.NET Migration Services

Why Softacom

Quick start
Pre-developed migration framework
Quality
Client-centric approach
Transparent cooperation
Сode principles
Vast industry experience

We have a wide pool of software development specialists from all around the world. Thanks to Softacom’s excellent reputation, we have the best-proven experts working with us, so you can assemble a team or enhance a project with experienced specialists in just a couple of weeks.

We use a pre-developed framework for all kinds of migration services. It allows us to increase speed, reduce project costs, and deliver solutions of the highest quality regardless of their complexity.

Certified Azure and AWS Solution Architects, Certified Azure, and ASP.NET Developers are on board. It helps us to make sure that our .NET and ASP.NET migration services will bring the desired results to our customers.

Before offering any solution, NET development and migration experts will deeply study your specific needs and analyze all your individual requests. We strongly believe that our expertise should bring real value to your business.

When you are working with our .NET desktop, mobile, or web development team, you can choose the most convenient model for you and get clear cost estimates. For us, it is important to become a partner for you, not just an ordinary service provider.

Thoughtful architecture, scalability, adaptability, and long-term solution relevance are among our top priorities. We always rely on the best practices in programming, and try to predict and manage any risk and pitfall that may appear in 1, 3, or 5 years from now.

Banking, finance, media & entertainment, manufacturing, automotive, energy, telecom, e-commerce, healthcare, IT, retail, and customer service sectors are some of the business domains that we work with. You can contact us to learn more about our expertise.

Our .NET Migration Services

.NET Framework to .NET Core Migration
01

The .NET framework functionality is no longer suitable for competitive software solutions. New versions of .NET Core and .NET have cross-platform capabilities, improved performance, and “n”-many additional features, which explains why the transition to a modern stack is inevitable.

To successfully migrate from the .NET framework to .NET Core, it is necessary to assess compatibility, review APIs, update libraries, create test coverage, utilize migration tools, plan the migration process, and thoroughly test the migrated system.

ASP.NET Migration
02

Applications designed with obsolete versions of ASP.NET today lack a row of important features and characteristics, which may prevent them from meeting modern technological standards. They are expensive to support but at the same time, they can’t ensure the scalability and flexibility that your business needs today. If you choose us as your partner who will assist you in your ASP to ASP.NET Core migration project, we will help you not only to modernize your solution but also prepare your infrastructure for its seamless deployment.

Software audit
03

You do not need to immediately order the implementation of the whole project. You can simply request consulting without development services and in this case, you will pay only for business analysis.

Migration from desktop to web
04

We will analyze the existing desktop application to determine its functionality and capabilities. Based on this, we develop a desktop-to-web migration plan and implement it.

Modernization of a legacy .NET application
05

We can upgrade legacy solutions, frameworks, libraries, or third-party tools to a newer version so that you will have modern scalable software that will meet all your requirements.

Architecture improvement
06

We can optimize existing solutions by rebuilding their architecture or breaking the application into microservices. As a result, you will get a powerful solution that will be able to cope with the current loads.

Cloud migration
07

We can help define the right cloud migration strategy, operating model, roadmap, and migration process for legacy systems and ecosystem partners, and modernize your existing system to make it secure, cost-effective, and flexible.

System Re-engineering
08

We can reorganize software or a database, optimize the architecture, and add new features to an existing system. With our customer-focused approach, you can be sure that we will find the best solution tailored to your needs.

When To Migrate your Legacy
.NET App?

Your decision on when to migrate a legacy .NET application should depend on various parameters, including your ongoing business needs, your existing business processes, the current state of the application, your digital transformation strategy, and others. Here are a couple of factors that can clearly indicate that you need to think about the migration of your NET applications.

When To Migrate your Legacy<br />.NET App?

The end of Microsoft support for the version of the .NET framework you are using;
Performance and scalability issues due to growing requirements;
Incompatibility of outdated components or third-party libraries with newer versions;
Lack of ability to customize your apps or implement new technologies required for business development;
Increased costs associated with running a legacy application and others.

Out-of-support versions

Version	Original release date	Latest patch version	Patch release date	End of support
.NET 5	November 10, 2020	5.0.17	May 10, 2022	May 10, 2022
.NET Core 3.1	December 3, 2019	3.1.32	December 13, 2022	December 13, 2022
.NET Core 3.0	September 23, 2019	3.0.3	February 18, 2020	March 3, 2020
.NET Core 2.2	December 4, 2018	2.2.8	November 19, 2019	December 23, 2019
.NET Core 2.1	May 30, 2018	2.1.30	August 19, 2021	August 21, 2021
.NET Core 2.0	August 14, 2017	2.0.9	July 10, 2018	October 1, 2018
.NET Core 1.1	November 16, 2016	1.1.13	May 14, 2019	June 27, 2019
.NET Core 1.0	June 27, 2016	1.0.16	May 14, 2019	June 27, 2019

Supported versions

Version	Original release date	Latest patch version	Patch release date	Release type	Support phase	End of support
.NET 8	November 14, 2023	8.0.4	April 9, 2024	LTS	Active	November 10, 2026
.NET 7	November 8, 2022	7.0.18	April 9, 2024	STS	Maintenance	May 14, 2024
.NET 6	November 8, 2021	6.0.29	April 9, 2024	LTS	Active	November 12, 2024

Benefits of Migrating to Up to Date .NET Version

Performance and scalability

One of the benefits of migration is the fact that this process ensures code optimization. Applications deployed with the latest versions of .NET have tremendous scalability, allowing you to boost the growth of your organization.

