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App modernisation at UST Business leaders reading this , especially CFOs and CTOs , may wonder what costs are associated with this constantly evolving landscape , and how that impacts existing , legacy systems . UST has created more than a billion dollars of value for its clients , while also helping them to stay relevant to their customers , and more efficient in their way of working .
It ’ s not so much a nice-to-have as an essential approach for a sustainable business . However , UST believes that many organisations are misunderstanding what app modernisation entails . Mat uses the analogy of companies taking a hammer to their existing systems and beating them into a different shape rather than performing a proper assessment of their current and future needs .
Some organisations will need a transformation , others may require ongoing tweaks . Transforming everything , or hitting everything with that hammer , would be too expensive for all but the deepest pockets , and is unlikely to be required .
“ We create what is known as a disposition map , and that tells you how much is it going to cost you , what kind of resources you need , what kind of business benefit you would see ,” says Mat . “ All these factors need to be considered as app modernisation is not just one app – it ' s like 700 apps built on 1,000 different technologies and it becomes really complicated really fast .”
“ APP MODERNISATION IS NOT JUST ONE APP – IT ' S LIKE 700 APPS BUILT ON 1,000 DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES AND IT BECOMES REALLY COMPLICATED REALLY FAST ”
NIRANJAN RAMSUNDER CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER , UST