Application Modernization Services
In today's digital landscape, businesses must optimize their infrastructure to stay competitive. Are your systems able to support your current software and business needs? Whether you are looking to fully upgrade your systems, modernize aspects of your application, or would like an assessment of the status of your systems – our experts are here to help.
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Get More Out of Your Systems
We know how much you've put into your legacy application; it's time to give it a new life. We'll help you overcome the limitations of your legacy systems and maximize the value of your previous investments. With modernization, you can expect rocket-fast releases, improved security, and a better all-around software experience for you and your clients.
We unlock the potential of software through:
Application Assessments
Our application modernization services always begin with a thorough analysis of your legacy system to identify areas for improvement and determine which components should be retained. Our advisors will provide recommendations to help you optimize your system and achieve your business goals.
App Refactoring & Re-architecting
Ready to bring your software up to date with the latest technological developments? Allow our team to assist you in re-writing your legacy software using modern programming languages, frameworks, and libraries. We can also optimize or revamp your systems architecture to ensure it is ready for future changes and well-positioned for success.
Monolith to Microservices
Although monolithic applications continue to have a place in modern business, many companies choose to adopt microservices or agile service-oriented architectures (SOAs) due to their scalability, ease of updates, and flexibility for redesign. SOAs allow for a more agile approach to software development and can be more easily tailored to meet changing business needs.
Cloud Migration Services
We can breathe new life into your application by migrating it to the cloud platform of your choice, including options such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or a private cloud. Our team has the expertise to ensure a smooth and successful transition.
Application Integration
In the era of APIs, we can integrate selected services within your systems or connect them with third-party apps to enhance your application's functionality and open up new opportunities for growth. Let us help you take advantage of the potential offered by integrations.
Containerization
Containerization is a modern approach that allows software applications to be context-agnostic, increasing their flexibility and resilience. By implementing containerization, you can enhance your system's ability to adapt and thrive in changing environments.
Team Extension
Enhance your legacy application modernization efforts with Softjourn's team extension services. Our modernization experts integrate seamlessly into your team, contributing their extensive knowledge to accelerate your modernization projects.
API Upgrade and Modernization
Optimize your operations with advanced solutions that improve efficiency, strengthen security, and elevate performance. With smart technology upgrades, keep your business agile and ready for the future.
Common Questions & Concerns Softjourn Can Help You Answer
Common Questions & Concerns Softjourn Can Help You Answer
Avoid Common Modernization Mistakes
Failing to Align Modernization with Business Goals
Many companies jump into modernization without a clear strategy, wasting resources and misaligned outcomes. Ensure that your modernization efforts align with long-term business objectives, customer needs, and operational efficiency.
Underestimating Data Migration Challenges
Data is the backbone of any application, and poor planning can lead to loss, corruption, or inconsistency. A well-structured migration strategy, including backups and incremental transfers, is crucial for a seamless transition.
When You Need to Modernize Your System
If your current software system is giving you security, maintenance, or user issues, or is no longer able to meet the needs of your business, it may be time to consider upgrading your application. These are the most common reasons to upgrade your legacy systems:
Business Drivers
Using outdated software can compromise business efficiency and revenue while costing you additional resources and talent. Modernization or upgrading can:
Security Risks
Legacy software can put company data at risk, which may lead to compliance issues and potential legal penalties, as well as damage to a business's reputation. It is important to consider pursuing legacy application modernization services to ensure you'll have:
Difficult Maintenance
Outdated and poor-quality systems can be slow and prone to crashing, leading to reduced efficiency and productivity. Modernizing or reengineering these systems can improve their performance and efficiency, helping businesses:
App Modernization Case Studies
Event Ticketing
Superstar: A Code Review and Partial Rewrite Reaped Enormous Benefits
Softjourn recommended a brief code review to our client to ensure their code base was prepared for adding new functionalities. The code review and the partial rewriting that followed gave Superstar the confidence to add new features without worrying about the unintended consequences they might have
Event Ticketing
A Software Rewrite was the Right Choice for IMS Management Services to Modernize Their Legacy Systems
IMS Management Services sought a large-scale software rewrite while keeping all of their application's current functionality. Softjourn built a discovery phase document and helped them to develop a modernized ticket and cash management system that is streamlined with automated reporting features. IM
Fintech
An Expense Management Leader Optimized Their Elasticsearch Through a Massive Upgrade
We helped one of the top expense management companies upgrade their Elasticsearch from version 2.3.4 to 7.9 - which is a significant leap between versions. Our client knew that having an expert partner would make a big upgrade go easier, and provide a frictionless end experience for their users. We
Fintech
Bullet Improved Their Infrastructure by Migrating to Amazon Web Services (AWS)
When Bullet decided to become a Central Bank Regulated entity it knew it needed a tier-one infrastructure platform. Softjourn recommended migrating to AWS. We helped Bullet build the architecture, manage the transition, and provide all necessary support along the way. Through this project, Bullet ga
Mobile
From Vision to Reality: Myers Briggs' App Modernization
Softjourn partnered with Myers-Briggs to modernize their app, enhancing performance and adding new features to meet evolving user needs. This modernization helped Myers-Briggs provide a more engaging and reliable platform for career development and personality assessment.
