Are you tired of pouring money into a slow, underperforming legacy IT system? We’ve got you covered with our legacy modernisation service.
We understand the challenges of dealing with outdated legacy systems. That’s why we offer seamless replacements or rebuilds to keep your business running smoothly without disruption. Let us help you transition to a powerful, efficient system.
What is Legacy Software?
Legacy software refers to outdated IT systems and products that many organisations continue to rely on. However, maintaining these systems is becoming increasingly challenging. Skilled personnel proficient in older technology stacks are becoming scarce, and these systems often run on unreliable and expensive legacy hardware. Concerns about system security cast doubt, making the prospect of upgrading seem daunting.
Legacy Modernisation Challenges
Businesses encounter various challenges when it comes to legacy modernisation:
- Existing software complexity, often with undocumented processes
- Uncertainty among management regarding the necessity of modernisation investment
- Concerns about business disruption during the modernisation process.
- Availability of sufficient resources to support the software project
- Managing the costs associated with modernisation
Benefits of Legacy Software Modernisation
Legacy software modernisation offers numerous benefits that pave the way for enhanced business agility and efficiency. At Digitals, we recognise that clients aspire to respond promptly to market changes, reduce costs, and foster employee satisfaction. Our legacy software modernisation services are designed to eliminate time-consuming manual processes, enabling organisations to deliver superior outcomes for their customers. By embracing modern software systems, our clients gain access to recent innovations such as cloud computing, big data, and mobility, thereby unlocking significant business value.
Research and Businesses Insights
We understand that embarking on the modernisation journey can seem challenging, which is why we ensure our clients feel supported and informed every step of the way.
To begin, we engage closely with our clients’ employees and partners to gain a comprehensive understanding of their business, current challenges, and the desired performance of the new system. This collaborative approach allows us to identify key workflow improvements and essential functionalities required for seamless operations.
Our thorough analysis and documentation of existing systems leave no stone unturned, laying the groundwork for a smooth transition to the new system. During the early design phase, we provide prototypes to help clients visualise the look, feel, and functionality of the new system.
Modernisation Options
Clients have two modernisation options to choose from:
- We can transfer certain functionalities, such as proprietary business processes or formulas, onto a new system that seamlessly interfaces with newer technologies.
- Alternatively, we can develop a completely new system, providing the option to “switch off” the old legacy system upon completion.
If you are upgrading your legacy system, data from the old system often needs to be migrated to the new one. This may involve synchronising data between the old and new systems to facilitate a smooth transition. Our expertise in managing complex data migration scenarios ensures a seamless process for our clients.
Regardless of the chosen option, we leverage the latest technologies to create a system blueprint that optimises efficiency by:
- Controlling data input
- Streamlining data flow through workflow stages
- Ensuring effective task completion by your team
- Providing warnings for abnormal occurrences
- Guiding users through each task to prevent errors and misinterpretations
The outcome will be informed management, productive users and satisfied customers.
Modernise your business securely, without disruptions and on time.
Modernising a legacy system can be a challenging process, often due to concerns about cost and complexity. However, delaying this crucial step can create more issues in the long run.
Various stakeholders may have different motivations for legacy modernisation, such as:
- System integration and consolidation after a merger or acquisition
- Service expansion – either in scope, scale or geography
- A business-critical system built in a technology nearing its end-of-life
- Customer/user experience requiring improvements
Despite these drivers, the challenges and risks associated with modernisation are often similar:
- Balancing schedule and costs while maximising benefits
- Developing, testing, and deploying temporary interfaces during migration
- Ensuring functionality alignment between current and future systems
- Preserving data integrity through consolidation, cleansing, and migration
- Maintaining service continuity throughout the process
- Establishing quality checkpoints and rollback plans
We specialise in helping businesses navigate these risks. Whether it’s taking full responsibility for modernisation, collaborating with other suppliers, or augmenting your in-house IT team, our experts tailor our services to your specific needs. This ensures a smoother transition, allowing you to achieve your modernisation goals more effectively.
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