Ep084: Accelerating ISV Modernization: SoftServe's Six-Month Success Formula

Ruslan Kusov of SoftServe presents how their Application Modernization Framework accelerates ISV modernization, assesses legacy code, and delivers modernized applications through platform engineering principles.

Topics Include:

• Introduction of Ruslan Kusov, Cloud CoE Director at SoftServe
• SoftServe builds code for top ISVs
• Success case: accelerated security ISV modernization by six months
• Healthcare tech company assessment: 1.6 million code lines in weeks
• Business need: product development acceleration for competitive advantage
• Business need: intelligent operations automation
• Business need: ecosystem integration and "sizeification" to cloud
• Business need: secure and compliant solutions
• Business need: customer-centric platforms with personalized experiences
• Business need: AWS marketplace integration
• Distinguishing intentional from unintentional complexity
• Platform engineering concept introduction
• Self-service internal platforms for standardization
• Applying platform engineering across teams (GenAI, CSO, etc.)
• No one-size-fits-all approach to modernization
• SAMP/SEMP framework introduction
• Core components: EKS, ECS, or Lambda
• Modular structure with interchangeable components
• Case study: ISV switching from hardware to software products
• Four-week MVP instead of planned ten weeks
• Six-month full modernization versus planned twelve months
• Assessment phase importance for business case development
• Calculating cost of doing nothing during modernization decisions
• Healthcare customer case: 1.6 million code lines assessed
• Benefits: platform deployment in under 20 minutes
• Benefits: 5x reduced assessment time
• Benefits: 30% lower infrastructure costs
• Benefits: 20% increased development productivity with GenAI
• Integration with Amazon Q for developer productivity
• Closing Q&A on security modernization and ongoing management

Participants:

• Ruslan Kusov – Cloud CoE Director, Softserve

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