Enterprise Infrastructure, Legacy Platforms & Critical Systems Support
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Unix & Solaris Solutions

Operational continuity and modernization for mission-critical Unix environments.

ICTNET provides enterprise Unix services for organizations running business-critical platforms on Oracle Solaris, IBM AIX and HP-UX. We help customers sustain stability, improve performance, strengthen resilience and plan modernization strategies for legacy estates that still power core applications, middleware, databases and infrastructure services.

Legacy platform expertise for critical enterprise workloads
High availability, clustering, tuning and system hardening
Migration and modernization planning with controlled risk
Oracle Solaris ZFS, Zones, SMF, DTrace, SPARC and x86 operational support.
IBM AIX Power Systems, LPAR, WPAR, PowerVM and performance optimization.
HP-UX Serviceguard, HPVM, mission-critical continuity and platform administration.
Modernization Strategy Assessment, migration planning, coexistence models and lifecycle transition support.

Enterprise Unix services built for long-lived infrastructure estates

Many organizations continue to depend on Unix platforms for high-value applications and stable operational environments. ICTNET supports these estates through specialist engineering, structured operations and modernization-led advisory services.

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Oracle Solaris

Advanced Solaris engineering for environments that require long-term stability, observability, workload isolation and high-performance storage architecture.

  • Solaris administration for SPARC and x86 environments
  • ZFS storage architecture and file system optimization
  • Zones-based virtualization and workload segregation
  • DTrace diagnostics and deep performance analysis
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IBM AIX

Operational and architectural support for AIX estates running on IBM Power Systems with demanding availability and performance requirements.

  • LPAR, WPAR and PowerVM design and administration
  • Live Partition Mobility support and planning
  • Kernel, memory and I/O performance tuning
  • Operational hardening and enterprise maintenance practices
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HP-UX

Reliable support for established HP-UX environments where continuity, application compatibility and controlled lifecycle management remain essential.

  • HP-UX administration for mission-critical services
  • Serviceguard clustering and high availability design
  • HPVM virtualization and platform consolidation
  • Storage, file system and workload continuity planning
$ zpool status pool: enterprise_prod state: ONLINE $ lparstat -i Partition Name: aix-prod-lpar01 Type: Shared-SMT-8 Online Virtual CPUs: 16 $ zoneadm list -cv global middleware-zone billing-zone $ cmviewcl CLUSTER_STATUS = up PACKAGE_STATUS = running

Stability first, with a practical route to modernization

Unix environments are often tightly connected to critical applications, specialist vendor software and long-established business processes. Replacing them without the right assessment can introduce service risk, compatibility issues and operational disruption.

ICTNET helps customers protect service continuity while building a realistic modernization path. We assess platform dependencies, application behavior, performance constraints and operational readiness to define whether the right outcome is optimization, coexistence, virtualization, phased migration or full transformation.

Platform assessment and operational review
Legacy risk identification and mitigation planning
Performance and capacity optimization
Migration readiness and dependency analysis
High availability and continuity design
Structured transition roadmaps

Core capabilities across the Unix lifecycle

Our Unix practice is designed to support both steady-state operations and strategic transformation, giving customers a clear engineering partner for complex and aging estates.

Administration & Operational Support

  • System administration and patch lifecycle management
  • User, process, storage and service management
  • Configuration review and platform hardening
  • Monitoring integration and incident support
  • Operational documentation and standards alignment

Performance, Availability & Resilience

  • Kernel, CPU, memory and I/O optimization
  • Cluster support and high availability engineering
  • Capacity modelling and growth planning
  • Fault analysis and root cause investigation
  • Backup, recovery and service continuity planning

Migration & Modernization

  • Unix estate assessment and dependency mapping
  • Virtualization, consolidation and coexistence design
  • Migration planning to modern Linux or cloud platforms
  • Controlled cutover planning and rollback readiness
  • Knowledge transfer and transition support
24/7 Support readiness for critical environments
Multi-Platform Solaris, AIX and HP-UX coverage
Risk-Controlled Modernization and transition methodology
Enterprise Service continuity and operational governance

Modernizing Unix estates without losing operational control

Not every Unix platform needs immediate replacement, and not every legacy system should remain untouched. ICTNET helps customers decide where to optimize, where to retain, where to virtualize and where to migrate based on business value, supportability and technical risk.

Our approach balances continuity with progress. We build practical transformation plans that consider service dependencies, platform licensing, application compatibility, operational skills and long-term support models.

Assessment & Discovery Legacy Risk Reduction Platform Consolidation Migration Planning Coexistence Architecture Operational Transition
Assess Inventory systems, applications, dependencies and support constraints.
Stabilize Improve resilience, patch posture, performance and operational visibility.
Transform Define migration, coexistence or retention strategies with low operational risk.

Managed support for business-critical Unix infrastructure

ICTNET provides structured support services for customers who need dependable Unix operations, faster issue response and a clear engineering partner for aging or specialist environments.

Operational Service Scope

  • Monitoring review and event response coordination
  • Incident resolution and escalation support
  • Patch, maintenance and compliance-driven activities
  • Performance diagnostics and health checks
  • Environment review and lifecycle recommendations

Why Customers Engage ICTNET

  • Unix skills are increasingly rare in the market
  • Legacy platforms still host core applications
  • Migration requires careful planning and validation
  • Continuity, uptime and supportability remain critical
  • Internal teams need a specialist engineering partner

Unix infrastructure assessment and modernization workshop

Engage ICTNET to evaluate your Solaris, AIX or HP-UX environment and receive a structured roadmap covering stability improvements, lifecycle risks, modernization options and long-term operational strategy.