As organizations race to transform themselves around new technologies like cloud platforms, software as a service (SaaS), data analytics, and edge computing, the data that’s locked up in their legacy applications becomes not just a cost burden, but an inhibitor to business agility.
However, that data often has considerable value. Legacy systems shouldn’t be a liability for the long term, though. By taking a staged approach to application modernization, organizations can switch to contemporary, cloud-based platforms and shut down aging applications when the time is right.
