and for a multi-country estate that is a phased piece of work in its own right.
The middle tier runs on ASP.NET Core with a predominantly stateless, REST API enabled design, and data access logic executes on that tier using C# and ADO.NET. The practical consequence is that end users no longer have direct access to the database.
Tell us the PowerBuilder version you are on, the database behind it, which countries it runs in and what is prompting the question. We will give you an honest read on your options, including whether the answer is to do nothing for now. The initial review of your application is free of charge.
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