Cross-platform

The new .NET libraries allow you to smoothly create robust cross-platform applications with advanced features. In this way, .NET helps you save time, money, and energy. You will need only to write front-end code.

Security Enhancements

Each new version of the NET framework typically includes security updates and features designed to address emerging threats and vulnerabilities. Migrating to a newer version ensures that your application remains protected against known security risks.

Access to New Features and APIs

Modern versions of the .NET framework introduce a range of new features, open-source and private libraries, and APIs that can enhance the functionality and capabilities of your existing software. By migrating, you gain access to these key features, allowing you to leverage the latest technologies and development practices.

Developer Productivity

Newer versions of the framework often come with improvements to development tools, documentation, IDE implementation, and language features, which can enhance the effectiveness of development efforts and make it easier to write, debug, and maintain code. Migrating to an up-to-date version can streamline the process of creating solutions and reduce time-to-market for your applications.

Ecosystem Integration

Updated versions of the .NET framework are designed to integrate more seamlessly with other Microsoft technologies, such as Azure services, Visual Studio, and Azure DevOps, as well as popular third-party tools and libraries. Software migration enhances interoperability and enables tighter integration with the broader .NET ecosystem.

Our .NET Migration Process

01 step

General project planning

NDA signing
Preliminary project analysis

02 step

Business analysis

Analysis of the request, formulation and clarification of the requirements
Choice of the approach
Creation of a roadmap
- Timeframes
- Possible risks and easy to address them
- Main stages
Provision of approximate budget, tech stack, the composition of the team

03 step

Migration

Preparation
- Creation of a migration plan
Launch
- Definition of contact persons
- Team onboarding
- Task decomposition
- High-level planning and setting estimation

Functionality migration | Refactoring | Code review
- Seamless migration of not-supported third-party components
- Migration of the components developed early (if any)
- Migration of the main app
- Correction of run-time errors
- Unicode correction
- Correction of warnings and hints

Testing
- Preparation of a testing environment that will satisfy all the requirements from the list, from infrastructure to functionality
- Manual testing
- Automated testing
Release

Tools and Frameworks

Frameworks and platforms
Languages and IDEs
Clouds
APIs and integrations
DevOps

.Net Framework
.Net Core
ADO .Net
Entity Framework
.NET MVC
Silverlight
WCF
ASP.NET Core MVC
Xamarin
ASP.NET Webforms
Windows Forms
UWP
WPF

C#
C++
PowerShell
Delphi
VB
SQL
T-SQL
JavaScript
CSS
HTML
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Code
RubyMine
XML
Typescript
Python

Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
DigitalOcean
Rackspace

ASP .NET Web API
Rest: API
ODATA API
ASP .NET Core Web API
GraphQL
GRPC
Swagger

Azure DevOps
Azure App Insights
TeamCity
AWS X-Ray
AWS CloudWatch

What our Customers say

Niels Thomassen VP of development

Modernization of POS software complex

"Softacom is meticulous about the details and quality and has been quick to understand the specific requirements of our clients. They come up with suggestions and are challenging approaches if they find them less than optimal."

General Director

Development of hardware-software complex for providing paid access to aquaparks, swimming pools, spa-centers, ski resorts

"Our company cooperates with Softacom for 10 years. During this time, we managed to implement in common more than 40 successful projects in the field of security and automation of production processes."

VP of Engineering

Payroll and Tax Management Software System Migration & Modernization

"The project management approach in completing the project has been impeccable and efficient. Softacom exhibits strong cultural understanding and communication skills, allowing them to tackle challenges effectively and speed up the submission of results."

General Director

Hardware-software complex electronic queue

"The hardware and software complex Electronic queue allowed speed up the work of the service personnel significantly and increase the labor productivity of staff."

Software Project Manager

App migration from Delphi 5 to Delphi 10

"During the project duration, Softacom developers have shown excellent professional skills, a deep understanding of our constraints, high-quality communication. I am particularly impressed by their persistence and diligence in complicated cases, such as migrated third-party components compatibility issues."

General Director

Development of hardware-software electronic queue system

"We want to mention the company Softacom, as experts in the field of development on Delphi."

CTO

Custom Software Development Application Management & Support Application Testing

"I appreciate their commitment to software craftsmanship and delivering value to the customer."

A. Kiryakov General Director

Development of hardware-software complex for safeguarding of technical security of protected objects

"Thank you for developing the software solution ISTSO (Integrated Technical Security System), which allows developers and manufacturers of various equipment to build a system to monitor the status of equipment throughout the facility or enterprise in real time."

Software Engineer

Software migration to the Delphi 10 platform

"Thanks to Softacom's efforts, they have successfully migrated the client's large software application to the Delphi 10 platform. The team has executed a smooth workflow through quick feedback and attentiveness. They have gone above and beyond to exceed the needs and requirements."

John Shewchuk CTO

Migration and support of legacy systems

"Professionalism at every level of the company, from the president to the PM to the developers and testers. Appreciate their commitment to software craftsmanship and delivering value to the customer. They are able to staff an entire team (architect/developers/testers) or a team of one developer."