Strategy

Strategic insights on enterprise transformation, modernization planning, and technology leadership.

8 min

The Modernization Lie: Why Understanding Your COBOL Applications Is More Valuable Than Replacing Them

The enterprise software industry has spent decades pursuing a fundamentally flawed premise: that system value lies in the technology itself, not the business logic it contains. Before you write the next check for a modernization project, ask: do you actually understand what you're trying to replace?

Oct 29, 2025Read

Strategy

5 min

The COBOL Brain Drain Crisis: When Wizards Walk Away, What Survives?

220 billion to 800 billion lines of COBOL still power 80% of the world's financial transactions — built by a generation now walking toward the exits. When your experts retire, they're taking the unwritten manual with them.

Oct 15, 2025Read