In today’s ever-evolving technology landscape, software complexity can be a daunting challenge. The changes are complex and myriad and are through different pathways. Digital transformation is not the key- as implementing the right digital practices, and complete understanding of the nuances of the business. To perform modernization in any stem, organisations, need to understand the prior legacy, remnant still.
ET Edge Insights in association with CAST, held a CTO roundtable at Chennai on the topic of “Software complexity and the important role in transformation, modernization and having a secure business.” This discussion had a gathering of CTOs, digital leaders, and industry experts to delve deep into the complexities of modern software environments. The participants in this discourse hailed from a wide spectrum of companies, each at a different juncture of their transformation and cloud journey.
A healthy discussion on Preserving and transferring critical software knowledge to ensure continuity and preventing knowledge gaps ensured with Kunal Joshi, VP of Sales, CAST commenting on the challenges faced, and the strategies implemented at clients’ locations, which were effective in addressing and plugging the gap. The following discussion points ensured over a 90-minute time period and twelve participants.
Continuous Application modernization & Maintenance: Transformation, is not the only step, it’s a start – modernization, and maintenance, is also one of the major factors- especially during different technology, and human lifecycles.
Cloud migration – Migration more complex than what many organizations realize- Shifting to cloud, does not solve all the inherent problems, unless you are clear on the utilization. CIOs must follow well-practiced, bullet points for cloud migration and ensure that its steps are followed diligently.
Knowledge preservation – Every technology leader, faces the biggest challenge in how the software complexity is retained, preserved, disseminated and how retrievable is the same. Legacy systems are the key and must be handheld with care, along with manpower organisation.
Badri Prasad M N, Technical Director of CAST, spoke about ensuring proper employee handing over, prevalence of legacy systems, the solutions, which transformation entails. The digital scan by the company, ensures that the system challenges are identified, classified, and appropriate solutions are provided to ensure a safe migration. Identification, future proofs brain drain and technology age.
