Insights on AI-powered modernization, strategic transformation, and building the future of enterprise applications.
For decades, modernization has been framed as a 'translation project'—move from COBOL to Java, from Visual Basic to .NET. While this approach stabilizes systems, it often fails to address the underlying truth: business logic itself can become a constraint.
High-growth mid-market firms are entering a unique phase. Their customer base is expanding, regulatory obligations are growing, and operations are scaling beyond what small-business systems were ever designed to handle.
Legacy systems often hold businesses hostage. Business logic is hidden deep within COBOL routines, Java applets, or SQL stored procedures—code that was state-of-the-art in the early 2000s but is now a black box.
ROI in technology is too often defined by IT metrics—faster builds, cheaper storage, more uptime. While important, these don't resonate in the boardroom. Business leaders want to see modernization tied directly to growth.
Modern CIOs face a relentless dilemma: innovation cycles are shrinking dramatically. According to Gartner, overall IT spending is rising (7.9%), with software expenses surging even higher (10.5%)—despite many organizations pulling back due to macroeconomic pressures.