Cloud Migration
Future-Proofing UPC’s Open Banking Platform: A Strategic AWS Migration
Softjourn supported UPC in migrating its open banking platform from on-premise to AWS, ensuring greater scalability and reliability. The cloud migration enabled UPC to enhance system resilience, reduce infrastructure costs, and better serve their growing customer base.
Low Code Platform
Powwow Mobile: Empowering Remote Work with Low Code
Softjourn collaborated with PowWow to modernize their low-code platform, enhancing its capabilities for remote work environments. The solution helped companies create custom applications quickly, boosting agility and productivity in distributed teams.
Expense ManagementCase Study: How Softjourn’s DevOps Team Saved Our Client Over $25k a Year on AWS
Softjourn's DevOps team helped a client achieve over $25,000 in annual savings by optimizing their AWS infrastructure. Through proactive cost management and resource adjustments, the client benefited from increased efficiency and reduced cloud expenditures.
Accounts Receivable
Zero Downtime, Maximum Performance: Versapay's Smooth Database Migration
To address performance issues in Versapay's legacy database, Softjourn executed a seamless migration to AWS Aurora. Our modernization process included schema transformations and advanced data migration techniques, ensuring zero downtime and enhanced scalability. This project demonstrates our ability
- Career Platform
Our 9-Year Partnership with Myers-Briggs
Softjourn supported Myers-Briggs in modernizing their platform, including rewriting outdated Angular code for a smoother user experience. By enhancing legacy features while introducing tools like Skills Builder and Education Pathways, we ensured the platform's scalability and relevance. This work de
Expense Platform
PEX: Faster Scaling with Seamless, Secure Migrations and Resilient DevOps Solutions
Softjourn supported PEX in modernizing their infrastructure by replacing outdated systems with scalable and flexible solutions. We transitioned them to Linux and implemented microservices architecture using Docker containers. This modernization effort delivered cost savings and enhanced resilience f
- Payment Processing
Future-Proofing UPC’s Open Banking Platform: A Strategic AWS Migration
UPC worked with Softjourn to transition their Open Banking platform to AWS to modernize their legacy systems. This migration involved redesigning infrastructure for scalability and ensuring compliance with strict security standards. The result was a resilient, future-ready platform that supports UPC
Cloud Infrastructure DevelopmentFrom Legacy to Future-Ready: A Digital Transformation Journey
Faced with the end-of-life of its SaaS core banking system, the client partnered with Softjourn to modernize its infrastructure from the ground up. What began as a mission-critical migration evolved into a broader digital transformation—introducing scalable cloud-native architecture, DevOps practice
Fintech ModernizationFrom Legacy to Leading: Modernizing a Core Banking System
Softjourn supported a financial institution in transitioning from an end-of-life legacy banking platform to a flexible, multi-vendor architecture. By building a robust integration layer and coordinating across 30+ vendors, we enabled the client to preserve data integrity while retiring outdated infr
From Static to Scalable
Modernizing a Growing AV Platform Without Rewrites
Rather than rebuilding from scratch, Softjourn modernized Pivot's platform by consolidating static views into a unified dashboard, introducing live data editing, and adding smarter monitoring. This approach reduced risk while unlocking new capabilities.
Re-architecture for Faster Feature DeliveryPivot: Modernizing a Growing Platform for Faster Delivery
As Pivot's platform scaled, its original architecture and single shared environment began to limit delivery speed and maintainability. Softjourn modernized the platform's technical foundation, reducing architectural complexity and removing delivery bottlenecks. The result was a cleaner, more adaptab
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View all case studiesThe Benefits of Modernizing Your Application
Improved Efficiency
Your systems will be running faster and better than ever, able to handle heavier loads and perform with enhanced productivity.
