December 2020, IDC #US47088720 IDC PERSPECTIVE Legacy Application Modernization: Sorting Through the Options from an Application Development Perspective Arnal Dayaratna EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT FIGURE 1 Executive Snapshot: Understanding Legacy Application Modernization Source: IDC, 2020©2020 IDC #US47088720 2 SITUATION OVERVIEW From an application development perspective, digital transformation is composed of two fundamental modalities in the form of the development of net-new applications and the modernization of legacy applications. The development of net-new applications addresses the need for the development of new applications that solve pressing business problems. Meanwhile, the modernization of legacy applications refers to the activity whereby organizations transform existing legacy

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