Corporates embarking on e-business initiatives are wasting millions of rand on unnecessarily replacing their existing mainframe systems. This is the view of JMR Software founder Mike Richards, who describes mainframe system replacement as often misjudged.
[VIDEO]Richards, whose company now offers a legacy extension/renewal solution, says South African companies are under pressure to e-enable their business. Some of them are opting to replace their legacy systems with entirely new systems, resulting in massive expense and lengthy implementation periods.
"When a new system is introduced, it always takes longer to go to market than expected," says Richards. "Not only does replacing a legacy system take vast amounts of time and money, it could also result in a company having to replace valuable staff members."
[VIDEO]Richards says legacy extension or renewal allows for existing, working systems and staff to be kept in place, with the addition of a cost-effective new front-end to enable e-business. "This extends the life of a company`s IT investment and eliminates the need for a new skills set. Companies should stick with the systems that work for them, just modernise them, thus maximising the return on the investment in intellectual property imbedded in the legacy applications," he says.
[VIDEO]JMR`s new offering, Novation legacy extension from GT Software, was launched in SA last month to enable local corporates to extend the life of their IT investment. Richards describes it as a "tactical solution" that is differentiated by its ease and simplicity of use and rapid implementation.
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