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Legacy modernisation

Modernise your software without stopping the business

Your system still does its job – but the technology underneath it has aged. That’s a risk to security, a barrier to hiring, and a reason every change feels dangerous. We bring ageing systems up to current, supported versions while they keep running, so you get the safety and speed of modern technology without the disruption of starting again.

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Is this you?

You’ll recognise some of this

You don’t need everything below to be true. One is usually enough.

  • Your framework or language versions are years out of date, or no longer supported.
  • You struggle to hire people who’ll work on your ageing stack.
  • Every change feels risky because the foundations are shaky.
  • Security or compliance reviews are flagging out-of-date dependencies.
  • You’re weighing 'modernise’ against 'rebuild from scratch’ and want a straight answer.

What we do

How we approach it

We assess what you have and give you honest options – because modernising the system you’ve got is often far cheaper and less risky than replacing it. Where an upgrade is right, we plan a path that keeps the business running throughout: upgrading frameworks and languages to current supported versions, replacing obsolete components, improving test coverage as we go so nothing breaks silently, and documenting the system properly so future change is safe.

Proof

Related work

Life sciences / pharma

A Life in a Day / The Method

A Life in a Day is an award-winning immersive app that helps staff at many of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies understand what it’s like to live with a particular illness. We provide its ongoing maintenance – and we’re currently modernising its back end to the latest version of Microsoft .NET.

Support & maintenanceLegacy modernisation
Care homes

Reeson Care Homes

Reeson Care Homes needed a new partner to take over a complex, business-critical piece of software at short notice – and one who could not only keep it running but bring it thoroughly up to date.

System takeoverLegacy modernisationSupport & maintenance

FAQ

Common questions

Usually modernise – it’s typically cheaper, faster and lower-risk than a rebuild, and it keeps the knowledge already baked into your system. We’ll assess yours and tell you honestly which makes more sense; sometimes a rebuild genuinely is the better call, and we’ll say so.

Find out what your system needs

Send us the details and we’ll assess it honestly – upgrade, rebuild or leave well alone.

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Or call us on 020 3433 1452

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Other ways we help

Bespoke software developmentSystem takeover & rescueSupport & maintenanceEmbedded teams