"Execution is the great differentiator in today's global economy."
| Benefits of Modernization |
Modernizing your core applications will:
- Retain the valued logic and processes of systems that
"fit" your business. - Avoid costs and risks associated with full system
migrations to some other company's solution or off-the-
shelf product. - Simplify data migration efforts.
- Reduce maintenance and service costs usually
associated with out of date legacy applications.
Services - Modernization
| Copyright © 2009 Carr Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. |
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
Application Modernization
Does your business depend upon one or more enterprise applications that have outlived their usefulness?
Much of their logic still reflects the processes that drive your work flow, but the apps are past the point of
repair or are simply too expensive to maintain. What do you do?
The answer is "modernize". Don't rip and replace. Those applications are the bridge to your customers.
Does your business depend upon one or more enterprise applications that have outlived their usefulness?
Much of their logic still reflects the processes that drive your work flow, but the apps are past the point of
repair or are simply too expensive to maintain. What do you do?
The answer is "modernize". Don't rip and replace. Those applications are the bridge to your customers.
"Never tear down a bridge
until you know why it was
built ... it may be your only
line of retreat."
- Winning General
- Smart Technologist
until you know why it was
built ... it may be your only
line of retreat."
- Winning General
- Smart Technologist
Carr Systems has experience rebuilding core applications and
business systems. A lot of planning goes into each project - and
proper planning ensures successful execution.
These legacy systems may not be properly documented (odds are
they are not), and there may be little domain knowledge on staff.
We use a variety of techniques and methodologies to extract the
good from your old application. These include:
Once this initial phase of work is done properly, designing and
evolving your system follows our rigorous software development
methodology. We work with you to define requirements, and we
can apply full Software Development Life Cycle management if
required.
business systems. A lot of planning goes into each project - and
proper planning ensures successful execution.
These legacy systems may not be properly documented (odds are
they are not), and there may be little domain knowledge on staff.
We use a variety of techniques and methodologies to extract the
good from your old application. These include:
- Software mining
- Reverse engineering
- Integration
- Business rule migration
- Automated migration / Re-factoring
Once this initial phase of work is done properly, designing and
evolving your system follows our rigorous software development
methodology. We work with you to define requirements, and we
can apply full Software Development Life Cycle management if
required.
| Planning and Execution |
"We provide planned giving services that we
deliver via SaaS. Our original app was clunky and
slow to respond. What a difference once we
modernized!" Read more
- Lee Hoffman, President
Planned Giving Design Center
________________________________________
deliver via SaaS. Our original app was clunky and
slow to respond. What a difference once we
modernized!" Read more
- Lee Hoffman, President
Planned Giving Design Center
________________________________________
| To Modernize or Optimize? |
Application Modernization and Enterprise Optimization are distinct disciplines, although they utilize many
of the same analysis and design methodologies. The good news for customers is that both approaches will
extend the life of existing IT investments while avoiding the risks and costs of total system migrations to
new platforms. Modernization, however, involves the re-engineering or re-building of the core application
in question, while Optimization keeps the core app in tact and applies various solution enhancements to
improve performance, extensibility, and usability. Our consultants are well-schooled in both services, and
we will give you an experienced recommendation about which will best suit your needs.
of the same analysis and design methodologies. The good news for customers is that both approaches will
extend the life of existing IT investments while avoiding the risks and costs of total system migrations to
new platforms. Modernization, however, involves the re-engineering or re-building of the core application
in question, while Optimization keeps the core app in tact and applies various solution enhancements to
improve performance, extensibility, and usability. Our consultants are well-schooled in both services, and
we will give you an experienced recommendation about which will best suit your needs.
What to Modernize
Common application modernization
projects include:
Whatever the code base, we've seen it
all. We can help. 571.242.2313.
Common application modernization
projects include:
- ColdFusion to .NET / SharePoint
- ASP to .NET
- PHP to Drupal
- MySQL to SQL 2005
- Oracle to SQL
Whatever the code base, we've seen it
all. We can help. 571.242.2313.
Carr Systems offers a selection
of business and technology
services to help you compete in
today's global economy.
- Application Modernization
- Consulting
- Data Management
- Enterprise Optimization
- Software Life Cycle
- Support Services