Modernization

The challenge

Legacy applications carry years of embedded business logic, but their aging architectures create mounting costs — slow release cycles, scaling limitations, security gaps, and difficulty attracting talent. Modernization addresses these issues by moving applications to contemporary platforms and patterns without losing the value already built.

The right modernization strategy balances speed, risk, and investment. Not every application needs a full rewrite. Some benefit from replatforming onto managed services; others require targeted refactoring of specific components. The goal is measurable improvement in agility, cost, and reliability with the least disruption to ongoing operations.

What we deliver

• Application portfolio assessment with a recommended modernization path for each workload
• Replatforming of monolithic applications onto managed PaaS services
• Decomposition of tightly coupled systems into event-driven microservices
• Database modernization from legacy engines to Azure SQL or Cosmos DB
• API layer design to expose legacy capabilities to modern front-ends and partners
• Automated testing and deployment pipelines to support continuous delivery

How we work

Mallow uses a structured assessment framework to classify applications by business value, technical debt, and modernization complexity. We then sequence the work to deliver early wins that fund subsequent phases. Every modernization engagement includes architecture reviews, shared code ownership, and knowledge transfer to ensure long-term maintainability.

Key technologies

• Azure App Service
• Azure Container Apps
• Azure SQL Database
• Azure Service Bus