RE: Interesting article...

It is easy to understand why legacy applications aren't replaced as
quickly as Technology junkies like.  Money spent on "modernizing"
applications is money that isn't reported as profits.  And healthy
profits keep stock prices up.  Healthy stock prices keep investors
happy.  Happy investors don't fire CEOs and their managers.

Legacy applications have a very high ROI.  At least until they hit the
point of being held together with spit and baling wire (and sometimes
chewing gum), or the business changes so profoundly they no longer
support the business.  For accounting applications, credits and debits
function the same regardless of the application's age or language of
origin.  My experience has been is is not until legacy applications do
reach one of these points that companies "modernize" the applications.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 1:51 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Interesting article...


The previous weeks article even mentions the AS/400.

http://www.cio.com/archive/031502/infrastructure.html


----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: Re: Interesting article...


> Will they ever write about the $50 million dollar mistakes
> some have made by getting off a legacy system?
> 
> On Tue, 3 May 2005 16:03:06 -0400
> "Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> All,
>> 
>> Ran across this article which I found quite
>> interesting....
>> 
>> Bound To Fail
>> The crash of a critical legacy system at Comair is a
>> classic risk management mistake that cost the airline $20
>> million and badly damaged its reputation.
>> 
>> http://www.cio.com/archive/050105/comair.html
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> How many of us are working with a legacy application
>> system held together by spit and duct tape that we know
>> really should be replaced?

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