Upgrades & Migrations Consulting company in Houston

DESSS delivers software upgrade services, application upgrade services, OS upgrade services, application migration services, and operating system migration services for businesses in Houston, Texas, and across the United States.

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Core Upgrade & Migration Services

Operating System Migration Services

We move workloads from unsupported or aging operating systems to modern, secure platforms with compatibility review, testing, and phased cutover support.

Application Migration Services

We migrate applications between servers, clouds, databases, and frameworks with attention to business continuity, data integrity, and user adoption.

OS Upgrade Services

We plan operating system upgrades for servers, workstations, and application hosts, including dependency mapping, rollback planning, pilot deployment, and post-upgrade validation.

Application Upgrade Services

We modernize custom and packaged applications by improving code compatibility, user experience, security, reporting, and performance across web, desktop, and mobile environments.

Software Upgrade Services

We upgrade business software to supported versions, close security gaps, improve stability, and prepare your systems for integration, reporting, and future scale.

Major Products & Technologies We Support

The platforms we upgrade and migrate most often. Each engagement follows the core services above, applied to the specifics of your stack.

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.NET

Upgrades from .NET Framework to modern .NET, dependency remediation, and re-platforming of legacy ASP.NET applications.

FoxPro

Visual FoxPro to .NET or web migrations, including schema conversion and data integrity validation.

Epicor

Epicor ERP version upgrades, refitting of customizations, and migration between deployment models.

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SAP

SAP upgrades and migrations, including data conversion and validation of custom developments.

COBOL

Assessment and migration of COBOL workloads, including rehosting and staged rewrites onto supported platforms.

MySQL

Version upgrades, storage engine changes, and cross-platform database moves planned for minimal downtime.

Epicor Prophet 21

Prophet 21 upgrades and on-premises to cloud migration for wholesale distribution environments.

Crystal Reports

Version upgrades and migration of Crystal report libraries to supported runtimes or newer reporting tools.

Microsoft SQL Server

In-place and side-by-side SQL Server upgrades, compatibility level testing, and migration to cloud-hosted instances.

JD Edwards

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne application and tools upgrades, plus migration of custom objects to the cloud.

VB.NET

Modernization of VB6 and VB.NET codebases, with data access rewrites and user interface re-platforming.

Global Shop

Upgrades and data migration for Global Shop ERP environments, including custom extensions and reports.

Oracle

Oracle database and application upgrades, patching strategy, and migration to newer or cloud-hosted environments.

Why Businesses Choose DESSS

Discovery-led upgrade and migration planning
Risk reduction, rollback planning, and validation
Support for legacy, packaged, and custom applications
Performance, security, reporting, and compatibility improvements
Clear communication for IT teams, operations, and leadership

Frequently Asked Questions

Software upgrade services help organizations update business applications, operating systems, databases, reporting tools, and integrations so they stay secure, stable, and supported.

Yes. DESSS supports SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Epicor, Global Shop, and many custom or legacy business applications.

Yes. We help assess, stabilize, refactor, re-platform, or replace legacy systems such as FoxPro, VB.NET, classic reporting tools, and older database-driven applications.

We serve Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, and clients across the United States and globally through remote and hybrid delivery.

Yes. We plan and execute Windows and Linux operating system upgrades, server migration, compatibility testing, and rollout support.

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Minimize downtime and maximize efficiency with our proven approach.

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