Do you still rely on a monolithic system that has become too costly and inflexible to meet today’s and tomorrow’s challenges? The good news: a gradual transition to a modern MACH architecture is not only possible, but also the smarter choice. A “big bang” replacement of one monolith with another is no longer necessary. Instead, investments, risks, and organisational impacts such as migrations, training, or change management can be broken down into digestible steps.
Transformation Approach
A digital transformation strategy ensures that the future architecture is designed with long-term goals in mind, rather than replacing one temporary fix with the next. Once the foundation is set, the sequence of replacements and additions can be orchestrated. Dependencies between systems and data play a decisive role here – and this is exactly where our expertise helps uncover potential conflicts.
At the beginning, missing capabilities in the current solution can often be compensated by introducing individual services. In many cases, the existing monolith remains in place while new functions are integrated seamlessly in the background, invisible to customers. In other scenarios, where the current system offers no entry points, complementary services can be connected directly and interact with the customer interface.
Step by step, existing services and functions are replaced by modern technology. With each evolution, the monolith moves further into the background until it eventually disappears altogether.
The gradual approach offers another decisive benefit: insights gained during each phase feed directly into the next. This flexibility allows the organisation to react to short-term developments in business and market environments, while steadily advancing toward a sustainable, future-proof architecture.