Realdolmen : Everyone's going digital - but what about my mainframe?

One of the problems your company is probably also struggling with is that many core applications, like a production process, are running on outdated technologies like mainframes and Unix. And that is not something you can just change overnight.

Such legacy systems also cost a lot of money in expensive license fees, maintenance and staff - if you can even still find people on the job market with the necessary, out-of-date knowledge. Then there are the costs of integration with more modern applications, and to comply with changing regulations (just remember GDPR in 2018!), costs just keep rising. All of it is money wasted that could be better spent on innovation and digitalization in order to react flexibly to what your customers want.

But how can you do away with legacy systems?

Collaboration, an oft-repeated word, is the keyword here. A software factory like the R Project Factory can, for example, initially take over the management of your legacy systems for 1 or 2 years. During this time, you then start up a project to replace your old applications with new technologies in a number of phases and to train your staff in new areas.

The big advantage of a phased approach like this it that you do not throw all your old applications out the window all at once, and you can keep your budget nicely under control.

Maintaining your systems and building up new technologies in parallel is a unique combination that we can offer using the R project Factory. A long-term team, made up of both your and our employees ensures that both old and new knowledge is pooled.

If you want to realize a certain idea, or if you would like more information on the R Project Factory, do not hesitate to contact Project Factory Manager Roel De Cuyper.

To find out more about R Project Factory, read the blogposts published previously:

Reducing your time-to-market: R Project Factory, your ideas incubator

From C-level digital (il)literacy to digital maturity

Cooperation that really works

A software factory's on-board instruments explained

How much does your company lose due to unused software each year?

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