Legacy Software Modernization
Transcend the limitations of your legacy system, while making the most of previous investments.
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Challenges of Legacy Software
Legacy software presents challenges related to outdated technology, poor scalability, high maintenance costs, and security vulnerabilities, necessitating legacy software modernization.
Legacy System as a Major Blocker
Software is composed of features and functionalities designed to solve specific problems or perform certain tasks. It must evolve as its end users’ needs change in order to remain effective. When older software reaches a point where you can no longer implement important features or make much-needed performance improvements, it’s time for legacy software modernization—it’s not a matter of “if” you need to modernize, but rather “when.”
Unfixable Problems & Security Issues
Legacy software is often built using outdated programming languages, no-longer-supported frameworks, or old-school design principles. This can eventually result in errors and security gaps within the system that arise as patches and updates become incompatible with the software, making your system vulnerable to modern security threats. Legacy software modernization is much more cost-effective.
Lack of Skilled Personnel
Another issue with continuing to use legacy software is that there will undoubtedly arrive a time when nobody really knows how it works. In other words, the people who built and implemented the system are no longer around, there’s a lack of documentation, and there are few people who are competent users of the system. If this sounds familiar, it’s probably time to modernize your legacy software to improve productivity!
Three Solid Reasons to Modernize
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Legacy Software Modernization Services
When an IT portfolio becomes too hard to manage, it’s time to give it a new life. We help clients get unstuck with their legacy software through a variety of practices that enable growth and innovation.
Application Assessment
We perform a detailed analysis of your legacy system, identifying areas of improvement and suggesting which parts are good to keep.
Cloud Migration Services
We can give your application a new life in the cloud by moving it to the platform of your choice: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, a private cloud, etc.
Application Integration
With the APIs ‘eating the world’ these days, we can interconnect selected services in your IT portfolio or integrate it with third-party apps. Integrations extend your app’s functionality and unlock new opportunities for growth.
Monolith to Microservices
While monolith apps still have their place in today’s world, many companies opt for agile service-based architectures (SOAs). SOAs are easier to scale, update, and redesign.
App Refactoring & Re-architecting
We can help you rewrite legacy software using modern programming languages, frameworks, and libraries. We will also optimize or revamp its architecture to make it well-positioned for future changes.
Containerization
App containers are a hot trend at the moment. Containerization is a modern way of making software applications truly context-agnostic, adding to your system’s flexibility and resilience.
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Our Process
Assess
We perform a detailed analysis of the software’s code and architecture and extract business requirements.
Strategize
Factoring in things like the software’s de-facto state and your business objectives, we choose an optimal strategy.
Rebuild. Rebuilding the software from the ground up.
Refactor. Optimizing and upgrading the software’s code base.
Re-architect. Reimagining the software’s architecture.
Rehost. Moving the software to a more efficient environment.
Replatform. Moving the software to a more suitable platform, while also adapting it for the new “home.”
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We carefully plan the migration process, ensuring that there is no downtime and that we meet your timeline and budget.
Modernize
ObjectStyle’s engineers carry out the legacy application modernization project as planned in an iterative manner, with quick feedback loops and frequent product increment delivery.
Our Approaches to Software Modernization
We transform outdated systems into flexible, modern solutions that help businesses remain adaptable and ready for whatever the future holds.
Breaking a Monolith to Microservices
This approach to legacy software modernization focuses on breaking monolithic architectures down into microservices that can be independently developed, deployed, and configured for improved flexibility, scalability, and maintainability.
Moving to Cloud
We also move legacy systems from proprietary on-premises servers to cloud-based services, such as AWS or Microsoft Azure. This minimizes errors, reduces downtime, and makes the software easier to maintain.
Reverse Engineering
Legacy software often lacks documentation or source code, in which case we can reverse-engineer it to fully understand its structure. This allows us to write new code, providing modern performance and security.
Legacy Modernization Success Stories
Our legacy software modernization services have transformed outdated systems across many different industries, boosting business performance and driving innovation through modernity.
Cloud migration for a legal firm
Our client is a 100-year-old legal data business. During this project, we migrated their most important business app to the cloud, among other things.
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Migrating from on-prem to AWS
Our client is a world-known US sports league. For this project, we helped move their on-prem data center to a new physical location, while migrating selected apps to AWS cloud.
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Desktop app -> to web app
Our client is a world-known US sports league. During this project, we modernized their IBM Lotus Notes-based program and turned it into a modern app that works across browsers.
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Monolith -> to microservices
With the client’s monolith system being a blocker to innovation, we helped them replicate selected business features as lightweight microservices, managed in an orchestrated setup.
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Integrating edu platform with third-party apps
Our client is an ed-tech platform provider from Australia. For this project, we helped them integrate their app with seven highly-requested third-party services through a custom-built API.
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Modernizing an ed-tech platform
With the newly rebuilt platform, our client, ish, could not only better serve existing customers, but also onboard new course providers with an arsenal of new features.
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FAQs
Still have questions? Check out the answers to some frequently asked questions about our legacy software modernization services below!
How do you calculate the cost of legacy system modernization?
We calculate the cost based on various factors, starting with a detailed system assessment to evaluate technical requirements. After that, we consider the scope of modernization, complexity of data migration, compliance and security needs, and estimated development and testing time.
These considerations help us provide a detailed cost estimation, considering both short- and long-term requirements.
How do you choose the modernization approach?
We base our approach on business objectives, risk assessments, budget, timeline, and whether or not the current technology stack can support newer technologies or requires a complete rebuild. Based on these factors, we may recommend one of the common approaches, such as rehosting, refactoring, replatforming, or a full replacement to meet your goals.
What is the difference between legacy software and new software?
Legacy software is typically built on outdated technologies that may not be fully supported, are difficult to maintain, and often present security vulnerabilities or performance issues.
New software, on the other hand, leverages modern technologies, frameworks, and development practices. It’s typically built with scalability, security, and maintainability in mind, making it more adaptable to shifting business needs and technological requirements.
What are the costs associated with legacy software modernization?
Legacy software modernization can include costs associated with development and reengineering, data migration, licensing, infrastructure, training, testing and quality assurance, and ongoing support. These costs cover rewriting code, moving data, implementing new platforms, onboarding teams, and ensuring post-modernization system performance.
How do I know if my software needs modernization?
Signs that your software needs modernization include high maintenance costs, performance issues, no-longer-supported technology, security vulnerabilities, lack of flexibility, and an overall inability to adapt to modern business needs. If you’re facing any of these issues, modernization may be necessary to improve efficiency and security and streamline business operations.
Can you help us if the technology used in our application is not one of your specialties?
Absolutely! At ObjectStyle, we thrive on solving complex problems. We start any legacy software modernization project by performing a deep technical assessment. Then, if necessary, we collaborate with additional specialists or expand our team’s capabilities to work with certain technologies.
We employ a flexible approach and can adapt quickly to the needs of our clients—even if their technology is not part of our core expertise initially. Rest assured that your modernization project is in capable hands, regardless of its technology stack or complexity!