Oracle Applications in a Changing Business World Legacy Oracle Applications Won't Be Around Forever. Will You?
Ross Smith Chief Architect July 7, 2017 2
Oracle Applications in a Changing Business World PITSS Our Philosophy What is Legacy Modernization? The Future of Legacy Oracle Applications Legacy Software: Reasons and Risks Why Legacy Apps Remain in Use Legacy App Challenges we Face Oracle Forms in Modern Architecture Transform or Maintain? July 7, 2017 3
Our Philosophy We listen to each customer s unique service and technology needs. We guide customers through structured digital transformations. We help customers realize business value at each step of modernization. July 7, 2017 4
What is Legacy Modernization? July 7, 2017 5
Modernization What is Legacy Modernization? Modernization is the way we review and refresh everything we do to make sure the most important investments we have stay up-to-date. July 7, 2017 6
Legacy Applications What is Legacy Modernization? Legacy Applications are software programs that run vital parts of our operations and over time become outdated or obsolete. July 7, 2017 7
Legacy Modernization What is Legacy Modernization? Legacy Modernization is the practice of intelligently modernizing old software applications, as much as saves cost and provides value. July 7, 2017 8
The Future of Legacy Oracle Applications July 7, 2017 9
Our Latest Report The Future of Legacy Oracle Applications Key Questions Over 100 Professionals Future of Forms Applications Download Link at End of Presentation July 7, 2017 10
Legacy Software: Reasons and Risks Why Legacy Apps Remain in Use July 7, 2017 11
Legacy Software: Reasons and Risks Why Legacy Apps Remain in Use Residual value from past investment July 7, 2017 12
Legacy Software: Reasons and Risks Why Legacy Apps Remain in Use Residual value from past investment Stable system for stable processes July 7, 2017 13
Legacy Software: Reasons and Risks Why Legacy Apps Remain in Use Residual value from past investment Stable system for stable processes Bolting on costs less than replacement July 7, 2017 14
Legacy Software: Reasons and Risks Why Legacy Apps Remain in Use Change isn t easy. July 7, 2017 15
Criticality of Legacy Applications July 7, 2017 16
Criticality of Legacy Applications Does your organization run at least 1 Oracle Forms application that is critical to your operations? 93% of respondents to our survey indicated that legacy Oracle applications support a critical part of their business. July 7, 2017 17
Legacy Software: Reasons and Risks The Challenge We Face July 7, 2017 18
Legacy Software: Reasons and Risks The Challenge We Face Identify critical functions to keep July 7, 2017 19
Legacy Software: Reasons and Risks The Challenge We Face Identify critical functions to keep Know your ROI measures to quantify benefit of modernization July 7, 2017 20
Legacy Software: Reasons and Risks The Challenge We Face Identify critical functions to keep Know your ROI measures to quantify benefit of modernization Measure opportunities for efficiency and revenue July 7, 2017 21
Legacy Software: Reasons and Risks The Challenge We Face Identify critical functions to keep Know your ROI measures to quantify benefit of modernization Measure opportunities for efficiency and revenue Rearchitect to leverage new technologies to improve ROI July 7, 2017 22
Sufficiency of Legacy Applications July 7, 2017 23
Sufficiency of Legacy Applications Do your legacy Oracle applications meet your organizations needs? E F 51% of respondents admit that their legacy Oracle apps only meet some of their organization s need. July 7, 2017 24
Oracle Forms in Modern Architecture Why It s Difficult July 7, 2017 25
Oracle Forms in Modern Architecture Why It s Difficult Monoliths limit infrastructure July 7, 2017 26
Oracle Forms in Modern Architectures Why It s Difficult Monoliths limit infrastructure Monoliths limit data integration July 7, 2017 27
Oracle Forms in Modern Architectures Why It s Difficult Monoliths limit infrastructure Monoliths limit data integration July 7, 2017 28
Oracle Forms in Modern Architectures Why It s Difficult Monoliths limit infrastructure Monoliths limit data integration Limited tools and practices July 7, 2017 29
Oracle Forms in Modern Architectures Why It s Difficult Monoliths limit infrastructure Monoliths limit data integration Limited tools and practices The expert resources July 7, 2017 30
Strong Oracle Forms Architecture What It Takes A well-trained team July 7, 2017 31
Strong Oracle Forms Architecture What It Takes A well-trained team Complete code and user documents July 7, 2017 32
Strong Oracle Forms Architecture What It Takes A well-trained team Complete code and user documents Separation of layers: DB, PL/SQL, UI July 7, 2017 33
Oracle Forms in Modern Architectures Going Without Rearchitecture Reliable but inefficient IT processes July 7, 2017 34
Oracle Forms in Modern Architectures Going Without Rearchitecture Reliable but inefficient IT processes Gaps in agility and unexpected delays July 7, 2017 35
Legacy Plans July 7, 2017 36
Legacy Plans Does your organization run at least 1 Oracle Forms application that is critical to your operations? 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023??? 60% of respondents said they do have a strategy for the future of their Oraclebased applications. July 7, 2017 37
Transform or Maintain? Choosing The Right Road For You July 7, 2017 38
Becoming a Maintenance Pro Manage Your Risk like an Expert Address your Forms architecture Knowledge transfer and documentation Plan and cost-estimate risk factors Retirement and staff replacement End of support periods Forms, OS, Browser Costs of downtime, data loss Triggers for system replacement July 7, 2017 39
Becoming a Champion for Change Invest with Precision and Confidence Support key business initiatives Quantify and estimate risk, opportunity Release incremental, valuable updates Earn a high adoption rate with users Don t tackle transformation alone July 7, 2017 40
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500 Clients in 40+ countries 80 Team Members and growing Over 17 Years as a leader in digital transformation 5 Locations across 3 continents July 7, 2017 42
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What We Do Oracle Forms Collective experience covers everything from Forms 2.0 right up to 12c. Expert in all Forms-related technologies. Service-Oriented Architecture Our earliest modernizations up to today target SOA, leveraging business logic over web services and OSS. HTML5, Java, and.net Successful modernization to a variety of application frameworks, including ADF, Spring, ASP.NET, AngularJS, jquery UI, and more. Enterprise Architecture We enable customers to pursue cloud deployments, fast-moving modern development practices, vendor unlocking and more with our architectural consulting practice. Mobile Development Modernizing our industry clients with needs ranging from hand-held WinCE scanners all the way up to ipads and Android devices. July 7, 2017 44
Our Philosophy We listen to each customer s unique service and technology needs. We guide customers through structured digital transformations. We help customers realize business value at each step of modernization. July 7, 2017 45
Contact PITSS THANK YOU for more information us.info@pitss.com (248) 749-0935 July 7, 2017 46