July 24, 2025. blog. There are multiple approaches to modernizing legacy software. Typically, they are framed as 'the seven Rs:' rehost, relocate, replatform, rewrite, repurchase, retire and retain.…
June 17, 2024. blog. I’m going to gloss over a critically important decision here at the beginning, but I promise we’ll get back to it. In fact, this decision is the point of this post, and the biggest determiner of legacy replacement project success.…
Leda Glyptis vividly brings to life just how hard it is to get going on big projects (ahem, AI) in. her latest blog on Fintech Futures. (Also: she was right about mainframes on Mars.).…
May 13, 2025. blog. Mainframe systems have long been the backbone of critical operations across industries such as banking, insurance and retail.…
October 2, 2023. blog. “There is only one way to eat an elephant: one bite at a time.” Attributed to notables ranging from St.…
September 2, 2024. blog. “Confidently”? Why’s that word in there? Three-fourths of all legacy modernization projects fail. How can Mechanical Orchard feel confident in the face of a record like that?…
February 8, 2024. blog. This is a special day for Mechanical Orchard. Fourteen months ago, we set out to apply a rigorous methodology to one of the most complex and anxiety-inducing technology challenges today: legacy modernization.…
July 8, 2023. blog. Mainframe computers are widely deployed, especially amongst older, bigger American companies. They are robust, trusted and reliable. For older companies, they are the cornerstone of the computing infrastructure that they deploy.…
August 29, 2024. blog. Philosopher George Addair once said, ‘Everything you’ve ever wanted sits on the other side of fear’. I speak to enterprise IT leaders every day.…
January 10, 2023. blog. Mechanical Orchard starts with a straightforward premise: the vintage programs at the heart of your business can be reborn safely, straightforwardly, and in good time.…
