Legacy System Modernization Strategies
• Technical Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2001-TR-025Subjects
Abstract
Modernization of legacy enterprise systems introduces many challenges due to the size, complexity, and frailty of the legacy systems. Size and complexity issues often dictate that these systems are incrementally modernized, and new functionality is incrementally deployed before the modernization effort is concluded. This in turn requires that legacy components operate side by side with modernized components in an operation system—introducing additional problems.
In this report we discuss some alternative development approaches for incrementally modernizing legacy systems, including consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. These development alternatives can be mapped against the peculiarities of a particular modernization effort to recommend an appropriate approach.
Cite This Technical Report
Seacord, R., Comella-Dorda, S., Lewis, G., Place, P., & Plakosh, D. (2001, July 1). Legacy System Modernization Strategies. (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2001-TR-025). Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://insights.sei.cmu.edu/library/legacy-system-modernization-strategies/.
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title={Legacy System Modernization Strategies},
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Seacord, Robert, Santiago Comella-Dorda, Grace Lewis, Patrick Place, and Daniel Plakosh. "Legacy System Modernization Strategies." (CMU/SEI-2001-TR-025). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, July 1, 2001. https://insights.sei.cmu.edu/library/legacy-system-modernization-strategies/.
R. Seacord, S. Comella-Dorda, G. Lewis, P. Place, and D. Plakosh, "Legacy System Modernization Strategies," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, Technical Report CMU/SEI-2001-TR-025, 1-Jul-2001 [Online]. Available: https://insights.sei.cmu.edu/library/legacy-system-modernization-strategies/. [Accessed: 19-Apr-2024].
Seacord, Robert, Santiago Comella-Dorda, Grace Lewis, Patrick Place, and Daniel Plakosh. "Legacy System Modernization Strategies." (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2001-TR-025). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Jul. 2001. https://insights.sei.cmu.edu/library/legacy-system-modernization-strategies/. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Seacord, Robert; Comella-Dorda, Santiago; Lewis, Grace; Place, Patrick; & Plakosh, Daniel. Legacy System Modernization Strategies. CMU/SEI-2001-TR-025. Software Engineering Institute. 2001. https://insights.sei.cmu.edu/library/legacy-system-modernization-strategies/