{"id":6238,"date":"2013-06-17T12:24:46","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T17:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=6238"},"modified":"2013-06-17T12:54:08","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T17:54:08","slug":"legacy-application-modernization-key-concepts-and-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/legacy-application-modernization-key-concepts-and-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy application modernization: Key concepts and strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" alt=\"Education\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" \/><\/a>Many companies approach legacy application modernization from the wrong angle. They aim for modern-looking applications rather than truly modern applications. <\/p>\n<p>Of course, when dealing with modern underlying architecture, this approach works just fine. However, that\u2019s rarely the case. Legacy applications in need of modernization are typically built on at least 10 &#8211; 15 year old (or older) architecture. <\/p>\n<p>The problem this creates: Much has changed in that time. Programming methods have changed. Databases have changed. Application structures have changed. That\u2019s just the beginning. <\/p>\n<p>With all of these changes, you can\u2019t simply build a new interface on top of old architecture and expect it to fit your needs. These changes require a fundamental shift in application architecture and development as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>I could go on, but we\u2019ve outlined everything in a free white paper entitled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/research\/whitepapers\/Modernization.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">Crash Course in Modernization<\/span><\/a>. It explains the changes you must address, and even outlines 5 different modernization methods.<br \/>\n<a name=\"20130614\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many companies approach legacy application modernization from the wrong angle. They aim for modern-looking applications rather than truly modern applications. Of course, when dealing with modern underlying architecture, this approach works just fine. However, that\u2019s rarely the case. 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