Modernizing existing applications

Application modernization is a process that improves software delivery performance for a business by updating—rather than replacing—older legacy software systems.

For many organizations, this involves replatforming existing legacy workloads onto a modern cloud platform based on Kubernetes, and breaking monolithic applications into smaller pieces like microservices. It’s also common to adopt new ways of working, like DevOps, site reliability engineering (SRE) and CI/CD, as part of application modernization.

Why modernize?

Development teams

The benefits for application development teams

to modernize their application include:

Reduced technical debt

Modernizing an application can help to reduce technical debt, which can accrue when development teams add functionality to an application without fully considering its long-term impact. By modernizing an application, development teams can address issues related to technical debt and improve the overall quality of the software.

Improved teamwork and productivity

Modernized applications often enable collaboration, making it easier for development teams to work together and share code, leading to increased productivity.

Increased agility and flexibility

Modernized applications are often more agile and flexible, allowing development teams to respond quickly to changing market conditions and customer needs.

Improved scalability

Modernizing an application can help to improve its scalability, making it easier for development teams to handle increased workloads and user demands.

Access to new tools and technologies

Modernizing an application can allow development teams to use new tools and technologies, such as cloud computing, containers, and microservices, which can help to improve the performance and scalability of the software.

Enhanced security

Modernized applications can have improved security features, making it less vulnerable to cyber attacks and other security threats.

Cost savings

Modernizing an application can help to reduce development and maintenance costs over the long term, as development teams can take advantage of new technologies and tools to work more efficiently.