Trusted OpenVMS Consulting Experts
MGFort LLC delivers expert OpenVMS system management, emergency on-call support, and long-term operational reliability across diverse platforms.
Proven Expertise in OpenVMS Services
Core Support:
- OpenVMS System Administration (HPE & VSI)
- OpenVMS Clusters & High Availability
- VAX/Alpha/Integrity to x86 Migration
- Oracle Rdb / CODASYL Database Administration
- ERP Systems Support (ASK MANMAN, Alpha WMS)
- Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
- Performance Tuning & Capacity Planning
- Emulator-Based Modernization (CHARON)
- Virtualization & Infrastructure Integration
- Security Hardening & Compliance Planning
Vast Experience:
- 40+ Years OpenVMS Experience
- Deep Legacy + Modern Platform Knowledge
- ERP & Manufacturing Systems Expertise
- Proven Migration Methodologies
- Enterprise & Mission-Critical Environment Support
- Languages: DCL, FORTRAN, BASIC, Pascal, VAX C, C++, COBOL
- Databases: Oracle Rdb, CODASYL DBMS, CDD, Datatrieve, MS SQL, DB2, MySQL
- Layered Products: ACMS, TDMS, FMS, DECforms, CMS, MMS, Volume Shadowing, RMS Journaling, ABS, MultiNet, TCPware, DECnet
What set's us apart?
- Decades of OpenVMS specialization
- Lower overhead than large consulting firms
- Direct senior-level leadership expertise
- Flexible contract engagement models
- Experience in manufacturing, distribution, and enterprise sectors


Extensive OpenVMS Experience
- System Installation & Configuration
- Cluster Design & Management
- Disaster Recovery Design, Planning, Testing and Documentation
- Audit Documentation and Participation
- Performance Tuning & Capacity Planning
- Security Hardening & Compliance Planning
- Data Center Planning & Infrastructure Architecture
- Legacy System Modernization
- VAX/Alpha to x86 Migration Planning
- Emulator-based Transitions (CHARON / vtALPHA)
- Full x86 OpenVMS support services and migrations
- ERP & Manufacturing System Support
- Backup & Recovery Strategy Implementation
- Virtualization & Hybrid Infrastructure Integration
Services provided:
- Full lifecycle administration of OpenVMS
- Daily operational support & monitoring
- Patch management & version upgrades
- Account management & security configuration
- RMS tuning & file system optimization
- Volume Shadowing configuration & monitoring
- Troubleshooting system crashes, hangs, and performance issues
- On-call / emergency response support
- And more...Fully customizable services to support your business, your way.


Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
- DR strategy development
- Backup architecture design
- Save Set Manager & ABS configuration
- RMS Journaling strategy
- Replication & Volume Shadowing
- DR testing & tabletop exercises
- Compliance documentation support
Consulting & Advisory
Services:
- Daily Systems Check-in
- Programming
- Emergency On-Call (24*7*365)
- Project Management
- Advisory Services
- Management Consultations
- Team Leadership
- Help Desk Services
- Operations Automations
- Best Practices Consultations and Implementation
- Short-Term on-site/Hands On
- Data Center Moderinization/Migration
- Disaster Recovery
- Documentation services
- Root Cause Analysis and Remediation
- Crisis Intervention and Remediation
- And more...