Enhanced Competitiveness
Don't be hindered by your legacy systems; give your business its best chance to succeed on the market by taking advantage of the latest and best technology and features.
Improved Security & Compliance
Through modernizing, you will ensure better protection of sensitive user and company data. Plus, upgrades often will improve compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Reduced Maintenance & Costs
A modernized system will lower your support costs and reduce the overall time and resources required to maintain your application.
Greater Scalability
Upgrades allow you to be confined so that your systems will be able to support future growth.
Better User Experience
Most upgrades will provide better ease of use for your users, leading to increased customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Transform your business today with our expert system modernization services. Contact us to learn more.
Contact usRight Approach to Modernize Your Systems
Migration and enhancements:
With this approach, we typically will re-host and make minor improvements, such as UI/UX updates, performance optimization, and database migration. Your application will look and feel smoother, without going through the trouble of a full rewrite.
Progressive enhancements:
If you are looking to eventually have full modernization, we can help you start by enhancing your software progressively, piece by piece. This way, you can optimize your process and slowly work your way to complete software reengineering in a timeframe that works well for you.
Correction and growth:
While this approach does involve significant improvements, such as architecture optimization, code refactoring, UX optimization, or performance audits, the changes will not affect the product's business logic. After conducting a code audit or brief code review, we will figure out which parts of the code should be cut, rewritten, or refactored, without a total upheaval.
Complete software reengineering:
If you do feel it is the right time to fully modernize your system, we can help make the process stress-free and easier than you might’ve imagined. Software reengineering involves extracting and reprioritizing features and implementing them from scratch using modern technologies and software development best practices. This approach is focused on long-term growth.
Engagement Models
Need technical skills or expertise? A dedicated software engineering team can help extend resources and can work seamlessly with your company under your guidance or ours. This model is ideal when planning long-term or larger-scope projects, having several projects or a pool of tasks, or having no clear vision of future project objectives. Learn more about how Softjourn's dedicated team can support your projects and scale your business goals.
Technology Expertise
We stay up-to-date with various modern tools and technologies to conduct software code audits that will provide your product's actual long-term value and security. Our team of Solutions Architects and technology experts will help you select the right tech stack based on your project needs and build a process to ensure that all of your goals are met.
We will identify critical and non-critical issues and provide recommendations, along with a checklist, to give you a clear path forward even after the project ends. With Softjourn's legacy application modernization services, you can feel confident that you'll be provided with the best possible solutions for your business needs.
What Services We Offer
Whether upgrading an existing code or creating a new one, our most important expertise is a proven approach to mitigating risk and containing costs. Discover more about Softjourn's expert Consulting Services.
Often clients don't know what product they need, but do know the results they want. Our job is to help define the product and develop optimal solutions to get those results. Discover more about Softjourn's expert Project Discovery Services.
To compete, our clients continually need to provide new and better services. We have our own R&D Centers – started in 2008 – uniquely positioned us to do just that. Discover more about Softjourn's expert Research & Development Services.
Our developers and illustrators are experts at UI and UX design. They will work with you to understand your needs in going from idea to prototype to deployment faster and at less cost. Discover more about Softjourn's expert Digital Product Design Services.
Financial software development has grown exponentially in recent decades. Softjourn is the solution to help you define and develop forward-thinking technology that gets real-world results. Discover more about Softjourn's expert Software Engineering Services.
Our core belief is that analyzing and testing is critical because the essential role of software is so important. In the process, our Quality Assurance team helps you create superior products. Discover more about Softjourn's expert QA Services.
Since day one, we've provided each customer with application support and maintenance services on every project. It's why we're a proven, trusted partner and reliable asset. Discover more about Softjourn's expert Application Maintenance Services.
Client Testimonials
Tacit Corporation chose Softjourn as their technology partner, impressed by our technical expertise and direct approach. Brenda Crainic, CTO of Tacit, highlighted, "We grew a lot as a company over the last 12 years and our processes changed, many of the current development practices being initiated by the team. I count a lot of my team's expertise and I am confident in our ability to deliver cutting-edge technology for our clients.
