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A Legacy Modernization Solution

That Meets You Where You Are

Modernize applications using the AI enhanced Intellisys platform to enable business and technology 
transformations. Increase your innovation and performance potential and reduce costs and risks associated with legacy technologies such as COBOL, PowerBuilder, mainframes and more.

Phased Approach to Legacy Modernization

Speed up timelines, mitigate risk, and ultimately achieve success

Align

Align on Goals And Constraints

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What are the goals?

  • Business transformation
  • Technology transformation

What are the constraints?

  • Resourcing
  • Budgets
  • Timelines

Assess

Assess
Application(s)

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Assess:

  • Current state and future requirements
  • Costing options for migration and transformation

Select

Select Path(s) To Modernization

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Identify where to:

  • Extract and determine a path forward for current business rules.
  • Optimize code, generate tech specs, and transform to modern technologies

Pilot

Start Small And Run a Pilot

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Structure pilot project on:

  • Code representative of full application
  • Processes needed to achieve target state
  • Intermediate deliverables to validate the approach

Scale

Scale

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Scale

  • Once good processes and a path to success have been determined

Use this approach with the Intellisys platform and complementary tools and services, to allow for multiple paths to legacy modernization.

What Are Your Legacy Application Transformation Goals?

Business Transformation

  • Enhance innovation potential and differentiation
  • Create seamless employee and customer experiences
  • Ensure continued compliance with changing regulations

Technology Transformation

  • Reduce costs of maintaining legacy applications
  • Minimize staff attrition and skills shortage risks
  • Identify and address potential security vulnerabilities


For any legacy application transformation initiative, Intellisys helps you start by assessing your applications. The platform uses custom trained AI/ML technologies to generate documentation artifacts with

90%+ less time & effort.

Intellisys For Business Transformation

Capabilities

Outcomes

Case Studies For Business Transformation

Intellisys For Technology Transformation

Capabilities

Outcomes

Case Studies For Technology Transformation

Dive Deeper Into Intellisys' Capabilities that Support Application Modernization

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Overview of the
Intellisys Platform

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Documentation & Analysis

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Agile Business Rules
Extraction

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Code Optimization & Migration

See How Intellisys Also Facilitates:

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Application Assessment

Determine maintenance needs & an application modernization strategy using automated assessment tools.

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Application Rationalization

Drive business value, reduce complexity and mmanage the application portfolio with application rationalization.

FAQ

What is application modernization?

Application modernization is the process of transforming legacy or outdated software so that it meets the demands of today’s environment. This can include transforming just the technolog(ies) the software is built on to operate more efficiently, or it can include a robust review and update of the policies being enacted by the application. It is a strategic shift that can involve upgrading, restructuring, re-architecting, or fully replacing legacy systems so they are faster, more secure, easier to maintain, and aligned with organizational requirements for the future.

The business case for modernization is clear: standing still with legacy systems is expensive. Modernization delivers:

  • Scalability — systems that expand or contract based on actual demand
  • Stronger security — modern architectures reduce exposure and improve compliance posture
  • Reduced technical debt — less patchwork maintenance and fewer legacy constraints on new development
  • Productivity enhancements — development teams are no longer tied to systems they do not completely understand. Business leaders can update systems to They can also release updates on a modern cadence

The 7 Rs framework promoted and adopted by Gartner, Amazon, and other large technology companies categorizes the primary strategies available for modernizing any given application:

  • Rehost — Lift and shift to the cloud with minimal code changes 
  • Replatform — Make targeted, non-functional adjustments for cloud efficiency
  • Refactor — Restructure and optimize code to leverage cloud-native capabilities
  • Rearchitect — Redesign the architecture, often moving from monolithic systems to microservices
  • Rebuild — Rewrite from the ground up using modern frameworks
  • Replace — Swap the legacy system for a commercial off-the-shelf or SaaS solution
  • Retain or Retire — Keep as-is if it still delivers value, or decommission if it no longer serves the business


The right choice for each application depends on its business value, technical condition, risk profile, and long-term strategic alignment. The Intellisys platform enables organizations to determine the best strategy and supports the Rehost, Refactor, Rearchitect, Rebuild, and Replace strategies. It also enables organizations to make decisions around Retain or Retire.

Even well-funded modernization programs encounter predictable obstacles:

  • Budget constraints and unexpected cost overruns from poor upfront scoping
  • Skills gaps within internal teams unfamiliar with legacy systems or target technologies
  • Poor visibility into legacy system dependencies, creating hidden migration risks
  • Security and compliance exposure during migration windows
  • Organizational resistance to change at technical, operational, or executive levels


Addressing these challenges requires clear planning, strong leadership alignment, and tooling that provides genuine visibility into the legacy environment before transformation begins, exactly what Intellisys is built to deliver.

Modernizing legacy applications without disrupting business operations is one of the most pressing challenges organizations face today. Successful modernization starts with thorough planning and stakeholder alignment — understanding system dependencies, documenting existing processes, and ensuring all parties agree on what to preserve, update, or remove. A phased, incremental strategy with pilot projects and intermediate checkpoints along with keeping legacy systems synchronized with modernization work throughout the process is critical. Ultimately, modernization should be viewed as a continuous journey rather than a one-time project, requiring ongoing attention, automation, and a commitment to business continuity at every stage.

AI technologies can be used to accelerate timelines for understanding of current applications, consolidation of business logic into rules or policies, and the transformation process if sufficient, detailed context is provided to the models. This includes both deterministic AI models as well as the newer Generative AI models. Incorporating these technologies into tools is valuable, but it is important to note that particularly the newer AI models still require a human-in-the-loop process. This is where experienced developers or other key stakeholders review outputs and make adjustments as needed and is essential for successful and accurate results. The Intellisys platform is built with this in mind, which is why we consider it an AI-Augmented platform.

We’d love to learn more about your legacy modernization goals and see how we can help.

Intellisys: Supported Technologies

  • ADSO

  • ASP

  • Assembler

  • C/C++

  • CL/DCL/ECL/JCL

  • C#.Net 

  • COBOL

  • Cold Fusion

  • EasyTrieve

  • Forte

  • Fortran

  • Foxpro
  • Java
  • Natural/ADABAS
  • Oracle Forms
  • PACBASE
  • PL/1
  • PL/SQL T/SQL
  • PowerBuilder
  • RPG
  • Universe Basic
  • Visual Basic
  • VB.Net
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