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Month: July 2021
How Tangentia Can Help Ease the Transition from Automation Anywhere V11 to Automation 360(A2019)
How Tangentia Can Help Ease the Transition from Automation Anywhere V11 to Automation 360(A2019)
We’re fast approaching the end of life for Automation Anywhere’s Enterprise V11 platform. That’s not a bad thing, however. The industry-leading RPA vendor is replacing the client-based, a legacy solution with something more agile and modern — Automation 360, formerly known as A2019.
You already know this, of course. That’s why you’re here. You don’t need us to convince you about the value of RPA — you need to convince the decision-makers in your business.
Fortunately, that won’t be difficult to do. As you’ll soon see, the numbers speak for themselves. First thing’s first, however, you’re going to need a plan.
What Is A2019/Automation 360?
The latest iteration of Automation Anywhere’s robotic process automation (RPA) solution, Automation 360 is completely web-based, rebuilt by the company from the ground up. It neither relies on specialized infrastructure nor requires an on-premises installation. This allows it to provide greater functionality, better scalability, and improved ease of use at a lower total cost of ownership than its legacy predecessor.
Automation Anywhere has made a few other changes with Automation 360 as well, including:
- Support for CENTOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- UI is available in 7 additional languages, bringing the total supported languages to 10.
- Available on-premise, as a SaaS app, or as a hybrid deployment.
- Web-based bot creator platform.
- Cognitive technology and artificial intelligence are available out of the box.
- Task commands have been replaced by modular, package-based “actions.”
- A new SDK allows customers to develop their own packages.
When Does Automation Anywhere V11 Reach EOL?
As of March 2021, Automation Anywhere stopped selling Enterprise V11. The product’s official end of life date is September 2022.
The Challenges of Migrating to A2019 from Enterprise V11
To leverage the advanced functionality of Automation 360 and support ongoing business continuity, you need to migrate to Automation 360 as soon as possible. Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done. Because the two versions are so fundamentally different from one another, there are multiple roadblocks to account for :
- Bot Migration. Bots migrated from V11 to A2019 do not preserve system credentials, meaning these must all be reconfigured manually after migration. Additionally, some bots do not even support migration.
- Code Differences. Automation 360 has completely retooled how task commands are handled — among other changes — there’s a lack of code parity between the two versions.
- Versioning Issues. It’s difficult to access historical versioning data on bots and other components after they’ve been migrated, which is a significant issue from a compliance standpoint.
- Audit Log Storage. Automation 360 changes how audit logs are stored, which can potentially mean retooling your auditing and reporting processes.
- Output. Automation Anywhere does not offer any straightforward means of comparing outputs for migrated bots, meaning you’re flying blind when it comes to testing whether or not your bots were successfully migrated.
Planning Your Migration Strategy
Successfully migrating to Automation 360 begins with laying the proper groundwork. You’ll need to take a measured, deliberate approach, assessing and evaluating your progress and infrastructure at each phase. Here’s how that looks in practice:
Initial Assessment
- What’s the extent of your migration?
- What systems and infrastructure will be impacted, and how significant a change will you need to make to your bots? You’ll want to pay especially close mind to version differences.
- Do you have measures in place to address any potential business continuity challenges that come up?
- What is your threshold for solution complexity?
- Are there other improvements/optimizations that can be made during the migration? New features of Automation 360 that you could incorporate?
Strategization
- If your migration will require processes to be engineered or components to be restructured, how will you go about this?
- Do you have clear visibility into each phase of the migration process?
- How will your migration be timed? Have you set realistic targets?
- What business needs do each individual component serve, and which take precedence in terms of migration?
Delivery
- Set and follow established best practices for migration, such as those provided by Tangentia.
- Address challenges and discrepancies via custom solutions.
- Consider leveraging an automated code dispatcher to better facilitate code migration.
- Reuse code where possible, and cut out redundancies where you can.
Evaluation
- Test each migrated component across multiple simulated environments.
- Perform quality assurance for each component as it is migrated.
- Examine both functionality and underlying codebase.
Deployment
- Manage your new deployment of Automation 360 through change management and lifecycle management processes.
Ensure a Seamless Automation 360 Migration with Tangentia
The prospect of such a complex migration can be both daunting and discouraging. If you’re like most businesses, you likely cannot afford the extensive downtime that would be required. Especially now, you need your RPA platform performing at peak efficiency, with as few interruptions as possible.
As a Gold Automation Anywhere Partner and a global leader in RPA, we employ more than 50 trained and certified developers, business analysts, architects, and project managers. Together, these experts have developed a migration process that gets you up and running on Automation 360 as quickly and painlessly as possible. Working with our highly experienced team, you’ll also be able to leverage our powerful, cloud-based Automation Anywhere Platform.
