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Legacy system failures expose the application knowledge gap’s harmful risks
  • Feb 24, 2021

Legacy system failures expose the application knowledge gap’s harmful risks

Government system failures during the rush to provide public benefits to alleviate the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic publicly exposed the mainframe knowledge crisis that also threatens financial institutions, healthcare providers, and many other organizations foundational to the world economy. Several states discovered the knowledge-gap’s potentially devastating consequences when waves of unemployment-claims poured into […]

How short-term maintenance practices can double application size in 5 years
  • Dec 11, 2019

How short-term maintenance practices can double application size in 5 years

Software must evolve to stay effective, which makes application maintenance a persistent and growing obligation, especially for organizations with large, legacy systems. Changing marketplaces, compliance updates, security patches, hardware improvements, bug fixes, and process updates all drive code changes. In his book, Building Maintainable Software: Ten Guidelines for Future-Proof Code, Software Improvement Group Co-founder and […]