The path to application modernization is a strategic journey that organizations undertake to enhance the agility, efficiency, and competitiveness of their software systems. It involves assessing current applications, identifying outdated technologies or architectures, and devising a roadmap for transformation. This often includes adopting cloud-native approaches, microservices architecture, containerization, and DevOps practices to improve scalability, resilience, and deployment velocity. Additionally, integrating emerging technologies such as AI and machine learning can unlock new capabilities and insights. However, modernization is not just about technology; it also entails cultural shifts, organizational restructuring, and skill development to align with modern development paradigms. By embracing continuous innovation and prioritizing user-centric design principles, businesses can navigate the path to application modernization to meet evolving market demands and stay ahead of the competition.

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Application Modernization
The Path to

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Defining the Modernization Goals
Assess and determine the business objective
of modernization
How to scale to have faster response times and support
more customer demand?
How to add new customer features faster and provide
more personalized experiences to the organization’s
customers?
How can your organization achieve better conversion
rates with increased customer satisfaction?

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Determining the Best
Modernization Approach
The 5 R’s of
Application
Modernization
Rebuild
Rearchitect
Refactor
Replace
Rehost

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Choosing the Right Tools
and Technology
Choice of
Cloud Platform
Container
Orchestration
Tools
Automation
Services
Choice of
Architecture
Containerization

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Establishing KPIs and Metrics
If it can’t be measured, it can’t be modernized
Sample goals KPIs (IT) KPIs (Business)
Application response time
Mean time to resolution
Frequency of code release
Total users by geography
Increased volume
Cloud spend
Conversion rates
User base growth rate
Churn rate
Conversion rates
Average revenue per user
Market share
Uptime
Application error rate
Lead time for changes
Sessions count by
geography
Drive Customer
Experience
Improve
profitability
Increase
revenue
Growth market
share

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Continuously Deploy Scalable
Application with Container
Plan
Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery
Code Build Test Release Deploy Operate

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Unlocking Potential of Data
Modernize the data to enable wide-ranging
capabilities, including
Real-time digital collaboration on content
creation
Simpler and more informative BI dashboard
More accessible data sharing
The ability to leverage DevOps

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Building Full-Stack Observability
Tools to monitor the success of your
modernization effort
Cloudwatch
by AWS
Cloud
Monitoring by
Google
Azure Monitor
by Microsoft

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