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While we may have reached the peak of digital transformation efforts, the hardest challenges surely lie ahead. According to Gartner estimates, 91% of businesses are now engaged in some type of digital initiative, but the increasing adoption has also unveiled some significant shortcomings of extensive digital development. Large, monolithic software solutions can no longer offer […]
Introduction You have picked a new destination for your applications that will bring efficiency, ease of maintenance, and upgraded technology, but you are finding that you have to continuously tack due to headwinds such as: You can’t get where you want to go in a direct, straight line because of all the conflicting interests and […]
In today’s fast-changing technological and business environments, modernizing mission-critical apps is a high priority for companies that want to improve or even just maintain their competitive position. Yet modernization efforts often fall short of yielding the hoped-for benefits. A recent McKinsey report highlights a major reason for such failures: “as companies modernize their IT, a […]
In today’s fast-evolving technological and marketplace environments, the software applications that companies depend on must be able to quickly adapt to the demands of an ever-changing competitive landscape. But as existing features are modified and new ones added, an app’s codebase inevitably becomes more complex, making it increasingly difficult to understand, maintain, and upgrade. How […]
After many meetings and discussions, your company has finally approved the decision to modernize a few key applications and address technical debt. That’s the good news. The bad news is the company wanted it yesterday, and you’re now scrambling to accelerate the app modernization process. Even though you provided a timeline when the project was […]
In a recent survey of corporate IT leaders, 87% of respondents said that modernizing their critical legacy apps is a top priority. When it comes to developing an effective approach to the complex and difficult task of application modernization, a great place to start is by taking an in-depth look at a Strangler Fig Pattern […]
Most companies carry technical debt, costing them 20% to 40% of their technology’s value. Over 60% of chief information officers believe their technical debt will continue to grow. Some suggest the debt adds 20% to 30% to the cost of any development project. Yet, there’s no consensus as to what equals too much debt. Some […]
If money were no object, the most idyllic place I could imagine would be a mid-century modern Frank Lloyd Wright style house, designed to fit perfectly into a cliff overlooking the vastness of the ocean, treating residents and guests to breathtaking views. If I were to acquire such an imaginary bespoke architectural wonder from the […]
If, as McKinsey declares, every company is a software company, then it’s equally true that at some level, every company has a technical debt problem. As McKinsey also says, “Almost every business has some degree of tech debt” and “Poor management of tech debt hamstrings companies’ ability to compete.” With 86% of IT executives reporting […]
For a growing number of companies today, app modernization is a high priority. They’re attempting to update their IT infrastructure and reduce costs by moving software applications out of their on-premises data centers and into the cloud. According to CloudZero, more than two-thirds already have some or all of their IT estate in the cloud, […]
