Overview
Stridely Solutions partnered with a leading Industrial and residential building manufacturer to offer application modernization services addressing critical challenges of their existing legacy system. We implemented and designed a load analysis system to meet end-user needs, better data management, and provide other advanced features and service updates.
The Client
The client is a leading industrial and residential building manufacturing company, serving across North America. Their products and solutions cater to both residential and commercial markets.
Challenges
- The client’s existing legacy system was built with a combination of complex Fortran, C#, and C++ code, and was supported by an outdated database structure.
- A desktop-based application with intricate engineering functionalities for designing and running building structures.
- Rewriting of the application was not feasible due to the complexity and outdated nature of the coding program.
- Manual work by draftsmen and engineers was required as the application lacked essential features for key business operations.
- Discrepancies in generated reports and sketches led to inefficiencies and errors in business workflows.
Solution
Stridely Solutions’ application modernization approach helped the client overcome the limitations of their legacy application. The solution focused on improving data management, automating processes, and transforming the application into a streamlined, efficient, and user-friendly platform.
Key highlights include:
- Establishing a central data repository to store data, track user activity, ensure uniformity, and eliminate data duplication issues.
- Implementing an automated communication tool to keep users and stakeholders informed at every stage of the project.
- Adding major features to support ongoing business requirements.
- Deploying a dedicated team of FORTRAN developers to address challenges in performing complex engineering and mathematical calculations within the application.
- Delivering a customized solution to replace manual processes, enhancing overall efficiency and accuracy.
Results
- A hybrid solution transformed the client’s business processes, significantly reducing operational costs while enhancing agility.
- Establishing a central data repository enabled in-depth business and customer analysis, helping address critical challenges.
- Business agility was improved through software enhancements that streamlines local machine deployments.
- Automated tools improved structural stability and solution reliability, ensuring consistent outcomes.
- The new improved system included team collaboration features, such as history tracking, and improving workflow transparency.
- The customized solution with new features improved application usability and minimized third-party dependencies.
Driving Business with Application Modernization
Stridely Solutions offered application modernization services to address the client’s incompatible application, which struggled with managing vast amounts of uncontrolled data and user-centric functionality. By implementing an automated load intelligence tool and an advanced structural analysis and design engine, we eliminated discrepancies, enhanced overall system efficiency, and successfully replaced the legacy design engine, transforming the client’s operations into a more streamlined and effective system.
About Stridely Solutions
Enterprises face diverse challenges in modernizing applications like complex legacy systems, newer cloud-based applications, and traditional processes that may hinder efficiency. Stridely Solutions’ application modernization services enable businesses to reimagine core applications and IT infrastructure, aligning objectives with industry-leading methodologies for secure, adaptable growth.
