Alastair Majury came across this post on the Mission Critical Systems Forum by Dave Sumner Smith.
Are legacy systems a hindrance, or just the fall guys when things go wrong? Debates from the Mission Critical Systems ForumLegacy systems have a lot to answer for, it seems. Did you know, for example, that most organisations allocate 63% of their budget to simply keeping the business running with just 21% spent on growth and only 16% on transforming the business (Gartner: http://gtnr.it/1yVIQl3)? And much of it comes down to having to support legacy IT systems.
“We [the business community] have applications that are 20 years old with millions of lines of code, that we are struggling to support,” says Harish Venkat, Group Vice President of North America Business Development at Oracle.
You can learn more about that on the Mission Critical Systems Forum at http://linkd.in/1vjKhJC.
But why do so many stick with old, antiquated and inadequate systems? “Budgetary limitations and the sheer challenge of upgrading or replacing an ageing system are often behind the reluctance to embrace change,” says Tech Radar (http://bit.ly/1z7A04L).
“Enterprises that have been in existence for more than a few years inevitably include some kind of legacy IT systems that run the business on a daily basis,” says Scott Koegler at http://red.ht/1E0zqJy. “CIOs are increasingly pressed to take advantage of cloud-based resources that promise better performance, lower overall costs, and better usability, but legacy systems were never designed to be part of cloud environments.”
But not everyone has a downer on old systems. As Thomas Burg says on the forum: “Just because something has been around for decades does not mean it is not modern/ has not been modernised/ cannot be modernised.”
Thomas was replying to this forum debate at http://linkd.in/1ygdwgy: ‘Will legacy systems be the brake on data growth?’ It adds: “Many legacy systems were built and installed before today’s fast-moving, data-driven business environment was even imagined. So how can they cope?”
The situation will only become more strained, as an increasing number of connected devises creates a mass of new data, suggests Harish Venkat on the forum at http://linkd.in/1EYb2vJ.
“To get prepared, a good first step is to modernise IT infrastructures and upgrade legacy architectures,” he suggests. “As is the case with other technology trends like mobile, big data and social, IT needs to be agile and strongly aligned with the business. This means anticipating and responding to business needs quickly, providing real-time information that informs decision-making, and being scalable to support planned and unplanned growth.”
Where do you stand on legacy systems? Can they be adapted and upgraded to meet modern demands? Is moving to the cloud for many apps the answer? And if you wish to, but have still yet to, upgrade legacy systems what is the blockage? Does it simply come down to budget?
I look forward to reading your replies on the Mission Critical Systems Forum at http://linkd.in/15ZBuhC.
Are legacy systems a hindrance, or just the fall guys when things go wrong? Debates from the Mission Critical Systems ForumLegacy systems have a lot to answer for, it seems. Did you know, for example, that most organisations allocate 63% of their budget to simply keeping the business running with just 21% spent on growth and only 16% on transforming the business (Gartner: http://gtnr.it/1yVIQl3)? And much of it comes down to having to support legacy IT systems.
“We [the business community] have applications that are 20 years old with millions of lines of code, that we are struggling to support,” says Harish Venkat, Group Vice President of North America Business Development at Oracle.
You can learn more about that on the Mission Critical Systems Forum at http://linkd.in/1vjKhJC.
But why do so many stick with old, antiquated and inadequate systems? “Budgetary limitations and the sheer challenge of upgrading or replacing an ageing system are often behind the reluctance to embrace change,” says Tech Radar (http://bit.ly/1z7A04L).
“Enterprises that have been in existence for more than a few years inevitably include some kind of legacy IT systems that run the business on a daily basis,” says Scott Koegler at http://red.ht/1E0zqJy. “CIOs are increasingly pressed to take advantage of cloud-based resources that promise better performance, lower overall costs, and better usability, but legacy systems were never designed to be part of cloud environments.”
But not everyone has a downer on old systems. As Thomas Burg says on the forum: “Just because something has been around for decades does not mean it is not modern/ has not been modernised/ cannot be modernised.”
Thomas was replying to this forum debate at http://linkd.in/1ygdwgy: ‘Will legacy systems be the brake on data growth?’ It adds: “Many legacy systems were built and installed before today’s fast-moving, data-driven business environment was even imagined. So how can they cope?”
The situation will only become more strained, as an increasing number of connected devises creates a mass of new data, suggests Harish Venkat on the forum at http://linkd.in/1EYb2vJ.
“To get prepared, a good first step is to modernise IT infrastructures and upgrade legacy architectures,” he suggests. “As is the case with other technology trends like mobile, big data and social, IT needs to be agile and strongly aligned with the business. This means anticipating and responding to business needs quickly, providing real-time information that informs decision-making, and being scalable to support planned and unplanned growth.”
Where do you stand on legacy systems? Can they be adapted and upgraded to meet modern demands? Is moving to the cloud for many apps the answer? And if you wish to, but have still yet to, upgrade legacy systems what is the blockage? Does it simply come down to budget?
I look forward to reading your replies on the Mission Critical Systems Forum at http://linkd.in/15ZBuhC.
