COBOL Code Red: 3 Strategies to Enable Government Modernization
2025 has emerged as the “efficiency and effectiveness year” for federal IT. Earlier this year, COBOL regained attention when the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alleged inefficiencies in Social Security Administration (SSA) systems, claiming to find 150-year-old benefit recipients. These findings were later attributed to COBOL’s date representation format and known data entry errors already being addressed. […]
New Year, New Intellisys: Updates that Transform Code Modernization Workflows
Application modernization initiatives are complex. 71% of IT leaders report that code modernization is stressful and over a quarter of respondents fear job impacts from projects that do not meet expectations. If you’ve been involved in one of these projects or heard stories, you can understand why from the level of detail needed, the planning, and the […]
Cracking the Code: The Best Legacy Modernization Approach in 5 Steps
Modernizing legacy applications can be daunting, especially since legacy applications tend to grow in complexity over time and have multiple dependencies on other enterprise systems. In a recent survey, 71% of respondents reported that legacy modernization efforts were stressful1. Fear of failure from previous attempts has increased IT leaders’ fear of harming their careers. Culprits […]
3 Considerations for an Organizational AI Implementation Strategy
We recently sat down with our CTO, Bruce Kirchner, to discuss legacy modernization and system transformation in today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape. This is the second of a 2 part series discussing the state of application modernization, the current and potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and modern technologies, and how organizations can devise an […]
Can You Afford to Wait? The Catch-22 of AI and Digital Transformation
We recently sat down with our CTO, Bruce Kirchner, to discuss legacy modernization and system transformation in today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape. This is the first of a 2 part series discussing the state of application modernization, the current and potential impact of AI and digital transformation, and what organizations should be considering as they […]
Future-Proof Systems: A PowerBuilder Modernization Case Study
When most think of legacy technology, the words “monolithic”, “mainframe”, “COBOL”, and “Fortran” easily come to mind. These are concepts that are over 50 years old at this point. And so when organizations talk about application modernization, these are some of the technologies and programming languages that are typically discussed. However, the definition of what […]
The State of AI Modernization: Fact vs Fiction
With the announcement and release of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence (AI) and more specifically Generative AI (GenAI), was thrust into the limelight. Expectations for what the technology could help us achieve soared to new heights and left many wondering if the technology could become the “silver bullet” that many have hoped for, particularly for complex and […]
Hidden Risks of Modernizing Legacy Systems to COTS Products
Is Your Government Agency Considering Moving Legacy Systems to Commercial-Off-the-Shelf or COTS Products? Read this first. According to Gartner’s 2024 CIO and Technology Executive Survey, 75% of Government CIOs and executives are increasing funding for application modernization projects this year. There are a whole host of reasons behind this surge: the desire to harness new […]
5 Questions When Undertaking a Cloud Modernization Effort
1. How do you undertake a cloud modernization effort? There are two approaches to cloud modernization or migrating applications to the cloud: (1) A lift-and-shift approach where the entire application is moved to the cloud or (2) a cloud native approach where parts of the application are converted into microservices and deployed in the cloud. […]
Why Should CFOs Care about Legacy System Modernization?
CFOs are facing increased pressures with shifting priorities and inflationary worries. Legacy system modernization can be a solution to deliver long-term savings. With current volatile inflationary conditions, finance leaders are facing increasing pressure to find avenues to optimize in adverse conditions. These conditions have driven up costs, forcing finance teams to shift from a growth […]
