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  • IT Best Practices - Legacy System Renewal Adoption, ROI, and TCO

    Legacy System Renewal Adoption, ROI, and TCO

    The decision whether to renew or replace legacy applications is an economic one that many IT managers are wrestling with as organizations seek to exploit Internet-enabled business processes and mobile applications. In this study, we assess current adoption and investment rates for legacy system renewal projects based on our annual survey of 200 IT organizations. Next, to determine risks associated with renewal projects we look at the return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO) experiences of organizations that have undertaken such projects. Finally, we examine trends by organization size and conclude with a summation of best practices. (12 pp., 7 figs.) [Research Byte]

    May, 2011

  • Technology Trends - Legacy System Renewal: Adoption Trends and Economic Experiences

    Legacy System Renewal: Adoption Trends and Economic Experiences

    The decision whether to renew or replace legacy applications is an economic one that many IT managers are wrestling with today. In this study, we first assess current adoption and investment rates for legacy system renewal projects, based on our annual survey of about 200 IT organizations. Next, to determine risks associated with legacy system modernization we look at the return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO) experiences of organizations that have undertaken such projects. Finally, we examine trends by organization size and conclude with a summation of our findings and key recommendations. (4 pp., 9 figs.)[Executive Summary]

    December, 2008

  • IT Best Practices - Legacy Integration Case Study

    Legacy Integration Case Study

    Although organizations move to newer technology platforms for a variety or reasons, many are not willing to throw away the legacy code that has sustained their business. Instead, they search for ways to integrate their legacy applications with the newer technology, keeping costs, deployment time, and risk to a minimum by utilizing existing resources.

    October, 2003

  • IT Best Practices - Proof of Concept Evaluates Secure Internet Customer Services (1Q03)

    Proof of Concept Evaluates Secure Internet Customer Services (1Q03)

    The Social Security Administration recently completed proof of concept testing of a number of technologies aimed at reducing its workload and enhancing efficiency of handling customer transactions.  The project was successful in showing that existing technologies could ensure secure access, protect data, and shield the privacy of CRM information.  The interoperability of applications run on hardware from multiple vendors and several software applications was an important result of this proof of concept. 

    February, 2003