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Many Java^® applications are run on legacy platforms — hampering innovation and keeping performance at a minimum. App modernization optimizes the application environment, maximizes performance and enables innovation at scale.

Challenges running Java on legacy platforms

As many as 60% of developers reported using Java 8, which is now 8+ years older than the latest version, Java 19.¹

Running operations on outdated platforms handicaps your ability to transform. Outdated applications cause even top-performing companies to waste time and money.

Operating on legacy platforms invites:

• Lowered performance
• Increased exposure to security risks
• Poor user experience
• Various unknown vulnerabilities

A top-rising concern for many companies with legacy environments is the subtle yet consistent aggregation of technical debt.

What is tech debt?

• In an attempt to manage legacy applications, developers often apply quick fixes to bandaid the issue temporarily.
• Over time, dependence on these short-term shortcuts negatively affects the platform’s efficiency.
• This is known as tech debt — the measure of the cost of reworking a solution caused by choosing an easy, yet limited, solution.

And tech debt is affecting more companies than you’d think. Our annual Insight-commissioned Foundry survey uncovered that a whopping 86% of IT executives reported they experienced limitations due to tech debt in the last year.²

So, how can businesses decrease the likelihood of tech debt and ensure their application environments adapt to the evolving demands of the market?

Accelerate with app modernization.

For companies looking to maximize their legacy Java application environment, application modernization offers a best-fit solution.

87% of IT leaders agreed their organization needs to modernize critical applications to ensure the success of their digital transformation journey.²

Of those, 60% listed operational efficiency as the top objective of application modernization.³

App modernization shifts legacy Java applications to the cloud, helping businesses increase operational efficiency and realize benefits including:

• Greater agility
• Reduced maintenance
• Improved visibility with monitoring & alerts

Companies that modernize their applications using cloud-native solutions can leverage the various perks of the public cloud including:

• Faster updates with little-to-no downtime
• Ease of management
• Near-unlimited scalability

App modernization empowers IT leaders to best align their application state to meet the needs of their business and customers.

Plan your app modernization journey with Insight and Microsoft Azure solutions.

Benefits of deploying Java apps on Azure^® Cloud:

1. Buid on your terms.
2. Shop faster and reduce costs.
3. Improve security and automation

Client spotlight: App modernization in action

Blackbaud Empowers Social Good With Application Modernization

Insight partnered with global software provider Blackbaud to migrate their applications to Azure, resulting in reduced infrastructure costs, streamlined processes and enhanced security for their nonprofit clients to expand their social good initiatives around the world.

Read the full story.

What we bring:

• Agility and experience
  
  • 20 years of building and modernizing Java applications
  • Agile software delivery experts
  • Reference architectures and templates for Spring-based microservices implementations
• Ecosystem integration
  
  • Extensive Insight partner ecosystem exposes Java consultants to many leading platforms and tools:
    • Containers & Kubernetes
    • Red Hat OpenShift
    • Public cloud providers
    • GitHub
• Spring expertise
  
  • 10+ years of hands-on experience with the leading enterprise Java platform: Spring Framework
  • Deep familiarity with Spring Cloud libraries for modern microservices development

Get started. Workshop with Insight to map your Java app modernization journey on Azure Cloud.

Java Application Modernization Assessment

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Sources:
¹Snyk. (2021). JVM Ecosystem Report 2021.
²MarketPulse Research by Foundry Research Services. (January 2023). The Path to Digital Transformation: Where Leaders Stand in 2023. Slide 31. Commissioned by Insight.
³MarketPulse Research by Foundry Research Services. (January 2023). The Path to Digital Transformation: Where Leaders Stand in 2023. Slide 32. Commissioned by Insight.