Modernisation Guides
without shutting the business down for it.

Practical guides to legacy system modernisation, Access database replacement and moving a desktop application to the web. Fix the part that is hurting first, keep the rest running, and replace it in stages you can afford.

Modernisation 10 min read

Rebuild vs Modernise vs Patch: A Practical Guide

Decision framework for what to do with ageing software, with cost comparisons and risk factors.

Best for: IT leaders, operations managers Read guide
Modernisation 10 min read

Access Database Replacement Planning Guide

How to plan a migration from Access to a modern web-based system without losing your data or your mind.

Best for: Operations managers, IT leaders Read guide
Modernisation 9 min read

Desktop to Web App Conversion Guide

What to expect when converting a desktop application to a web-based system.

Best for: IT leaders, business owners Read guide
Modernisation 9 min read

How to Approach Legacy Software Modernisation

A practical roadmap for modernising systems that are too important to replace overnight.

Best for: IT leaders Read guide
Modernisation 7 min read

Signs Your Current System Is Costing More Than It's Saving

How to identify when a legacy system has become a liability rather than an asset.

Best for: Business owners, finance leaders Read guide
Modernisation 11 min read

Legacy System Migration Guide

How to move off an ageing system in stages, without a big-bang cutover.

Best for: IT leaders, operations managers Read guide
Modernisation 9 min read

Technical Debt Assessment

How to work out what your accumulated shortcuts are actually costing, and what to fix first.

Best for: IT leaders, CTOs Read guide
Modernisation 11 min read

Btrieve and Pervasive PSQL: identify it and get your data out

The files, DLLs and services that tell you Btrieve is underneath, and the four ways to extract the data.

Best for: IT managers, business owners Read guide
Modernisation 10 min read

Visual FoxPro: reading .dbf, .scx and .frx after end of support

What each file extension holds, and the traps that silently corrupt a careless migration.

Best for: IT managers, operations managers Read guide
Modernisation 9 min read

PFXplus and POWERflex: reading a 1993 4GL

What the .PTC, .PFI and .FD files mean, and why the data comes out even when the source is gone.

Best for: IT managers, business owners Read guide
Modernisation 10 min read

AS/400 and IBM i: what to modernise and what to leave alone

Why replacing the platform is usually the wrong project, and what to do instead.

Best for: IT leaders Read guide
Modernisation 9 min read

Crystal Reports: inventory hundreds of .rpt files before a migration

Why reporting breaks late in a migration, and the inventory that usually shrinks the project.

Best for: Project sponsors, IT managers Read guide

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