Applications Don't Die of Natural Causes

It takes real management effort to kill them As applications age their business value changes but the cost of supporting them only ever increases. The legacy element in many organisations is now consuming up to 90 percent of IT spend – squeezing investment for new business capabilities. It’s our opinion that managing applications over their lifecycle into extinction is urgent and critical, and that applying the principles of service oriented architecture (SOA) with robust governance can transform IT’s impact on the business.

Applications don’t die of natural causes

Whose opinion?

Graeme Wright

Graeme specialises in delivering large and complex value governance assignments using business architecture, strategic governance, portfolio management and benefi ts realisation approaches. His current focus is on managing service orientated architecture (SOA)-enabled business change programmes. Graeme has a degree in computing science and a Masters in Business Administration, and has used his experience and knowledge of both business and technology to deliver IT-enabled change for many organisations. Outside of work, he has just finished building his own house and is now starting to train, once again, for the next London marathon.