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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 7537581" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>Well, running these sorts of 'legacy' apps can get to be a REAL PITA pretty quickly. It was probably all written to run on some specific version of Windows Server, one which is now FAR beyond its sell-by date. Any attempt to move stuff onto a newer platform runs into, at best, risks, and probably outright just "this isn't possible". The OLD OS OTOH is now completely insecure and has to be layered carefully behind some complex of application level and IP layer firewalls/proxies. All of this requires specific knowledge of how the application works, which means you have guys with 'job security' running it (IE they get paid a hefty premium over the average IT guys). </p><p></p><p>Now, DDI isn't THAT old yet, but these days tech moves fast. It is literally true that all the stuff used to implement it is DEAD tech. NOBODY uses that platform anymore. Today's applications are all 12 factor apps on top of PaaS like PCF or Mesosphere, all written in Spring Boot/Spring Cloud, etc. Of course, in 10 years that will all be dead tech too and just as hard to maintain... </p><p></p><p>Honestly, most of IT these days is a 'cargo cult' anyway. Few and far between are the guys that actually know squat. 99% of consultants just blather out the contents of the last book they read, and good developers can barely keep up with the rush to the latest fad, let alone get anything really implemented well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 7537581, member: 82106"] Well, running these sorts of 'legacy' apps can get to be a REAL PITA pretty quickly. It was probably all written to run on some specific version of Windows Server, one which is now FAR beyond its sell-by date. Any attempt to move stuff onto a newer platform runs into, at best, risks, and probably outright just "this isn't possible". The OLD OS OTOH is now completely insecure and has to be layered carefully behind some complex of application level and IP layer firewalls/proxies. All of this requires specific knowledge of how the application works, which means you have guys with 'job security' running it (IE they get paid a hefty premium over the average IT guys). Now, DDI isn't THAT old yet, but these days tech moves fast. It is literally true that all the stuff used to implement it is DEAD tech. NOBODY uses that platform anymore. Today's applications are all 12 factor apps on top of PaaS like PCF or Mesosphere, all written in Spring Boot/Spring Cloud, etc. Of course, in 10 years that will all be dead tech too and just as hard to maintain... Honestly, most of IT these days is a 'cargo cult' anyway. Few and far between are the guys that actually know squat. 99% of consultants just blather out the contents of the last book they read, and good developers can barely keep up with the rush to the latest fad, let alone get anything really implemented well. [/QUOTE]
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