Assessing the Readiness to Move into the Cloud

The race to keep software compatible and optimal with respect to the latest trends is hard. 90% of software cost can be due to maintenance, and 75% on developing new features to stay competitive and relevant. The industry progresses through periods of incremental development interspersed with true paradigm shifts. Legacy software must keep up the pace. At present we are experiencing one of these paradigm shifts, as remarked by the EC [1] “The speed of change in Internet technologies continues to be impressive. Software is becoming more and more pervasive: it runs on the devices that we use every day ... [opening] a new world of possible applications”. Today, technological and business model innovation generates large demand for the transition of legacy software towards modernization. However, software modernization is not a trivial issue and if improperly done, it dangers the business continuity and sustainability. This means that for any company meditating about the transition to ...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2013
• Where: CLOUDCOMP
• Authors: Leire Orue-Echevarria, Juncal Alonso, Marisa Escalante, Stefan Schuster
• Keywords: CLOUDCOMP 2013