Renovate Business Applications

You've seen the statistics - "Over 200 billion lines of COBOL code in existence (eWeek)", "Majority of customers are still on mainframes (ComputerWorld)", and application "replacement costs are $20 trillion (eWeek)". The fact is that most companies don't completely replace their applications, at least not all at one time. The smart ones work to develop a modernization roadmap that identifies which business issues are most critical to address, and how and when to address them.

• The Business Issues

  Many companies are driven to update their applications by one or more of the following business issues:

  • There is a need to increase the quality, reliability or performance of existing applications.
  • Existing applications are missing features that customers desire, and that may drive these customers to consider a competitor's solutions.
  • Mergers and acquisitions are making existing applications less useful.
  • There is a need to update applications for regulatory or compliance issues.
  • The technology or hardware is no longer supported by the vendor.
  • There is a need to improve security.
  • Better integration with suppliers or customers is needed.
  • It costs too much money to continue investing in existing applications.

• The Questions

  Deciding to update or rewrite an existing application presents a set of questions, such as:

  • How long will it take?
  • If it takes too long, will we lose the strategic benefit of the investment?
  • Who will do it?
  • Who has both the business and the technical knowledge?
  • How much will it cost?
  • What is the risk?

• The Solution

  Whether it's revising your claims processing system, web enabling your mortgage application system, or integrating your materials system with suppliers, Summa can help you take advantage of the latest technology advances to build updates and extensions into your existing business systems.

  If a complete rewrite is needed, we can help you develop and implement a cost-effective solution that takes into account your need to manage costs, but replace an important business application at the same time. Learn how we did this for RentWay.