Executive Report

Managing and Modernizing Legacy Applications

Posted April 30, 2007 | Leadership |

THE LEGACY DILEMMA

In the world of information technology, the word "legacy" has anything but positive connotations. It brings to mind complex, hard-to-maintain applications; aging, less-than-efficient technologies; high operating costs; and lack of flexibility and responsiveness to business change. IT executives and staff members see not valuable business assets, but a series of challenges that somehow must be supported until they can be replaced.

About The Author
Ian Hayes
Gerry Leitao
Gerry Leitão is a VP in Compuware's Professional Services Division responsible for global solutions strategy, sales, and delivery. He is currently driving Compuware's Enterprise Legacy Modernization solution, which provides Compuware's clients a comprehensive roadmap to achieve business objectives through rationalization, management, and modernization of their legacy application portfolios. Mr. Leitão has 20 years of IT leadership experience… Read More
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