Application modernization

Every company’s cloud migration journey is unique. Regardless of where you are in your cloud transformation process, you should have a clear strategy and path to make the move and realize ROI. Our modernization and migration program takes a business-first, iterative approach to operating in the cloud. We aim to build your team’s cloud knowledge as we go and bake in security, risk and compliance considerations from the start.

Our application modernization services

Application re-engineering

Our application modernization services leverage a factory model to transform legacy applications into cloud-native solutions, enhancing scalability, performance, and agility. Using Google Cloud technologies, our team employs automation, containerization, and microservices to re-engineer applications efficiently. With tools like Terrain Insights, a PwC product, we enable streamlined assessments, prioritize modernization efforts, and help deliver iterative value through development operations practices. Our holistic approach helps reduce operational costs, improve business outcomes, and increase alignment with strategic goals while reducing risks during modernization transitions.

Mainframe modernization

Our mainframe modernization services on Google Cloud transform legacy systems into agile, cloud-native environments. By combining Google Cloud’s Mainframe Assessment Tool with our team’s experience in replatforming, refactoring, and governance, we help deliver secure and cost-efficient transitions. Our iterative approach enables rapid workload optimization, reduces operational costs, and drives innovation. With end-to-end support, including landing zones and compliance frameworks, we help businesses achieve agility, scalability, and alignment with strategic goals.

How to successfully modernize applications

Think big but start small

Successful application modernization balances possibility with practicality. It incorporates goals, features and new and improved services grounded in business and IT reality. It’s about approaching app modernization from a pragmatic framework that matches an organization’s budget, capabilities and principles to an ideal cloud architecture.

Take things one step at a time

Our team identifies priorities and helps deliver a map for effective migration through a series of clearly defined steps and phases, with appropriate testing, validation and adjustments along the way. It determines the right choices and outcomes. Metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) are baked into the migration and modernization process. Each step supports the next.

Focus on incremental delivery and wins

All too often, application modernization initiatives disappoint because the horizon for return on investment (ROI) extends three to five years out. With no early results — and no big wins for the foreseeable future — senior-level executives are prone to throw in the towel. Instead, it’s important to see progress in weeks and measurable results within months. By identifying opportunities that can help deliver quick wins and ROI, it’s possible to build a more sustainable framework for app modernization.

“PwC’s cloud professional services strategy has remained consistent for many years - embed cloud engineering and innovation capabilities across service lines to unlock business value and transformation.”

Vendor Assessment(June 2024, IDC MarketScape)

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Jason Foa

Jason Foa

Managing Director, PwC US

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