Our team's dedication to understanding Tacit's needs has been instrumental in enhancing their platform's capabilities, ensuring robust solutions. This ongoing collaboration underscores our commitment to delivering high-quality, innovative services that support our clients' visions." - Brenda Crainic, CTO and Co-Founder of Tacit
App Modernization FAQs
A legacy system is an outdated computer system, application, or technology that is still in use, often because it is too expensive or time-consuming to replace.
Legacy systems modernization can benefit your business in numerous different ways. For example, when updating or replacing your existing solution, you can enhance security, make your software scalable, comply with the required regulations, and adjust it to your current business goals. On top of that, your application will be more up-to-date. It will allow for robust integrations and increase your company's competitiveness.
You can conduct legacy software modernization by applying different approaches and techniques like rehosting, rebuilding, refactoring, reengineering, replacing, etc. To be more precise, you can partially migrate your system or rebuild it from scratch. Of course, each approach has its pros and cons. So when deciding how to modernize your application, prioritize your business needs and consider potential challenges.
There are several steps that should be included when modernizing a legacy system:
- Assess the current system: Before starting the modernization process, it is important to understand the current system and its limitations. This includes evaluating the hardware, software, and data involved in the system.
- Develop a plan: Based on the assessment of the current system, a plan should be developed that outlines the steps needed to modernize the system. This may include identifying any new hardware or software that will be needed, as well as any changes that need to be made to the system's data.
- Implement the plan: The modernization process involves implementing the changes outlined in the plan. This may involve migrating data from the legacy system to a new system, updating hardware or software, or making changes to the system's architecture.
- Test and validate: After the modernization process is complete, it is important to test the new system to ensure that it is functioning properly and meets the organization's needs.
- Deploy and maintain: Once the new system has been tested and validated, it can be deployed and put into use. Ongoing maintenance and updates will be needed to ensure that the system remains functional and secure.
Some of the risks of modernizing a legacy system include:
- Cost: Modernizing a legacy system can be expensive, especially if it involves replacing the computing environment or rewriting the software.
- Downtime: The modernization process may require the legacy system to be offline for a period of time, which can disrupt business operations.
- Data loss: There is a risk of data loss during the migration process, which could have serious consequences for the organization.
- User acceptance: Employees may resist using a new system, especially if the UX is significantly different from the legacy system they are used to. This can lead to reduced productivity and a slower transition to the new system.
Because modernizing legacy applications will help optimize the monolithic architecture of old applications with modern cloud-based solutions that brings scalability, agility, performance, speed, security, efficiency, and a better experience for users.
A legacy system is an application, software, or hardware which uses outdated technologies. Operating such an app often involves security risks, may be challenging to maintain, and doesn't allow for modern integrations. For example, many federal, financial, medical, and even retail organizations are still operating legacy systems. In particular, they may be based on the COBOL programming language that developers rarely use today.
The timeline of legacy system transformation is custom and depends on your individual project's specifics. For example, a partial cloud migration may take 2–4 months. Meanwhile, a complex modernization process, like system rearchitecting, will likely take a year or more.
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We were encouraged because Softjourn asked the right questions, involved people with the right experience in to the conversations. Showed good leadership in managing the process of walking them through the sales process, keeping them on track, and has a lot of strong knowledge in the financial area, as they are a small software developer company and there are always so many other things that are pulling us in multiple directions. As well Softjourn shows a lot of experience in multiple programming languages and in combining them in to one product.
I researched your company quite a bit beforehand. I liked the fact that you had experience with other event mobile apps as well as daily/weekly progree reports. I think everything went pretty well. It was great to be able to work and communicate with the developers directly.
We scanned 200,000 tickets within the first few months of beta testing the Xamarin app. The response from the client was outstanding. In comparing it to their proprietary in-house ticket-scanning app, they saw greatly improved performance with Xamarin.
I feel like Softjourn's team knew what they were doing and that they had the experience and enthusiasm we needed. Any challenges that we threw at them they were willing to take on and solve for us!
Omar SiderPresident at Superstar
Softjourn's work on the Access Control App is a shining example of how well a project can go. All of our requirements were met, no code changes were needed, and the app worked extremely well from the start.
Stephen GlickenCEO & Co-Founder at Project AdmissionWe greatly appreciate the work and support Softjourn has provided to Versapay. Their expertise and understanding of our business needs have been invaluable. Softjourn consistently delivers what we ask for, and more. Their team is quick, asks the right questions, and maintains a positive approach throughout. Their deep domain knowledge and business-level insight enable them to spot potential issues early, ensuring the success of our projects.
Philip PettinatoCTO of Versapay