THE PROBLEM

Legacy codebase is too fragile to modify safely — every change risks breaking something
Unable to hire developers who know the old technology stack
Business requirements evolve faster than the legacy system can adapt
Compliance or security updates are impossible to implement on outdated frameworks
Previous rewrite attempts failed or stalled after burning through budget

THE APPROACH

01

Assessment & Risk Mapping

Audit the existing system to identify high-pain modules, data dependencies, and migration risks. Produce a prioritized roadmap.

02

Strangler Fig Architecture

Build modern replacements module-by-module behind an API gateway. New services handle migrated features while the legacy system continues operating.

03

Incremental Traffic Migration

Route traffic to new services gradually with feature flags and canary deployments. Validate outputs against legacy for correctness.

04

Decommission & Optimize

Once modules are fully migrated and stable, decommission legacy components and optimize the new architecture for performance and cost.

RESULTS

✓ 70% lower infrastructure costs Modern services use fewer resources than legacy equivalents
✓ Zero-downtime migration Users never experience an outage during the transition
✓ 5x faster feature delivery Modern stack enables rapid iteration on new requirements
✓ Full test coverage Every migrated module ships with comprehensive automated tests

TECHNOLOGIES

GoRustPythonDockerKubernetesPostgreSQLgRPCREST APIs

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