Modernize Your Software to Transform Your Enterprise
July 22, 2014

Aruna Ravichandran
CA Technologies

Share this

We live in a time when applications reign supreme. More and more of our interactions with business are done digitally via an app. Your software is now the face of your business. But how does your current software reflect on your brand and reputation? Does it give you competitive edge against more nimble, newer challengers?

Recently, CA Technologies and Forrester conducted a survey to evaluate the impact of software modernization on a number of key business metrics. Forrester conducted in-depth interviews with 212 enterprise commercial firms globally. The findings were fascinating, and require us to rethink the way we develop, deploy, and refresh enterprise software.

Some of these findings include:

■ How fast application development cycle times are a key factor in business revenue and growth

■ How development cycle times strongly correlate with the level of modern software in IT

■ How modernizing enterprise software can provide a competitive advantage

■ How maintenance costs can be reduced from software modernization

Just mull this over: the faster-growing companies had application development cycles that were 29 percent shorter than those in slower growing companies.

With these benefits of software modernization, why haven't most enterprises adapted? Forrester mentioned two reasons: 1) most enterprises aren't in a position to adapt to market trends, and 2) often, enterprise IT has a mantra of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Legacy infrastructure and software that served the organization well in the past to obtain efficiencies and vertical integrations can now impede change today. And older ideals and IT stability won't help you compete again new market entrants that bring along new technology, new channels, and new offerings.

As Forrester states in its research findings: "Simply staying up to date is insufficient to remain modernized. Modernized software is software that allows the firm to quickly react to business needs and business opportunities as it tries to win, serve, and retain customers."

The study then points out that "while revenue and profitability are measures of past performance, agility positions a firm to better react to both market opportunities and threats."

What does all this have to do with APM? Remember that just launching applications isn't going to bring success. You have to monitor the performance of those applications. More importantly, understand the experience your end-users are having with those applications.

But if your development team and operation teams are working in silos, is software lifecycle really modern? Can you achieve the next level of customer satisfaction? A DevOps culture must come into play.

To truly modernize your software, you have to modernize the way your app development and operations teams work. In a DevOps world, you can incorporate real-user data from APM into the development lifecycle of applications to deliver quality apps that drive loyalty and revenue. Using a DevOps philosophy with the right tools and communication, you will be able to launch high quality apps, capture the exact KPIs to need to measure customer experience, and speed app delivery.

The application economy isn't just a trend. It is real. To survive, you have to modernize software to speed application development cycles, and implement application performance management across Dev and Ops to drive quality and delight customers.

Aruna Ravichandran is VP, Product & Solutions Marketing, DevOps, CA Technologies.

Share this

The Latest

March 18, 2024

Gartner has highlighted the top trends that will impact technology providers in 2024: Generative AI (GenAI) is dominating the technical and product agenda of nearly every tech provider ...

March 15, 2024

In MEAN TIME TO INSIGHT Episode 4 - Part 1, Shamus McGillicuddy, VP of Research, Network Infrastructure and Operations, at Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) discusses artificial intelligence and network management ...

March 14, 2024

The integration and maintenance of AI-enabled Software as a Service (SaaS) applications have emerged as pivotal points in enterprise AI implementation strategies, offering both significant challenges and promising benefits. Despite the enthusiasm surrounding AI's potential impact, the reality of its implementation presents hurdles. Currently, over 90% of enterprises are grappling with limitations in integrating AI into their tech stack ...

March 13, 2024

In the intricate landscape of IT infrastructure, one critical component often relegated to the back burner is Active Directory (AD) forest recovery — an oversight with costly consequences ...

March 12, 2024

eBPF is a technology that allows users to run custom programs inside the Linux kernel, which changes the behavior of the kernel and makes execution up to 10x faster(link is external) and more efficient for key parts of what makes our computing lives work. That includes observability, networking and security ...

March 11, 2024

Data mesh, an increasingly important decentralized approach to data architecture and organizational design, focuses on treating data as a product, emphasizing domain-oriented data ownership, self-service tools and federated governance. The 2024 State of the Data Lakehouse report from Dremio presents evidence of the growing adoption of data mesh architectures in enterprises ... The report highlights that the drive towards data mesh is increasingly becoming a business strategy to enhance agility and speed in problem-solving and innovation ...

March 07, 2024
In this digital era, consumers prefer a seamless user experience, and here, the significance of performance testing cannot be overstated. Application performance testing is essential in ensuring that your software products, websites, or other related systems operate seamlessly under varying conditions. However, the cost of poor performance extends beyond technical glitches and slow load times; it can directly affect customer satisfaction and brand reputation. Understand the tangible and intangible consequences of poor application performance and how it can affect your business ...
March 06, 2024

Too much traffic can crash a website ... That stampede of traffic is even more horrifying when it's part of a malicious denial of service attack ... These attacks are becoming more common, more sophisticated and increasingly tied to ransomware-style demands. So it's no wonder that the threat of DDoS remains one of the many things that keep IT and marketing leaders up at night ...

March 05, 2024

Today, applications serve as the backbone of businesses, and therefore, ensuring optimal performance has never been more critical. This is where application performance monitoring (APM) emerges as an indispensable tool, empowering organizations to safeguard their applications proactively, match user expectations, and drive growth. But APM is not without its challenges. Choosing to implement APM is a path that's not easily realized, even if it offers great benefits. This blog deals with the potential hurdles that may manifest when you actualize your APM strategy in your IT application environment ...

March 04, 2024

This year's Super Bowl drew in viewership of nearly 124 million viewers and made history as the most-watched live broadcast event since the 1969 moon landing. To support this spike in viewership, streaming companies like YouTube TV, Hulu and Paramount+ began preparing their IT infrastructure months in advance to ensure an exceptional viewer experience without outages or major interruptions. New Relic conducted a survey to understand the importance of a seamless viewing experience and the impact of outages during major streaming events such as the Super Bowl ...