
What Is a Legacy Software System? 6 Surprising Signs Yours Is One
Age does not make software legacy. Learn the cost-of-change test, six warning signs, four modernization routes and the data risks to weigh before you set a budget.
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Age does not make software legacy. Learn the cost-of-change test, six warning signs, four modernization routes and the data risks to weigh before you set a budget.

Published price ranges for modernization span from $15,000 to over $2 million. Learn what drives the spread, the overlap cost most estimates leave out, and how to stage spending.

Published hourly rates run from about $10 to $100, but the rate is only one input. Here is what it leaves out and how to turn it into a budget.

An agency can design and build automation around your own processes, but it cannot choose your priorities or clean your data. Here is how to judge fit, cost and risk.

Six decisions that determine whether a custom automation project pays off: which process to pick, when to build, how to handle exceptions, what it costs, and how to pilot it.