infographic: the business case for modernization
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Infographic: What are the drivers for modernizing mission-critical applicationsTRANSCRIPT
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Improved Productivity
TYPES OF VALUE GAINED BY MODERNIZATION
Knowledge Retention
Better Leverage of AssetsIncreased Innovation
Less Waste & Duplication
Easy 3rd Party Integration
ORGANIZATIONS ALSO NEED TO STAY COMPETITIVE
This means making applications that were previously internal-only available to customers, in a suitably “consumerized” form.
DEMAND & PRESSUREFROM
CUSTOMERS
MODERNIZATION
COMPETITORS
FORRESTER SAYS...
“IT decision makers must reduce portfolios’ overall complexity and cost and bring business-level transparency to IT activity to enable more-strategic business/IT planning.”
IMPORTANT
LOWER FUTURE MAINTENANCE COSTS
Re-directing some of the maintenance budget to modernization projects can dramatically lower future maintenance costs.
As a result there is more to spend on the innovations that enable new products and bring competitive advantage.
MODERNIZATION
INNOVATION
PROJECT PROJECT
MAINTAINING LEGACY APPS
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It is well known that around 75% of IT resources are used on maintaining legacy applications.
75%
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
The resources consumed by existing application portfolios’ ongoing operations and maintenance hang like storm clouds above applications professionals’ heads.
MEET STANLEY - THE CEO
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Most organizations are under pressure to reduce their cost of ownership for IT systems, particularly given the economic climate.
THEBUSINESSCASE FORMODERNIZATION