Application Modernization
Application modernization or legacy application modernization is when an outdated or irrelevant application is updated or rebuilt to effectively work in modern runtime environments and with other applications. Legacy applications were made with now-outdated technologies that make it hard to update, improve, and transport the application. Those applications are usually slow to be replaced with a more modern version because they are critical to an organization’s business operations. An effective method for modernizing legacy applications is to rebuild them to have a cloud-native architecture. While this results in an application that is ready to take advantage of modern cloud environments
Why modernize legacy applications?
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Reduce the resources required to run an application
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Increase the frequency and reliability of deployments
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Improve uptime and resiliency
REASONS ORGANIZATIONS UNDERTAKE MODERNIZATIONS
Availabilty
There is no application on the market that fits all of an organization’s needs.
Application
The application is a key part of an organization’s product portfolio.
Security
There are security regulations that are best adhered to with the current application.
REASONS ORGANIZATIONS REPLACE LEGACY APPLICATIONS
Practicality
Rebuilding an application is more resource-intensive than practical. Building or buying a new application makes better use of available resources.
Disparity
The gap between the state of the legacy application and where it needs to be could be large enough that the underlying technology cannot be turned into a modern application.
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