Transforming a 15+ Year Old Semiconductor Manufacturing Environment

Explore the journey of modernizing a 15+ year old semiconductor manufacturing environment in this 40-minute conference talk. Learn how Jireh Semiconductor tackled the challenge of updating legacy software and hardware after acquiring an outdated fab facility. Discover the process of transitioning from waterfall development to agile scrum, and how Docker Enterprise became the key to achieving flexibility, scalability, and uptime requirements. Follow speaker Jeanie Schwenk's experience in moving approximately 230 Java 1.4.2 applications to containers, overcoming resistance to change, and implementing a strategic plan for enterprise buy-in. Gain insights into virtualizing legacy monoliths, addressing communication challenges, and evaluating the suitability of containerization for your own projects. Understand the complexities involved in modernizing critical manufacturing systems without disrupting production, and explore the future architecture of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) servers in this transformative case study.

STICKER BOOK
Community Theater
Code of Conduct
Professional Background
History Timeline
Joining the Jireh Team
The Plan to Meet the Goal
People and Processes People resist
The Team's Response
Legacy Servers
Getting Legacy Monolith to Containers
Systems and Communication
The Plan for Enterprise buy-in
Eliminate deal breakers
Transition to Docker Container
Moments of Failure
Example Breadcrumb
Snippet of CE Dockerfile
Virtualization: Where we're going
Future - MES Server
Architecture
Is Containerization For You?