Grady Booch book review of "Information System Transformation Architecture-Driven Modernization Case Studies".
Ulrich and Newcomb's book offers a comprehensive examination of the challenges of growing software-intensive systems. Every system has an architecture, but as the authors explain, it is only by continuous, intentional architectural transformation that one can attend to costs while simultaneously creating a mechanism wherein innovation may flourish. (more...)

Richard Mark Soley, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO, OMG - Estimates by internationally-known researchers of the worldwide legacy code base is now approaching a half-trillion lines. That only counts so-called "legacy languages" like COBOL--which drive the world. Add in database schemas, configuration files, and legacy data and the amount of hidden data adds up. (more...)

"According to Ed Yourdon, noted Author and Consultant" -
"Modernization is going to be a more and more important part of the overall IT strategy.... (more...)

"Mike Rosen, Director, Cutter Consortium Enterprise Architecture Practice " - If your enterprise is like most others, you probably have some trusted old systems that have served well but have become problematic for one reason or another. Perhaps the platform is no longer supported, or growth and add-ons have evolved into an expensive and difficult-to-maintain application mess. Information Systems Transformation: Architecture-Driven Modernization Case Studies , a book by William Ulrich and Philip H. Newcomb, offers some relief. You might recognize the first author as a Cutter Senior Consultant in the Enterprise Architecture practice. Coauthor Philip Newcomb is CEO of a company that specializes in system modernizations. (more...)