Essentials of Application Modernization Workshop

#Modernization

This workshop was organized by IEEE WIE Lahore Section in collaboration with IEEE WIE
Bahria University, Lahore Student Branch and delivered by Mr. Usman ur Rehman
Ahmed (Senior Microsoft Consultant - PCM). The talk started with the recitation of the Holy
Quran. Then our Guest Speaker Mr. Usman-Ur-Rehman Ahmed talked to students. He
discussed Application modernization is the process of taking existing legacy applications and
modernizing their platform infrastructure, internal architecture, and/or features. Much of the
discussion around application modernization today is focused on monolithic, on-premises
applications—typically updated and maintained using waterfall development processes—and
how those applications can be brought into cloud architecture and release patterns, namely
microservices DevOps. He also discussed the benefits of application modernization can
typically be summarized as improving the velocity of new feature delivery, exposing the
functionality of existing applications to be consumed via API by other services, and
re-platforming applications from on-premises to cloud for the purpose of application scale and
performance as well as long-term data center and IT strategy. He highlighted the challenges
with application modernization typically boil down to cost and complexity. Moving an
application from on-premises to cloud with no thought to the ROI is moving applications just to
move them. Conversely, other applications might benefit meaningfully from re-platforming or
re-architecturing but are so heavily coupled to existing systems and infrastructure that the
complexity of modernization might outweigh the upside. He said the key to success in
application modernization, like most things, ultimately comes down to strategy and picking
application modernization projects where the benefits of cloud, speed, performance, scale,
new feature dev, etc. are ones that offer the given application a clear path to improved
customer experience and ROI. The Shield & refreshment was given to the speaker in the
closing ceremony.

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• IEEE WIE Bahria University, Lahore Student Branch
• Lahore, Punjab
• Pakistan

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