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About Itransition
Delivering software engineering services since 1998
Trusted by Fortune 500 companies and startups
Recognized in the Forrester’s Modern Application Development Services Landscape report
Listed among Service Providers of the Year by Global Sourcing Association
Received Silver Stevie Award for Achievement in Customer Satisfaction
Repeatedly included in Zinnov Zones’ E R&D Services and Digital Services rankings
Acknowledged as a leading software development service provider by Everest Group, ISG, Gartner, and Quadrant Knowledge Solutions
Partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, Oracle, Atlassian, and SAP
A mature quality management system backed by ISO 9001 certification
App modernization services we offer
Depending on your business needs, we offer different options for modernizing legacy applications, from complete app renovation to targeted improvements.
Application re-architecting
Our experts redesign the architecture of your solution to make it more flexible, resource-efficient, and easier to integrate, scale, and maintain. We select the most suitable architectural approach and restructure the codebase accordingly while preserving the original business logic.
We seamlessly migrate your application from the legacy environment to a new on-premises or cloud one. We help select the optimal migration strategy, configure the target environment, prepare and migrate the data and software components, and test the migrated solution to ensure its proper functioning.
Application containerization
Itransition helps split complex applications or their parts into lightweight isolated containers to streamline software management, improve its security, and make it more cost-efficient.
Application refactoring
Our software engineers modernize obsolete software without changing its core functionality by reviewing and reworking existing code structure and eliminating inefficiencies to improve the app’s performance, scalability, and maintainability.
Functionality customization
We rework applications’ outdated functionalities or add brand new features to better align the software with companies’ evolving business needs and user expectations.
Application UX/UI redesign
Our team updates the UX/UI design of your legacy application so that its user interface looks more modern, provides more intuitive user experiences, and better reflects your brand identity.
Application integration
We create robust APIs and other connectors to enable fast and secure data exchange between your software components, internal business applications, and third-party services, extending your software’s capabilities.
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Selected success stories
Enhanced
user experience
Healthcare analytics apps revamp
We helped our customer modernize their healthcare and pharma analytics ecosystem to make it more flexible and address new analytical needs. We introduced a range of improvements, from design upgrades to new functionality additions and architectural changes, making the apps more competitive.
Enhanced
platform functionality
Music distribution platform modernization
Our team helped Ditto Music overhaul their legacy music distribution platform by revamping their website, introducing new functionality for end-users and admins, and migrating several features from monolith code to independent microservices.
up to 24x
faster data delivery
BI system modernization for order management
Itransition set up an ETL process, built a data warehouse, and migrated our customer’s legacy BI solution to a new platform to help them handle the growing order volume. The upgrade resulted in faster data updates, reduced infrastructure costs, and more informed decision-making.
Data sync
made easier
Fitness app suite modernization
adidas teamed up with Itransition to revamp their cross-platform desktop application that extracts, stores, and analyzes users’ fitness activity data and creates personalized training plans. We made sure that the upgraded solution meets modern technology and usability requirements and is highly scalable and stable.
300,000
incoming bills per month
Billing management software upgrade
We redesigned the architecture of our customer’s online billing management system, moved it to a modern cloud platform, equipped the solution with new capabilities, improved its security and performance, and made it easier to maintain. The modernization allowed our customer to attract 100+ Fortune 500 clients.
Client base
growing consistently
Shipping automation software migration to the cloud
We migrated our customer’s legacy shipping automation product to the cloud, replacing the old client-server architecture with a microservices-based multi-tenant one that ensures better availability, scalability, and security. As a result, our customer was able to enter the SaaS market while also preserving their on-premises software version.
Our customers say
Their team moved our system from the old platform to Power BI Premium.
Itransition has provided a flexible team of highly skilled Microsoft-certified experts that is always in touch with us, reacting to project changes in real time. During the move to Power BI, we requested an acceleration of the process, and Itransition instantly onboarded additional Power BI developers to make the deadline of 6 months for migrating 150+ reports.
We have formed a stable long-term partnership with mutual business goals that allowed us to develop a modern, future-proof ETL and data warehouse solution.
Innovative tech we implement
We can enhance your legacy application with advanced capabilities to level up its efficiency and make it more competitive.
Artificial intelligence
We equip your software with AI capabilities to automate repetitive tasks, support your decision-making with real-time analytics and accurate predictions, and enable user experience personalization.
Computer vision
Itransition augments business solutions with computer vision algorithms to streamline various image-related processes like image analysis, quality management, and inventory control, and derive insights from images for analytical purposes.
Internet of Things
Our team connects software to industrial or consumer IoT networks, enabling real-time data collection and processing for greater operational efficiency.
