This white paper argues that in an AI-first world, outdated and siloed business applications create technical debt, vendor sprawl, security and compliance gaps, slow deployments, and disconnected user experiences that hurt agility, visibility, forecasting, and innovation. It proposes an application modernization roadmap focused on reducing maintenance and development costs, breaking down silos, improving UX and adoption, strengthening security, and enabling scalable, adaptable platforms. The recommended framework is a three-step approach: set a strategic foundation (IT roadmap, app portfolio assessment, data and process discovery), implement future-ready ERP/CRM and automation with data migration, analytics, AI integration, and automated testing, then sustain success through governance, pr

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