Transforming your business with Application Modernization

Right now, companies worldwide are prioritizing the modernization of their application landscape. Because moving to the Cloud is a key part of their modern IT strategy.

Plus, it is the most efficient way to expand products and services, giving businesses a competitive edge. However, if not properly managed, application modernization can lead to increased complexity.

Why Invest in Modernization

We know technology evolves. What was the most effective way of deploying a solution five years ago, may now no longer be a fit. The sort of business led requirements or business drivers, that drive need for modernization?

• Looking at the pressure to innovate to get features out to users faster.
• New technologies and services available, that can reduce cost, can give better and more features to users.
• Cost of (for example) scaling in people, as well as costs in some legacy architectures can get more and more expensive as it scales.
• Older software, there is an increased risk around security and compliance and maybe some of the brand reputational risk.

Modernization Accelerates Cloud Value

Next to direct business value there is additional value to be gained in a couple of areas, here visualized using the AWS cloud value framework:

The Path starts with an Assessment

infrastructure. The aim is to identify opportunities to modernize and improve performance, security and functionality. Plus, we gather input from stakeholders and make recommendations on how to move forward with your modernization efforts. Potential payoffs of an application modernization assessment include:

• Improved efficiency: Modernized applications can be more efficient and easier to use, leading to increased productivity and reduced costs.
• Enhanced security: Modernized applications may include improved security features and be less vulnerable to cyber threats.
• Greater agility: Modernized applications can be more flexible and easier to modify, allowing organizations to respond more quickly to changing business needs.
• Increased competitiveness: Modernized applications can help organizations stay competitive by providing a better user experience and enabling new capabilities.
• Improved scalability: Modernized applications can be designed to scale more easily, allowing organizations to handle increased traffic and data volumes as their business grows.

Modernization - A Smart Investment: Building a Business Case

Modernized applications can provide a better user experience, leading to increased employee and customer satisfaction and loyalty. Modernization projects can however be expensive. Let us assist you in creating a business case which justifies the investment by demonstrating the potential payoffs and ROI. Together with you, we create a business case for Application Modernization so they can:

• Justify the investment: With a business case benefits and calculated return on investment can be demonstrated.
• Prioritize projects: The business case will help to prioritize modernization projects and allocate resources effectively.
• Gain stakeholder buy-in: The business case is a useful tool for convincing stakeholders of the value of a modernization project. Think of senior management or board members.
• Provide a roadmap: Business case serves as a roadmap for the modernization project, outlining the steps that need to be taken, and the resources that will be required.
• Measure success: Business case helps you to set clear goals and metrics for measuring the success of the modernization project.

Modernization Pathways

Out of the 7 R strategies for Cloud Migration, only Replatform and Refactor cover modernization. Replatform - Similar to Re-Host, but with some level of optimization to leverage cloud capabilities without changing the core architecture of the application.

Refactor - This is a more comprehensive approach, involving a complete redesign of the application to be cloud-native. This strategy is often chosen for strategic applications that would benefit significantly from cloud features like scalability, performance, and agility.