Today, it is still quite common to find legacy infrastructures and systems in many companies. Contrary to popular belief, this is regardless of size or industry. These systems, known as legacy systems, are often critical to the day-to-day operations of the organization, but they are also an obstacle to modernization. Is migration to the cloud the solution to this problem?

Let’s first look at why they are still in use. The main reason is because they are deeply embedded in business processes and contain valuable data accumulated over the years. Added to this, replacing them can be a significant technical and financial challenge. Not only do they require considerable investment in new technologies, but also in staff training and, especially, process reconfiguration.
At the same time, maintaining legacy systems can be a headache. For example, the difficulty in finding trained personnel to support and update these technologies, which are generally in the process of obsolescence. Also, the lack of compatibility with new tools and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
The first steps of Modernization
As a result, many organizations are exploring modernization strategies to gradually migrate to more modern and flexible environments.
This transition seeks to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and facilitate the implementation of innovative solutions that drive competitiveness in the local and global marketplace.
To manage infrastructure and modernize legacy systems, the first step is to assess the current technological situation and plan a roadmap. In this roadmap, clear objectives, times and necessary resources are defined. It is also key to implement robust security policies and ensure that the infrastructure can scale and adapt to future changes.
Migrating legacy systems can be a complex and expensive process. In this context, development partners play a crucial role. These partners are highly trained and offer the necessary expertise and resources to plan and execute a successful migration, minimizing risks and optimizing costs. At Nubiral we have extensive experience in cloud migration processes.
Cloud Migration: A foolproof solution?
Cloud adoption offers multiple benefits for organizations. Among the most important ones are scalability, flexibility and reduction of operating costs. It also facilitates the implementation of emerging technologies, such as AI and machine learning, which can drive innovation and competitiveness. However, it is not a magic bullet that eliminates all obstacles.
Leading cloud platforms provide a wide range of compute, data storage, ingest and processing, security and monitoring services, among others. These services are frequently updated with security enhancements, performance optimizations and new architectures and functionalities.
In this way, companies can keep up to date with the latest technologies without the need to update manually. One of the great advantages of the cloud is that it is possible to “delegate” concerns about technological advances.
The cloud also makes it possible to design mechanisms and strategies to automate maintenance and updating tasks and maximize application availability times. It also offers options to save time, reduce human errors and implement monitoring solutions to supervise infrastructure performance which ensures an uninterrupted operation.
Migrating to the cloud: Keys to maximize benefits
While the cloud automates many maintenance tasks, companies need specific management to maximize their benefits.
This includes:
– Planning and continuous monitoring of applications and services.
– Configuring security policies.
– Optimizing costs.
– Ensuring compatibility with other technology solutions used by the company.
Cloud providers offer code repositories and CI/CD tools that make it possible to modernize not only applications, but also the development process.
In addition, they have incorporated (or are in the process of doing so) generative AI-based conversational assistants. These are intended to assist developers in the process of building applications like code generation, test case development or documentation writing.
Conclusions
The cloud represents a promising solution to overcome the limitations of legacy systems, but the entire transition should be seen as a gradual process that will face obstacles along the way.
Companies that approach this transition with a well-defined strategy, supported by development partners and leveraging the capabilities of hyperscalers, will be better positioned to take full advantage of the benefits and ensure a successful transition.
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