Routes Out of the Legacy Ownership Cul de Sac
Butler Group Review Articles
Alan Rodger - Published 25/06/2008
There are both advantages and disadvantages of owning ‘legacy’ technologies. In answer to those who propound any and every technology that is new, defenders of legacy technologies often fall back on the adage that the definition ‘legacy’ signifies something that actually works reliably (which, of course, cannot be said for immature technologies, or for implementations of more modern technologies that cut corners). But that does not make ownership of, and dependency on, legacy technologies, a comfortable option.
