Companies today depend on legacy applications for some of their most business-critical processing. In many cases, those apps still do what they were designed to do quite well. But to retain or expand their value in this age of accelerated innovation, they need to be fully integrated into today’s dominant technological environment, the cloud. That’s […]
A report published by OutSystems revealed that 69% of IT leaders found that technical debt fundamentally limits their ability to innovate. In addition, 61% stated that it negatively affects their organization’s performance, and 64% believe that technical debt will continue to have a substantial impact in the future. The report further explained that, in some […]
This post was originally featured on TheNewStack, sponsored by vFunction. If you’re a software developer, then “technical debt” is probably a term you’re familiar with. Technical debt, in plain words, is an accumulation over time of lots of little compromises that hamper your coding efforts. Sometimes, you (or your manager) choose to handle these challenges […]
This post was originally featured on The New Stack, sponsored by vFunction. Today, over 80% of enterprise applications are not cloud native, meaning that many companies with a surplus of legacy applications are not benefitting from the business agility and the engineering velocity they once had. Approaching an ambitious and long overdue modernization project can be […]
Migrating legacy applications for the cloud involves multiple processes and comprehensive preparation. Although application migration has the goal of transforming applications so they are effective in the cloud, the answer to the burning question: how long does a cloud migration take depends on where your starting point is. For example: Obviously, the more legacy applications […]
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated cloud adoption as businesses struggled to incorporate eCommerce. By 2021, for most companies, cloud application migration tools were among the top five investment areas. Based on research by MarketsandMarkets, the global cloud migration services market was valued at $3.2 billion in 2019. In 2022, the market value is more than $9.5 […]
When it comes to migrating legacy Java applications to the cloud, for the most part, your choices may boil down to just two options: refactor it or discard it entirely. For that, it’s important to understand: what is refactoring in cloud migration? The ground reality is that many enterprises employ a host of Java applications […]
Use AI and Cloud-Native Principles for Selective Modernization In the late 1990s, Java quickly proved invaluable for building applications that depended on n-tier architectures to deliver web sites at scale. The web wouldn’t be what it is today if it weren’t for the power of Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE). Today, those massive object-oriented applications […]
The Case for Prioritizing Cloud Migration For Legacy Java Apps The digital revolution has brought about a new era. The need for an integrated solution that houses and aggregates customer data, channeling it to its best possible channels, is what has propelled cloud systems to the forefront of digital change. Cloud hosting is one of […]
With the increased popularity of cloud computing, you’ve likely considered cloud migration yourself. It’s easy to see why, as doing this offers several business benefits. However, when migrating legacy applications to the cloud, there are several things you need to consider, not least of which are the “why” and the “how.” Simply put, you’ll need […]