Ep. 161 How to Overcome the Challenge of Modernizing Legacy Systems

All the headlines would make you think the federal government is spending millions of dollars on bleeding-edge innovative technologies.

However, a detached perspective shows when looking at funding one can conclude that 80% of technology spent is on operations and maintenance. If we continue this, then will have unreliable systems that are not effective at managing the current volume of data.

Today, we sit down with Badri Sriraman, the Senior Vice President of Karsun Solutions. He has years of experience helping federal agencies make this important strategic transition. He has a deep and thorough understanding of many federal systems including records, engagement, and intelligence.

Badri suggests that one potential use of artificial intelligence is to apply it to gain a better understanding of existing legacy systems. You may realize what data is duplicative or useless and what serious dependencies the existing system has built in.

From there, a plan can be devised where a segment of the legacy system is transitioned and evaluated. One tool that has been successfully used by Karsun Solutions is called “goredux.ai” This was designed to provide an enterprise architect with an idea of how to make a strategic transition.

The interview ends on a serious note. Legacy systems are more likely to have known vulnerabilities. There are increased costs inherent in older systems. Older systems may not allow federal leaders to reach agency goals. Finally, if all the budget is assigned to operations and maintenance you can paint yourself in a corner without a budget for modernization.

 

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