Many organizations today continue to rely on legacy applications as the backbone of their business operations. While these applications may still be stable, they are increasingly struggling to keep up with digital demands that require higher speed, scalability, and operational efficiency.
At the same time, businesses are expected to innovate continuously, launch digital services faster, and deliver better customer experiences, without compromising security and system reliability. When applications can no longer support these expectations, IT gradually shifts from being a business enabler to becoming a bottleneck.
This is where Application Modernization becomes a critical enterprise strategy. It is not merely about replacing legacy applications, but about adopting a new approach to building, managing, and securing applications so they are more adaptive, resilient, and ready to support long-term business growth.
Why Are Legacy Applications Becoming a Burden for Enterprises?
Many enterprises still depend on legacy applications that were originally designed to meet past business requirements. Over time, these systems begin to show clear limitations, such as:
- Difficulty scaling as traffic and system workloads increase
- Feature changes that are time-consuming and high-risk
- Rising and increasingly complex maintenance costs
Meanwhile, businesses are required to:
- Release digital services more quickly
- Respond more effectively to customer needs
- Maintain security, stability, and system reliability
As a result, a gap begins to emerge. IT continues to operate, but it is no longer agile enough to keep pace with business demands and market dynamics.
This reality is driving many organizations to recognize the need for a new approach. Application Modernization emerges as the answer, not simply replacing applications, but transforming how IT operates to become more adaptive and business aligned.
What Is Application Modernization and Why Is It Important for Enterprises?
Application Modernization is an approach to building and managing applications based on three core principles: agility, scalability, and automation. It enables applications to adapt quickly to changing business needs, scale without major redesign, and reduce reliance on manual processes through automation. In practice, Application Modernization typically leverages cloud-native architectures, microservices, containers, and DevOps practices.
The difference compared to legacy systems is significant. In modern architectures, changes are no longer complex or high-risk, as applications are designed to evolve alongside business strategies. For enterprises, Application Modernization is not an end goal, but a critical foundation for driving digital innovation and maintaining long-term competitiveness.
Real-World Challenges in the Application Modernization Journey
Despite its clear benefits, Application Modernization is not always a smooth journey. Common challenges faced by enterprises include:
- Legacy dependencies: Existing systems are difficult to integrate
- Skill gaps: DevOps, cloud-native, and automation capabilities are not evenly distributed
- Security and observability: Modern environments are more complex and harder to monitor
As a result, many organizations realize that Application Modernization is not solely a technology initiative, but also involves changes in mindset, processes, and IT culture.
This is why enterprises need a partner that does more than provide tools, one that understands the end-to-end application modernization journey.
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The Role of Virtus in the Apps & Modernization Landscape
Virtus acts as a solution enabler, not merely a technology distributor. Its focus in Apps & Modernization is to help enterprises build, modernize, and secure applications in a holistic and sustainable way.
The Virtus approach integrates multiple capabilities, including:
- Development
- Data
- Observability
- Security
- Infrastructure
Through a modular and multi-capability approach, Virtus orchestrates its partner ecosystem so that solutions do not operate in silos but work together within a unified application of modernization landscape.
Virtus Partner Ecosystem for Application Modernization
To support enterprise application modernization, Virtus is backed by a strong global technology partner ecosystem, including:
- Red Hat – container platforms and hybrid application environments
- Dell – modern infrastructure
- Redis & YugabyteDB – scalable, high-performance modern databases
- Dynatrace – AI-powered observability and AIOps
- Rubrik – data security and recovery for modern applications
- SolarWinds – IT operations and application performance management
- Virtuozzo – modern cloud and virtualization
- Palo Alto Networks – endpoint, workload protection, and network security
- CrowdStrike – endpoint and workload protection
- Sophos – endpoint and network security
- Trend Micro – end-to-end security for cloud, workload, API, and network
All of these solutions are designed to complement one another within a comprehensive Application Modernization landscape.
Customer Value: More Than Modern, Built for Growth
With the Virtus approach, Apps & Modernization initiatives become more structured and measurable. Enterprises benefit from:
- Better-controlled implementation risks
- Faster adoption timelines
- No need to start from scratch or rely on trial-and-error
The end results are applications that are:
- Faster and more responsive
- More secure and reliable
- Better prepared to support sustainable business growth
Start Your Application Modernization Journey with Virtus
Application Modernization is not a one-time project, but an ongoing journey that must continuously adapt to evolving business and technology landscapes. Through its integrated Apps & Modernization framework, Virtus helps enterprises modernize applications in a structured and scalable way.
With the right approach, organizations can focus on innovation and business value without being burdened by technological complexity. Consult with Virtus Technology Indonesia to design an Application Modernization strategy that aligns with your long-term business objectives.
Author: Ary Adianto
Content Writer, CTI Group