Could you say what state your OpenVMS system will be in five years from now?
An OpenVMS system that has run reliably for years is easy to stop thinking about. The Newcorp OpenVMS Health Check gives you a clear, expert picture of where your environment really stands today, and what to prioritise to keep it stable, secure and performing.
Decades of OpenVMS experience · Working alongside VSI · UK engineers, trusted since 1997
The problem
'Stable for years' is exactly why the risk goes unnoticed.
OpenVMS runs quietly for years, which is exactly why it gets left unexamined while performance slips, security gaps open, configurations drift and patches fall behind. Most sites cannot say what state their estate is really in.
These are mission-critical systems where downtime is not an option. And the more your business relies on them over time, the more each of these risks costs you.
Performance degradation
Workloads that have grown year on year now run on a system sized for a smaller load. Jobs take longer than they should, and no one is quite sure why.
Security exposure
OpenVMS is one of the most secure environments in the world when configured correctly, and a liability when it is not. Weak passwords and poor practice sit behind a large share of breaches across every platform.
Configuration drift
A setup that made sense years ago quietly falls out of step with how the business runs today. Small misconfigurations can cost you for years before anyone notices.
Ageing hardware and thinning expertise
Components degrade over time, and the pool of people who understand these systems is shrinking. Together they turn an unmonitored estate into a growing operational risk.
The Health Check
A clear, expert view of your whole OpenVMS environment.
A structured review by engineers with decades of OpenVMS experience, working closely with VSI. We find where the risk sits and give you a clear report with prioritised recommendations, usually in around two days, carried out remotely.
Server hardware, CPUs, memory, SAN and NIC cards, and how the system is configured against how it is actually used.
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Software, versions and patching
OpenVMS version and patch levels, plus which layered products (VSI and third party) are installed, correctly configured and up to date.
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Security and performance
Security posture and password and privilege regime, alongside where performance is being lost and where it can be recovered.
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Report and recommendations
A detailed report on the health of your system, with clear, prioritised recommendations to improve performance and security.
How we work
A review that respects your live system.
Full technical support
Our engineers provide full technical support throughout the process. You are never left to interpret findings on your own.
Zero downtime
Investigation happens in real time. Where a permanent change is needed, it is tested on a non-production system first, so your live environment is never put at risk.
Optional implementation
You can take the report and act on it yourself, or have Newcorp engineers implement the recommendations for you. The choice is yours.
CUSTOMER STORY
When "it's just running slow" hides a much bigger problem
A major education-software provider was running a critical application first built around twenty years ago.
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Major education-software provider
Two decades of bolt-on features, lost original developers and a change of ownership had left it tangled and underperforming, and adding more hardware only masked the problem until peak season. The symptoms were clear. The cause could have been the application, the OS, the hardware, the network or the middleware.
20+ yrs
Age of the core application
1
Engineer who still knows it inside out
5+
Possible root causes to untangle
0
Reliable answers before a Health Check
“This is exactly the kind of tangled situation an OpenVMS Health Check is built to diagnose.”
Find and close the gaps before they are found for you, and make sure OpenVMS is as secure in practice as its reputation suggests.
Better return on the system you already own
Recover lost performance and extend the life of your existing environment, often without the cost of new hardware or software.
Clarity on where you stand
Replace uncertainty with a clear, documented picture of your estate and a prioritised plan for what to do next.
Predictable, not reactive
Deal with issues while they are small and cheap to fix, rather than expensive emergencies later.
Delivered by Newcorp OpenVMS engineers
You can't fix what you can't see. The Health Check shows you.
Most OpenVMS risk stays invisible until it bites. In around two days, our engineers give you a clear picture of where your environment stands, from security and performance to configuration and patching, and exactly what to prioritise. Remotely, with zero downtime.