Working with Tangentia, you’ll be able to effortlessly move past any challenges that might prevent a successful migration:
- Build Better Bots. With our Bot Factory, get the bots you need the moment you need them.
- Our dedicated team designs develop and test your bots, including tackling all the challenges associated with migrating.
- We maintain a Bot Operations Center to provide full support post-migration.
- We’re able to easily spin up virtual testing environments for the purpose of output comparisons.
- Maintain Code Parity. Between our expertise and our extensive code library, we’ll help you sort through any unsupported components as you move from one platform to the other.
- Preserve Version History. We’ll make sure that even post-migration, you don’t lose versioning data. We’ll keep it securely stored and readily accessible for all your compliance needs.
- Keep Your Audits Intact. Whatever your auditing and reporting requirements, we’ll make sure you meet them, no matter how complex your migration is.
Before you migrate to Automation 360, it is important to verify the migration readiness of your bots. You can scan your bots using Automation Anywheres Bot Scanner and analyze the generated report for information about their current state.
Get Started on Your Automation Anywhere Journey Today
Contact us for more information on how we can help you seamlessly migrate from Automation Anywhere V11 to Automation 360 (A2019).
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Tangentia is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certified
Tangentia is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certified
Tangentia is proud to be a globally compliant ISO 9001 and 27001 company. All our 3 major entities – Tangentia Inc based in Canada, Tangentia India Pvt Ltd based in India, and Tangentia America LLC have been ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified. Assessment for both the certifications jointly was done by TUV Nord, accredited by German accreditation body DAkkS. Through an integrated approach, our global ISO implementation team has achieved compliance with both standards in record turnaround time.
Our Integrated Management System(IMS), which is compliant with both the standards, boasts robust processes that ensure that our products and services meet the needs of our clients, with an ability to effectively manage information security risks.
Vijay Thomas, CEO of Tangentia said “It is an inordinate achievement that reveals our commitment to providing quality products and services, ensuring continuous up-gradation of and adherence of information security processes to all our existing and prospective clients.”
Vaishali Amonker, Global Head of Quality as well as the lead for the Tangentia ISO implementation adds “Our goal to attempt to get the ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 standards simultaneously was a BHAG( Big Hairy Audacious Goal) to start with. However the ISO team made up of people globally that met at all odd hours of the day and night to manage time zones, managed to pull it off and our customers can now rest assured that the Tangentia services that they trust, are going to get even better”
ISO 9001:2015, the Quality Management Standard
To become ISO 9001:2015 certified, Tangentia underwent an evaluation process that included: quality management system development, a management system documentation review, pre-audit, initial assessment, and clearance of non-conformances, all of which work to identify corrective actions that eliminate non-conformances in the quality management standard. The audit also revealed that our internal document and record management system is well developed.
It is an inordinate achievement that shows we are truly endowed in understanding our client’s needs in working with them to deliver high-quality solutions, while always complying with regulations and specifications and continuously reviewing and improving the way we work. This certification reveals our commitment to providing quality products and services to all our existing and prospective customers.
The ISO 9001 certification clearly demonstrates that we have robust and defined procedures in place in all our business areas. So, we can proudly state that Tangentia services are delivered with quality and transparency.
ISO/IEC 27001:2013, the International Information Security Standard
At Tangentia, we adhere to the highest standards of information security, client confidentiality, and trust. We acknowledge the fact that every client’s information/data/documents is an extremely important asset and always treat it with the greatest integrity.
ISO/IEC 27001:2013 includes the management of information security in processes related to Information Technology, Client Servicing, Operations, Human Resources, and Administration. Crimson Interactive’s ISMS follows the approach to “develop, establish, implement, operate, monitor, review, maintain, and improve,” thereby ensuring continuous up-gradation of and adherence to information security processes.
How do our clients benefit from ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification?
- We have secure operations and strict compliance policies, ensuring that our client’s research work information/data/documents are 100% safe with us.
- Our business continuity planning ensures no disruptions and delivery of all information/data/documents on time.
- Advanced information technology systems to ensure superior quality and higher security.
- Our trust and confidentiality commitment to serve our esteemed clients better and for longer.
- We have globally recognized and acknowledged security processes/protocols for ensuring no security breaches.
- Tangentia Gateway SaaS solutions for B2B, EDI, Supply Chain and E-commerce in addition to SOC1 and SOC2 compliance are now also ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 compliant.
- TiA SaaS solutions including TiA Chatbot, TiA Robotic Process Automation( RPA), TiA Intelligent Data Processing (IDP), and TiA Core AI platforms are now also ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 compliant.
We at Tangentia give utmost importance to quality and information security while engaging in all business activities. And the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification clearly demonstrates that we guarantee information security by adhering to internationally renowned standards.
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