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What is Modernization Futility Disorder?
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Today’s CIO is in a precarious situation as the primary caregiver for old and rigid technologies that inhibit customer interaction, block information access and diminish enterprise responsiveness to market opportunities and competitive threats. Users of these aging systems express frustration and futility over non-intuitive “green-screen” application interfaces and cumbersome navigation. Combine these pressures with rising demand for technologies designed for the Internet, and it’s no wonder CIOs are asking difficult questions, including: |
- Is it feasible to ‘rip out’ legacy systems and start with a clean slate?
- If not, which systems can be replaced and which can be modernized?
- How do I transform to newer platforms and architectures while maintaining business rules, the core building blocks of our application functionality?
- Is cost-effective modernization even possible?
- How do I bring about the new technology adoption process?
Core system replacement carries high risk in terms of expense, disruption and potential for failure. Even when replacement efforts succeed, they often fall short of duplicating the capabilities of the original system. |
