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Application modernization
Fuel innovation through app modernization
The combination of cloud computing, Kubernetes, microservices, and APIs has fundamentally altered how we build, run, and manage new apps. Take advantage of these advances by modernizing your existing apps to stay ahead in a digital-first world.
With VMware Tanzu, you can evolve your business-critical systems and application portfolios to take advantage of modern application platforms and make impactful architectural improvements. We’ll help you start small and scale fast so you can rapidly innovate and deliver great customer experiences.
Accelerate business value
Jump-start modernization in weeks. Refactor your apps to take advantage of flexible architectures, optimize your path to production, and consistently deliver business innovation.
Improve security posture
Identify opportunities to improve your security posture and reduce risk. Adopt automation and DevSecOps practices that keep security top of mind across your entire app portfolio.
Automate and scale
Find new efficiencies in your application development. Create reusable patterns and practices, retool delivery pipelines, and leverage microservice-based architecture to scale as needed.
Deliver meaningful ROI
Eliminate the costs associated with maintaining legacy apps and the accumulation of technical debt. Leverage cost-effective solutions that help you modernize where it counts most.
How VMware Tanzu can help
Employ proven methods built around The “5 Rs” of Modernization to help define and accelerate your modernization initiative and realize the benefits of modern apps across your portfolio.
Assess your portfolio and identify opportunities
With VMware’s Rapid Portfolio Modernization, uncover the optimal strategy for your portfolio with a service engagement that leverages intelligent tooling and techniques. Identify the best path forward to quickly deliver value, mitigate risk, and determine which apps to replatform, refactor, rehost, or retain/retire.
Automate and scale app delivery with containers
Jump-start your modernization efforts and begin implementing your Kubernetes strategy. We’ll help you rapidly replatform your portfolio of apps to run on Kubernetes, retool delivery pipelines for a Kubernetes runtime, and document modernization “recipes” and reusable code. This approach will help you scale your move to cloud and streamline your path to production.
Take advantage of cloud native architecture
Leverage VMware Tanzu Labs application modernization services to refactor complex monolithic systems using APIs and microservices. Using our Swift methodology, we help you modernize critical business systems faster than you thought possible without disruptions. Boost developer velocity and empower your organization to rapidly deliver on customer needs.
Deliver a cloud native app platform
Deploy, integrate, and scale a Kubernetes-based app platform for your apps. Tanzu Labs helps you install, configure, and integrate your platform to run your modern apps. We enable platform teams to deliver a great developer experience on Kubernetes, at scale, on any cloud.
Develop modern teams and practices
Throughout your modernization journey, we’ll work alongside your team and transfer the skills you need to modernize and deliver cloud native apps securely and consistently. We’ll help you adopt modern development methodologies and practices such as test-driven development, CI/CD, DevSecOps practices, and more.
“[VMware] is unique in its approach to modernizing and building cloud native enterprise apps…Since working with [VMware], we can move apps to higher environments faster.”
Lenny Jaramillo, Lead Architect, Northern Trust
Frequently Asked Questions
What is application modernization?
Application modernization is the practice of updating older software for newer computing approaches, including newer languages, frameworks, and infrastructure platforms. Depending on business and technical goals, you may opt to containerize and migrate some apps, while refactoring or rewriting others. The Five Rs are a set of common modernization strategies that organizations can use when moving applications to modern infrastructure and adopting cloud native application platforms.
Why modernize legacy applications?
Many organizations have accrued millions of lines of custom software code over the last several decades, including for the mission-critical systems that run their businesses and operations. In many cases, that code was built to be reliable but not built to change and evolve. Updating existing applications allows your organization to take advantage of the cost savings, scalability, resiliency, and flexibility made possible by modern app platforms and infrastructure. Legacy application modernization and the adoption of modern development methods are essential for companies that want to become more agile and thrive in the digital age.
How can VMware Tanzu help my organization modernize?
VMware Tanzu provides the technologies to build a modern app platform and software supply chain, as well as the services and expertise to help you build new cloud native applications and modernize existing applications. VMware Tanzu helps you start where you are, whether you want to power up Kubernetes in vSphere, manage modern applications across clouds, or observe everything from full-stack applications to cloud infrastructure.
What types of applications can I modernize with VMware Tanzu?
VMware Tanzu can help modernize almost any custom application running within your business. Applications are not just limited to end user-facing applications but can include integrations between two backend systems, batch processes running on a mainframe, or any core system running at the heart of your operations.
What are the key technologies for application modernization?
Technologies fundamental to application modernization include containers, microservices, APIs, orchestration and automation, and public or private cloud-based infrastructure.
What is cloud native?
Cloud native is an approach to building and running applications that maximizes the advantages of the cloud computing delivery model. When organizations build and operate applications using a cloud native approach, they can bring new ideas to market faster and respond sooner to customer demands. Adhering to the 15 technical factors (an update to the 12-factor app manifesto published by Heroku) generally means your app is cloud native, will run on a modern cloud platform, and will take full advantage of elastic cloud features, such as autoscaling.
We already have an app modernization strategy; how can this help?
You may already have an app modernization strategy, but you might not be satisfied with the speed at which you’re seeing results. Our Rapid Portfolio Modernization program helps you accelerate and execute your strategy, so you can see results in weeks and months, instead of years.
