Escaping the Legacy Trap - a proven method for application modernization
Submitted to Techorama 2023 Belgium on . Rejected.
- Level
- 300
- Length
- Session
- Track
- Architecture
- Tags
- modernization enterprise architect legacy software
Abstract, as submitted
You're facing a big, multi-year re-write of your core applications. How do you start? This talk will explain one method used by large organizations, SWIFT. Sadly, older applications and services too often slow down and stop business innovation. Yet, 76% of executives said they are too invested in legacy applications to change. They’re caught in the legacy trap! Organizations simply can’t figure out how to prioritize this invisible work over adding new features and apps. But today, there’s no room to avoid modernizing core systems if your business wants to keep up. No more new features can be added to software and no more progress can be made on transformation journeys until this fear is faced. Come hear how people are escaping the legacy trap. This talk is based on the book by Coté and Marc Zotter, The Legacy Trap.
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This talk is based on one of my books, found here:
https://cote.io/uploads/2022/345d7a98d1.pdf
Here is a recording of an early version of this presentation with my co-author. The version I give now is less focused on writing the book and other "meta" content:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrPLEFOf-z8