Application modernization strategy

The next critical facet of digital transformation is application modernization. As organizations transition toward cloud-native application development and deployment, it is essential to implement a robust application modernization strategy. Application modernization is not a one-size-fits-all approach and depends on each organization’s long-term digital transformation objective and the choice of cloud strategy. However, there are some foundational principles that organizations can adopt to improve business agility, scale, resilience, and reduce tech debt. Application modernization can fall into two broad categories – traditional application modernization and cloud-native application DevOps.

Traditional application modernization

While it is easier to envision and build new applications in the cloud-native paradigm, it is not always feasible to re-architect and rewrite legacy applications. As organizations focus on application modernization...