Application modernisation | Firemind
Application modernisation

Serverless, containers and code.Applied to what you already run.

The assessment done from the source and the running estate together, then the change produced as a pull request your team reviews.

Source and live estate together
Managed identity, not static credentials
Explicit version floors
API contracts preserved
Single pull request
Written to your repository patterns
The problem

Modernisation projects are scoped by hand and delivered slowly, because the assessment alone takes weeks.

The runtimes that have gone out of support, the dependencies that need updating, the infrastructure that was built by console rather than code, all have to be found before anything can be changed.

The IT Operations Engine does the assessment from the source and the running estate together, then produces the change as a pull request your team reviews.

What modernisation has to deliver

  • An assessment that reads the source and the running estate together, rather than one and then the other
  • Infrastructure code replacing whatever was built by console or from a legacy template
  • Managed identity replacing static credentials, as part of the same change
  • Dependency updates applied with explicit version floors, so nothing regresses quietly
  • The original API contracts preserved, so consumers are not forced to move at the same time
How we approach it

Map the components, then generate the modernised target.

The engine reads the application repository and maps its components, then generates the modernised target. Infrastructure code replacing hand-built or legacy templates, managed identity replacing static credentials, container or serverless runtimes replacing hosts, and CI/CD pipelines with the original API contracts preserved. Dependency updates are applied with explicit version floors. Everything lands as a single pull request.

We have done this on our own applications. On yours, we would prove it on one application first.

Containers
Serverless
Infrastructure as code
Managed identity
CI/CD pipelines

What changes

    • Infrastructure as code - Infrastructure code replacing hand-built resources and legacy templates, so what runs the application is described in the repository rather than remembered by whoever built it.
    • Managed identity and current runtimes - Managed identity replacing static credentials, and container or serverless runtimes replacing hosts. Dependency updates applied with explicit version floors rather than a blanket bump.
    • Pipelines, contracts preserved - CI/CD pipelines generated alongside the change, with the original API contracts preserved. Everything lands as a single pull request, written to match the patterns already in your repository.

Ready to prove it on one application?

Assessed and mapped before any code is written, then delivered as one pull request.

Scope a pilot →
How it starts

One application, assessed and mapped first.

Chosen with you, and mapped before any code is written.

  • Assess from both sides

    The engine reads the application repository and the running estate together, so the assessment covers the out-of-support runtimes, the dependencies and the infrastructure that was never described in code.

    • Source and live estate read together
    • Components mapped before anything is generated
    • No weeks of hand-scoping
  • Generate the modernised target

    Infrastructure code, managed identity, container or serverless runtimes, and CI/CD pipelines, with the original API contracts preserved and dependency updates pinned to explicit version floors.

    • Written to match your existing repository patterns
    • Version floors stated explicitly
    • Contracts unchanged for consumers
  • Your team reviews and deploys

    Everything lands as a single pull request. The engine raises it; your pipeline deploys it after review.

    • One pull request, reviewable in full
    • Your engineers approve the merge
    • Deployment stays with your pipeline
What stays with you

The decision on what the target should be, and the review.

The engine writes to match the patterns already in your repository, and your engineers approve the merge.

You gain:

  • The engine raises the pull request. It does not deploy the modernised application.
  • Dependency updates carry explicit version floors rather than an undifferentiated bump.
  • We have done this on our own applications. On yours, we prove it on one first.

FAQ

Questions.

It raises the pull request. Your pipeline deploys it after review.

Start with one application, assessed and mapped.

Choose an application with us. It is assessed from the source and the running estate together, and mapped before any code is written.

Your benefits:

  • Both sides assessed - the repository and the running estate.
  • Your patterns - the engine writes to match your repository.
  • One pull request - raised by the engine, deployed by your pipeline.
  • Contracts preserved - consumers are not forced to move with you.

What happens next?

Talk.

A focused discussion about the application and what modern would mean for it.

Assess.

Source and running estate read together, components mapped.

Modernise.

The change as a single pull request, deployed by your pipeline after review.

No obligation. Just a focused discussion about the applications you already run.

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