Considering Mainframe Migration. Many argue the mainframe has not yet died, but that it’s experiencing a prolonged death, since the emergence of personal computers. They claim that the emergence of each new disruptive technology is one more factor causing its demise. So why consider mainframe migration? Mainframe advocates, on the other hand, contend that this death is still far away, … Read More
Herramientas y expertos que habilitan la transformación digital de los sistemas legacy.
Las empresas que se deciden a dar el paso hacia la transformación digital de sus sistemas legacy necesitan contar con un socio que disponga del elevado nivel de robustez instrumental que sea capaz de modernizar varias tecnologías con una única herramienta. A pesar de la importancia que para las organizaciones tiene transformar sus modelos de negocio al entorno digital con … Read More
Cómo hemos eliminado el riesgo en la modernización de los sistemas heredados.
Cómo Morphis eliminó el riesgo en la modernización de los sistemas heredados. En 1995, un grupo de estudiantes de posgrado llevó a cabo un proyecto para crear nuevos estándares de rendimiento para el software de modernización de sistemas heredados (legacy modernization software). 23 años después, el mismo equipo, dirigido por el CEO Luis Andrade, ha logrado la solución más avanzada … Read More
It’s 2018. Are We Done With Legacy Modernization Yet?
Firstly, Happy New Year! Secondly, apologies for the slow down in post frequency towards the end of 2017. No excuses, it’s just tough to keep up a weekly posting schedule and I just started to hate the sound of my own typing. In 2018, we’ll be taking guest posts so if you have something to say just hit me up … Read More
Does Serverless Spell The End Of Containers?
Does one thing always mean the end of something else? In the tech world this can be the case, and the inability to innovate can become existential (just ask Netscape or Blockbuster – yeah I know about Dish, AOL and Firefox but you get my drift). According to a recent survey by the UK’s Computing magazine, more than half of … Read More
Modernizing Florida – Agency by Agency, App by App
That’s the dream, and not just for Florida. Not even just for public sector but also for private enterprises and software vendors like Ellucian too. The reality is a lot of hard work but, as you can see from the featured image on this post, we’ve made it to the Governor’s office in Florida. I’m the old guy in the … Read More
Legacy Modernization – Scarier than Halloween?
Afraid of Legacy Modernization? With Halloween just around the corner and ghouls and scary monsters lurking under your bed and in every dark recess of your bedroom, it seemed like a good time to ponder whether this presents a scarier proposition than the legacy systems lurking in the dark corners of your company? After all, if your trusted advisor is … Read More
Application Modernization – Warp Factor 6 Mr. Sulu
When faced with a legacy application in need of modernization, the range of options can appear bewildering. Replace with off-the-shelf software. Just lift-and-shift. Rewrite it. Containerization. MIcroservices are your friend, and on it goes. Most, if not all, ‘solutions’ come from those with an agenda. Ours does too, but our agenda is doing what’s right for the client and, if … Read More
Rewrite Code from Scratch? Case Studies and Conundrums
When you’re dealing with legacy code, whether it’s just old or old and difficult to work with, there’s the temptation to simply get rid of it and rewrite it. With superstar developers on board, who are up to date in the latest technologies, and with clean coding skills, it sounds like simply rewriting the application will deliver a better end … Read More
Microservices, Containers and the Best Option for Modernizing Your Legacy Application
Much has been written recently about the role of microservices in reducing technical debt and as an approach to modernizing legacy applications, not least in this excellent article by Gene Hughson. My overwhelming question is how many different ways can you put lipstick on a pig? This post explains microservices (briefly), how they relate to containers, how they can be … Read More
