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When Replacing Legacy Applications, Performance is Key – Part 4

“I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.” Isaac Asimov, via Brainy Quote As business analysts, it is critical that we understand the importance of speed and performance to users in the applications we are designing, especially when we are replacing legacy applications. And I have found that asking …

When Replacing Legacy Applications, Performance is Key – Part 3

By Ajay Badri

“‘How did you go bankrupt?’ Bill asked. ‘Two ways,’ Mike said. ‘Gradually and then suddenly.’” – Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises As I’ve written in earlier posts, legacy replacement projects need software requirements that take performance into account. And the Ernest Hemingway quote above pretty much sums up the …

When Replacing Legacy Applications, Performance is Key – Part 1

By Ajay Badri

Big Iron. Green Screen. Transaction Processing Systems. Mainframe. No matter what you call them, legacy systems are all around us in organizations of all shapes and sizes in every industry we can think of, including many high-tech, bleeding edge technology companies. And these systems increasingly drive the need for software …

Editor’s Choice: Gathering Requirements for Migration Projects (Part 2)

By BA Promoter

Another in the “Editor’s Choice” posts series — those blog posts which have been linked to by other sites, and which are perennial favorites for people clicking through. A classic example: “Gathering Requirements for Migration Projects Part 2,” originally linked to on Scott Sehlhorst’s blog. This second in a series …

Editor’s Choice: Gathering Requirements for Migration Projects, Part 1

By BA Promoter

Not only are we posting “Commenter’s Choice” blog posts through this holiday season, we’re also posting “Editor’s Choice” posts — those blog posts which have been linked to by other sites, and which are perennial favorites for people clicking through. A classic example: “Gathering Requirements for Migration Projects Part 1” …

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