Migration of Old IIB Server to App Connect Enterprise (ACE) for a Large US Retailer

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CASE STUDY

Industry | Retail

Technology | IIB to ACE Migration Assistant

Location | United States

The client is one of the largest supermarket chains in the United States, operating over 2,700 stores across 35 states. The company offers a wide range of products, including groceries, pharmacy services, apparel, and household goods. In addition to its retail operations, client has expanded into e-commerce, providing online grocery shopping and delivery services. The client is recognised for its innovative use of IBM technology to enhance the shopping experience featuring self-checkout systems and mobile application.

Challenges

IIB phasing out resulted in fewer community resources and third-party integrations

Lacked the advanced capabilities needed to scale in modern hybrid or cloud-native architectures

Outdated architecture was struggling with the high-volume demands and real-time data processing

Lack of integration capabilities with modern platforms like ACE integrate AI, analytics, and automation to optimize operations

Key Outcomes

30% Faster Integration Runtime

The transition allowed the customer to use a cloud-native, containerised architecture resulting in seamless integration across platforms

25-40% Overall Cost Savings

By leveraging ACE’s lightweight architecture and cloud-friendly deployment models

Solutions

Royal Cyber used the I2AC tool to automate the migration of IBM IIB resources to IBM ACE. This helped the organisation to reduce manual migration effort.

Implemented both In-place and parallel migration strategies to ensure a seamless transition from IBM Integration Bus (IIB) to IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE).

Migrated all old applications and servers from IIB server to ACE.

Implemented Log4j2 to enhance logging capabilities and improve application performance and reliability.

What Customers Say about Royal Cyber

The overall experience with Royal Cyber has been amazing. They helped us migrate from the old IBM server to the all new ACE solution, which has resulted in increased productivity, efficiency, accuracy, and gaining more insights .