Two seemingly unconnected blog posts leapt out at me this week and demanded to be read. They also led me back to the world of Simon Sinek and his study of leadership to seek an explanation for some of the craziness outlined in the posts. The first was Windows 7 is not the answer for Melbourne Health – Out with … Read More
Why Outsourcing Legacy Modernization Projects Will Improve Employee Morale
Outdated legacy systems are crippling many sectors of the economy. Federal systems probably lead the way with 80-90% of government IT spend being on keeping the lights on (keeping outdated legacy systems up and running). Congressional investigators recently stated that the government currently operates nearly two dozen information systems that date back to 1980 or earlier. Fallout and continued challenges … Read More
Legacy Modernization – Step-by-Step, App-by-App
Enterprise-level security updates are vital, and expected. But, they can also be costly, and take hours of staff time to complete. In some cases, lack of vendor support for technology versions within the stack may produce a security hole and provide a driver for application and stack modernization. Security is only one of many drivers for legacy modernization and with … Read More