In today's dynamic digital landscape, it is essential to keep pace with evolving technological dedemands touild and operate secure and reliable applications that optimize performance and ensure exceptional customer experience. Recognizing this challenge, at STS, we have invested in developing Application Modernization & Sustainment as one of our core capabilities. This core capability entails building new applications, transforming legacy applications, ensuring user adoption, and supporting daily operations. We leverage modern architectures, cloud-native services, open-source technology, and low-code no-code platforms to build applications that are delivered using Agile methodologies and DevSecOps practices.-png.png?width=4856&height=3476&name=Application%20Modernization%20%26%20Sustainment%20(1)-png.png)
The What
Application Modernization & Sustainment entails building and transforming new or legacy applications, designing interconnectivity between various applications, and ensuring secure, reliable Operations and Maintenance (O&M) for users. Applications are transformed to robust, future-ready systems by using industry best practices to analyze business requirements, human-centered design, secure development practices, performing automated and manual testing, and implementing for use in production environments for mission support.
This comprehensive process involves refactoring applications using modern architectural paradigms like microservices, containers, and serverless architectures, aimed at enhancing scalability and agility. Moreover, modernization initiatives often integrate Agile methodologies and DevSecOps practices to expedite incremental deployment while ensuring heightened security measures. Ultimately, the objective is to build new applications or transform outdated applications to secure, reliable, and optimized solutions that users can use to efficiently adapt to evolving business requirements.
Our Approach
Our approach to Application Modernization & Sustainment is based on partnering with our customers to understand their needs and existing processes. Together with our customers, we analyze and design high quality solutions that can be delivered within scope and budget. We assess current technology and processes to identify areas of improvement and determine potential risks. We then craft a tailored modernization roadmap for designing, developing, and implementing applications with secure and modern architecture that conforms to applicable enterprise architecture guidelines.
Drawing upon our deep expertise in cloud technologies, microservices, and DevSecOps, we use cloud-native technology for reduced cost and seamless operations. Our interdisciplinary teams collaborate closely to ensure the integration of UI/UX enhancements and security measures throughout the modernization journey. Post implementation our teams perform user training and support, continuous monitoring, optimization, and regular maintenance services to facilitate user adoption and secure and reliable services.
The Benefits
- Secure Operations: By integrating NIST cyber security frameworks, robust DevSecOps practices, and proven technology, modernized applications are fortified against a wide range of cyber threats, safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
- Enhanced User Experience: Through human-centered design, customer experience (CX) focus, and UI/UX enhancements, modernized applications deliver an intuitive and engaging user experience, fostering greater user adoption and productivity.
- Improved Performance: Modernized applications leverage well-architected frameworks to optimize performance and scalability, ensuring uninterrupted operations even under heavy workloads.
- Agility and Flexibility: The adoption of microservices and containers facilitate rapid deployment and iterative development, empowering organizations to swiftly adapt to evolving business requirements and market dynamics
- Continuous Maintenance: Our sustainment services provide continuous optimization, vulnerability mitigation, and operational support to ensure that modernized applications remain fully operational, secure, and aligned with organizational goals and objectives, offering stakeholders full confidence in their digital infrastructure.
Why STS
STS distinguishes itself as a thought-leader and a reliable partner for Application Modernization & Sustainment, boasting a track record marked by reliability, technical proficiency, and a customer-centric ethos. Here's why STS should be your choice:
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Successful Track Record: Our extensive portfolio spans a wide array of modernization projects across different federal agencies. This breadth of experience equips us with the requisite knowledge and capabilities to consistently deliver successful outcomes.
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Technical Proficiency: Our team comprises seasoned professionals who are experts in cutting-edge technologies, various agile methodologies, and DevSecOps practices. This expertise ensures the seamless execution of modernization initiatives, guaranteeing optimal results.
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Collaborative Approach: At STS, collaboration lies at the heart of our methodology. We prioritize partnering with our customers to gain a deep understanding of their unique needs and tailor solutions accordingly. We are committed to open communication and complete transparency with our customers in support of driving mission success.
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Commitment to Excellence: Our unwavering commitment to excellence drives everything we do. Quality and customer satisfaction are our top priorities, and we are dedicated to delivering results that consistently surpass expectations and add tangible business value.
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Ongoing Support: Our commitment extends far beyond project completion. We provide comprehensive sustainment services to ensure that modernized applications remain optimized, secure, and fully operational in the long term, safeguarding your investment and ensuring continued success.