A legacy application puts significant challenges in front of an organization. On the one hand, there are critical applications that an organization has been using for decades, and, on the other hand, there are legacy applications holding back the organization's pace of innovation.

Now, in a huge competitive environment, the end users are looking for the most modern, technologically advanced applications. All new features usually come with the latest software, and legacy applications limit your ability to add those features and provide benefits to end users. The following diagram shows some significant challenges that organizations are facing with legacy systems:

As illustrated, the following points are the significant challenges that you will face with legacy systems:

• Difficulty in keeping up with user demand
• Higher cost of maintenance and update
• Shortage of skills and documentation
• Vulnerable to corporate security issues
• Incompatibility with other systems

Before we dive into the solution, it's better to understand the issues clearly. Let's explore more about the challenges of a legacy system to understand these better.