Augmented & virtual reality
We integrate AR, VR, or MR capabilities into your application to help you create memorable immersive experiences that stimulate user engagement.
Blockchain
We modernize your solution with blockchain-based functionality to ensure transaction transparency, stronger security, and business processes automation using self-executing smart contracts.
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Benefits of modernizing apps with Itransition
Solid app security
An ISO 27001-certified company, Itransition employs comprehensive measures as part of the legacy app modernization process, including secure software design, coding quality practices adherence, and thorough security testing, to ensure software safety, mitigate risks, and protect customer data.
Access to rich expertise
As part of Itransition’s company-wide R&D program covering multiple technologies and industries, our specialists continuously upgrade their skills, obtain new certifications, and share the accumulated knowledge. This allows them to analyze emerging trends, devise best practices, and then design more effective and future-proof solutions for your app modernization project.
Change management support
We help set up an effective change management process to ensure a smooth transition from the legacy app to a renovated solution for all stakeholders and minimize downtime. Throughout the entire app modernization project, we carry out change management activities, including change request analysis, change implementation and testing, feedback collection, and user training.
Legacy application modernization roadmap
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Legacy app assessment
Analyzing the client’s business needs
Auditing legacy system documentation (if available)
Analyzing software architecture, functional characteristics, and dependencies
Reviewing legacy code
Identifying key issues
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Modernization model selection
Choosing a modernization approach
Selecting technologies
Drawing up a modernization plan
Calculating the project’s budget
Preparing a risk management plan
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App modernization
Performing planned modernization activities
Delivering detailed documentation
Testing the renovated solution
Getting user feedback via UAT
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Post-modernization support
Training system administrators and users
Monitoring the software
Troubleshooting emerging issues
On-demand app updates and security patching
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FAQs
Legacy application modernization refers to the process of upgrading or transforming existing systems that have been in use for a long time and no longer meet an organization’s business needs.
App modernization efforts are often a part of a broader digital transformation initiative focused on adopting new technologies to automate business workflows, enhance customer experiences, and help companies better adapt to ever-changing market conditions.
Here are several examples of application modernization solutions:
- Cloud migration of an enterprise application, e.g. ERP system, from the on-premises IT infrastructure
- Transitioning from a custom system built with outdated technologies to a modern off-the-shelf platform
- Changing the monolithic app architecture into microservices
Modernizing legacy applications brings multiple benefits for companies:
Technical benefits:
- Improved app performance and efficiency
- Enhanced app security and reduction of cybersecurity risks
- Increased app scalability
- Improved integration capabilities
- Reduced technical debt
- Easier app evolution in the future
Business benefits:
- Streamlined business operations
- Improved competitiveness
- Reduced workloads for IT teams
- Improved customer experience and employee satisfaction
- App maintenance cost savings
- Reduced risk of vendor lock-in
- Compliance with industry regulations
You should consider modernizing your application when it no longer supports your business objectives or has various technical issues. Here are the most common reasons to renovate your solution:
- Time-consuming and costly maintenance
- Security issues
- Lack of compatibility with other software systems
- Poor user experience
- Inability to add new features or handle increased data volumes or numbers of users
Common application modernization strategies include:
- Replatforming, or moving the legacy app to a more modern, often cloud-based, platform like Salesforce or Adobe Commerce
- Rehosting, or migrating the application to a new environment like a private, public, or hybrid cloud
- Refactoring, or restructuring and optimization of the existing code
- Rearchitecting, or changing the outdated, rigid application architecture to a more flexible one
- Full replacement of legacy software with a new system
The cost of an app modernization initiative can start at $10,000. The final amount primarily depends on the type and complexity of your legacy solution and the scope of required upgrades. These factors also determine the modernization approach, technologies to use, and specialists to hire.
Contact our consultants to get an estimation for your app modernization project.
The timeframe of legacy software modernization varies based on the requirements and specifics of each project. The process can take from several weeks (for example, for UX/UI enhancements) to 1+ year (for example, in the case of rebuilding complex software into a cloud-native solution).
The following latest technological advancements shape current trends in application modernization:
- Low-code development
Since low-code development requires minimal coding, developers can adopt this approach to add new features to a legacy solution or replace its parts without changing the source codebase significantly, which ensures faster time to market. - Cloud computing
Cloud hosting increases software solutions’ flexibility, scalability, and availability. In addition, applications deployed in cloud environments are easier and more cost-efficient to maintain, which results in faster updates and reduced operational costs. - Artificial intelligence (AI)
The integration of AI capabilities helps streamline the processes handled by an application, making it more cost-efficient. - Progressive web applications (PWA)
By turning their legacy apps into PWAs, companies can offer their solution to larger audiences without investing in modernizing and maintaining several apps on different platforms.
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