Modernize your legacy software in record time and risk-free
Our legacy modernization services include
Audits and assessments
Our experts will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of your existing systems to identify technical debt, security vulnerabilities, and operational bottlenecks.
Based on your current technology stack, individual requirements, and business goals, we will create a modernization roadmap with clear milestones and success metrics.
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Tailored implementation strategies
We tailor our approach to each client’s individual needs. Incremental modernization delivered in consecutive phases minimizes disruption to your ongoing operations.
From code refactoring and containerization to cloud migration and process automation, our modernization experts strive to improve your systems’ performance and scalability while optimizing your costs.
Continuous support and management
Transparent communication from day one facilitates smooth knowledge transfer, ensuring your team can maintain and evolve the newly modernized software.
We also offer post-implementation support in systems optimization and cloud management to refine performance and address any emerging needs of our clients.
Why modernize now?
Legacy systems often hinder innovation, complicate maintenance, and pose data security risks. Modernizing legacy applications is essential for operational efficiency, competitiveness, and security.
Key benefits of legacy modernization with Maxima Consulting
Maintenance costs reduced by 30% or more
Infrastructure performance improved by up to 70%
Uptime enhanced to 99.999%
Simplified compliance and optimized security
Easy integrations with APIs and third-party apps
When should your company modernize its IT systems?
Your legacy software relies on obsolete technologies that are expensive to maintain and pose a risk to data security.
You want to streamline your company’s operations, but your current software lacks crucial functionalities or can’t be integrated with third-party software.
Your legacy application was abandoned by its developers, and no security patches are available anymore.
Your legacy system struggles to handle increased workloads, which restricts your scalability and limits business growth.
Your legacy app has an outdated interface that hinders the customer experience and lacks modern functionalities that customers expect.
Legacy technologies we work with
Oracle Exadata
Netezza
Microsoft Access
MIG 21
.NET
COBOL
VB6
IMS/DB2
Delphi
Perl
SAP ECC 6.0
MQSeries
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Modernize your outdated systems and accelerate your company’s digital transformation efforts with Maxima Consulting.
Four steps to legacy system modernization
System audit
- Document current architecture and processes
- Identify technical constraints and business requirements
- Establish modernization goals and success criteria
Planning and architecture
- Create a migration and modernization roadmap
- Develop risk mitigation strategies
- Design future-state architecture
Migration
- Modular system modernization with continuous integration
- Rigorous testing to ensure business continuity
- Phased deployment with minimal disruption
Optimization and support
- Performance tuning and refinement
- Knowledge transfer and documentation
- Ongoing maintenance and evolution
Modernization approaches
Code refactoring
A structured approach to improving an existing codebase without altering its behavior, focusing on enhancing code quality, readability, and maintainability while preserving core business logic.
Ideal for:
- Applications with sound architecture but outdated code practices.
- Software with business logic that is worth preserving.
- Situations where minimal disruption to operations is required.
Application rebuilding
Rebuilding an application from scratch while maintaining the same functionalities as the legacy system enables a thorough reimagining of the application architecture and user experience.
This approach is ideal for:
- Outdated applications with extensive technical debt.
- Systems relying on obsolete or unsupported technology.
- Cases where business requirements significantly changed.
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Software replatforming
A process of moving applications from legacy platforms (such as outdated mainframes) to modern environments (such as the cloud) while making minimal changes to the code.
This approach is ideal for:
- Improving the app’s scalability and performance without significant functional changes.
- Integrating your software with third-party solutions and cloud services.
- Decreasing dependence on obsolete and expensive platforms.
Legacy system modernization: Top case studies
Legacy software modernization for a US-based insurance provider
Our legacy modernization consultants successfully supported a large American insurance company in completely overhauling over 140 individual applications in record time. As a result, we enabled the system’s seamless migration to a new cloud environment.
Enabling migration of legacy data to Oracle Exadata and Netezza
In this case study, migration to new, advanced technologies (namely Oracle Exadata and Netezza) resulted in faster backups, improved the system performance, and enabled our client from the financial industry to carry on with a full-fledged cloud migration project.
Legacy modernization with on-premise Kubernetes
An automotive company used our legacy modernization and migration services to upgrade its productivity apps. We improved the application architecture, refactored its code, and deployed modernized software to a Kubernetes cluster hosted on-premises.
Why choose Maxima Consulting?
Leverage our strategic approach to modernization initiatives
Say goodbye to technical debt with expert legacy code refactoring
Modernize your mainframe infrastructure to enable future system growth
Simplify your transition to the cloud with our best-in-class migration services
Improve system performance and security by automating repeatable tasks
Ensure thorough data protection with a proactive approach to security threats
Contact us today to discuss how our legacy system modernization services can help your organization embrace modern technology while preserving valuable business logic and institutional knowledge.
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Frequently asked questions
- Defining the objectives of the legacy modernization project.
- Analyzing the existing legacy system.
- Planning the modernization process based on the system analysis and your modernization goals.
- Executing the legacy modernization plan.
- Continuous monitoring and optimization efforts.
- Replatforming - migrating the existing software systems to a new platform with minimal code adjustments.
- Refactoring - restructuring the existing code for performance optimization and improved maintainability.
- Rebuilding - rewriting the application from scratch based on the same business logic.
- Rearchitecting - redesigning the entire application and its logic with modern tools and technologies.
- Replacing - Substituting the legacy system as a whole with another existing solution.
- Difficult or costly maintenance.
- Difficulties in integrating the legacy software with modern applications.
- Increased risk to data security.
- Hindered employee productivity and customer experience.
- Limited scalability.