Strategic Application Modernization Assessment
Monolithic applications can slow down digital transformation and make it impossible to keep up with changing customer expectations. Modernize legacy systems with CDW’s Strategic Application Modernization Assessment (SAMA).
Our proprietary reporting tool allows you to analyze your organization's application portfolio. SAMA will detect issues and analyze application age, security, complexity and more.
SAMA is a fully automated software solution that analyzes application codebases for modernization. In short, SAMA is the book on which digital transformation is written.
Strategic Application Modernization Assessment Benefits
Unleash your full business potential by using SAMA to reduce bottlenecks, gain agility, and simplify maintenance.
Strengthen Application Security
Outdated applications that cannot be supported by modern security standards can provide an open gateway for threats. Modernization greatly mitigates those vulnerabilities.
Key Steps in Application Modernization
1. Rehost
Also known as a “lift and shift” migration, rehosting means migrating a workload to a public cloud environment without modifications.
2. Refactor
Refactoring involves making changes to an app’s code without altering its overall functionality. This can improve performance and reduce maintenance burdens.
3. Rebuild
Sometimes called “revise” or “rewrite,” this option results in more fundamental changes that lead to improved functionality.
4. Replatform
With this option, an application is moved to the public cloud, but it is first overhauled to make it more cloud-native, often via containerization.
5. Retain
During a modernization effort, leaders may decide to leave some applications alone, especially those employed by relatively few users.
6. Retire
In some cases, leaders may decide that an application is no longer necessary and opt to retire it completely.
7. Replace
Finally, it may make sense to replace some applications with new off-the-shelf solutions. This is often a fast and cost-effective option, but project leaders must ensure that the replacement app will fully meet the organization’s needs.
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Strategic Application Modernization Assessment
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