6 Modernization Use Cases for Business Rules in System Analysis and Design
Agile Business Rules Extraction (BRE) is a modern approach to identifying and documenting the policies and algorithms hidden within legacy software. Business rules are a fundamental component of system analysis and design. Using the Intellisys platform, organizations can uncover and leverage these rules or policies to ensure the success of digital transformation projects, such as […]
5 Steps to Software Rationalization with Intellisys
Application sprawl is the reality of the modern software portfolio. Combatting this sprawl through software rationalization is an essential part of managing and modernizing these portfolios. However, knowing you need to rationalize is the easy part. Executing it effectively requires a structured, methodical approach and the right set of tools to minimize risk and speed […]
Application Portfolio Rationalization: Taming the Digital Jungle
In the sprawling digital landscape of any modern enterprise, applications are like plants in a garden. Some are carefully chosen, meticulously cultivated, and bear valuable fruit. Others are weeds that sprang up unnoticed, choking out valuable resources. Many were once useful but have since withered, and still more are redundant, performing the same function as […]
Guide to Modernizing Legacy Financial Systems Using Rules Extraction
Financial institutions face mounting pressure from aging legacy financial systems that consume billions in maintenance costs and limit their ability to compete in today’s digital landscape. Business rules extraction (BRE) is the strategic solution to counter these headwinds, enabling organizations to capture decades of embedded institutional knowledge and business logic and move forward with modernizing […]
Smart Financial Services Modernization with Business Rules Extraction
Financial institutions worldwide depend on core systems that, while mission-critical, have become increasingly fragile after decades of operation. These platforms, built on aging technologies like mainframes and older programming languages, present a fundamental challenge: finding skilled professionals who can understand, maintain, and support these complex systems. The talent shortage has created a precarious situation where […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How AI and Agile Documentation Can Save You Time and Sanity
Software application documentation has long been passed over as a tedious and time consuming task. Spending hours noting every change and how those changes affect the rest of the application or other applications means less time spent on innovative work. However, the benefits of having and updating this documentation are well-known including helping to train […]
