OpenEdge offers a number of choices when it comes to optimising and modernising your platforms to address the demands of your customers today and ensure its fit for the future. To demonstrate this, the team at JK Tech and OpenEdge have teamed up with two of their customers – AFB and DPD to bring you some guiding principles. IN THIS SESSION YOU WILL LEARN: 1) How our customers at AFB and DPD have approached their modernisation and digital transformation journey. 2) How to upgrade to the latest version of Progress OpenEdge to ensure a robust, high performance, scalable and secure environment. 3) How to modernise customer journey, Omni Channel Experience, and user interface using industry-proven frameworks like Progress Telerik and Kendo UI. 4) How to consider re-hosting from on-premise to cloud to leverage benefits like scalability, lower cost and flexibility. 5) About JK Tech’s 4R Innovate© modernisation framework which will offer significant benefits in terms of faster execution and lower TCO. Watch the recorded session here - https://jktech.com/webcast/modernise-your-applications-to-accelerate-digital-transformation/

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Modernise Your
Applications to
Accelerate Digital
Transformation
Andrew Jones
Head of I.T. Development, A.F.
Blakemore
Colin Kennedy
Executive Director & CIO, DPD
Ireland
Conor Patten
Systems Engineering, Progress
Software
Karthik Balasubramanian
Practice Head, JK Tech
20th January 2022 | 1:00 PM GMT

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• Progress OpenEdge 12
• JK Tech 4R Innovate©
• A.F. Blakemore Interview
• DPD Interview
Agenda

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© Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All rights reserved.

4. JK Tech Overview

5. About JK Tech
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Information
Technology
JK Group
Aerospace &
Defence Agricore Engineering Energy Fashion
Insurance Manufacturing Retail
$7B 4 100K+
Revenue Employees
Innovation Centers
Financial:
Strong Exitance for over
20+ years
Recognized:
Progress, QAD
Emerging:
Hyperautomation & JK
Tech Smart Dairy
Solutions
People:
1200 people, over 25
customers, across US,
UK & India
Segment:
Manufacturing, CPG,
Retail, Healthcare
Innovation:
IIT Kanpur

6. Modernisation – Business Considerations
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User-Friendliness goal here is not to replace everything at once. Instead, you can
choose to start replacing your legacy system component by component, as the need
arises.
Aligning with the Business Needs migrating the legacy application in accordance
with the business needs
Overcoming Legacy Barriers comparatively rigid, less scalable, work only within
their native environment
Integration of On-premise & Cloud seamless integration of on-premise and cloud
while keeping data security, integrity and performance intact
Stability and Performance keeping the lights on is of utmost importance.

7. Technology considerations
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01
Architecture
Now and Future,
Integration,
Performance,
Scalability, Security
02 Industry
Compliances
Data, Security,
Environment, Usability
03 Customer
Experience
Now and Future,
Integration,
Performance,
Scalability, Security
04 Verification
& Validation
Test Strategy,
Automation,
Accessibility,
Performance
Engineering, Security
05 Technology
Choices
Open source, Licensed,
COTS, Cloud

8. JK Tech’s 4 R’s of Modernisation
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Technology Platform and
Version Upgrade
Move to new technology
platform, Application /
Database version upgrade
Modular Monolith or
Microservices
Incrementally rebuild the
application component while
ensuring business continuity
with existing legacy system.
Cloud Enablement
Redeploy the existing legacy
application in Cloud
New Front-end & New Biz
Logic
Restructure and optimise
existing code without
changing its external behavior.
4R
Framework
Modernisation
Re-Host Re-Platform Re-Factor Re-Build

9. Modernisation – Progress
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Current State Desired State
• OE 10.x, 11.x
• Character UI
• Graphical UI
• Client-server, 2-tier architecture
• Front-end in Cloud
• Business Logic & DB in cloud
• Everything in Cloud
Re-Host
• Unsupported/Old Progress Version
• OS / Platform Migration
• Open Edge 12.x
• Progress Long Term Support
• Ready for Transformation
• Desired Operating System / Platform
Re-Platform
• OE 10.x, 11.x
• Character or Graphical UI
• Client-server, 2-tier architecture
• Web and Mobile UI
• N-tier architecture, Scalable
• Ready to leverage cloud options
• DevOps Enabled
Re-Factor
• OE 10.x, 12.x
• GUI / Web and Mobile UI
• On premise or cloud hosting
• Fragmented apps
• Web and Mobile UI, Micro-frontend
• N-tier architecture, Microservices
• CMS, Biz Apps, Secure File Transfer
• DevOps / Containers
Re-Build

10. Test Automation Framework tAF©
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Why tAF Framework? Optimise the Verification & Validation Effort
Productivity
Gain
Increases productivity across various testing phases
(Process, Integration, Regression…)
33%
<5%
Coding Required
2-weeks
Lead Time to Deploy
200+
Pre-built Standard Workflows
Flexible hosting models
(on-prem or Cloud)
Supports multiple user
interfaces
Tool
Agnostic

11. Modernisation engagement lifecycle
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Continuous &
Predictable Delivery
Confirm & Improve
Performance / KPIs
Business Process Discovery & Mining
Multi-year
AMS
Coherent Biz
& Tech Strategy
• Business Map: Business
Objectives & L0 and L3
Business Process
Document along with
Business expectations,
priorities
• Technical Map: Current
IT / technology
landscape
• Business Impact
Analysis: Business
growth and other
changes with risk
analysis report
• Technical Feasibility:
Current IT / technology
landscape fitment to
support business
objectives
• ROI Analysis: Based on
above 2, derive the ROI
• Modernisation Strategy:
Go-no-go decision
metrics, ROI-driven
modernization strategy
• Modernisation Plan:
Detailed plan covering
modernisation option,
release plan
• Delivery Model: Agile
model with a proven
track record in terms of
Investment & execution.
• Incremental Delivery:
using Agile & DevSecOps
best practices
• Transition: To new
platform / solution
• User Onboarding and
Training: Current IT
landscape fitment to
support business
objectives
• ROI Analysis: Recurring
ROI analysis to keep a
track of Cost-benefit
• Business impact
analysis: Growth with
risk analysis report
• ROI Analysis: Based on
above point, derive the
ROI
• Audit Report: cost
analysis, error rates,
enhancement
efficiencies, expert
decision making
Outcomes & Deliverables
Discover Assess Strategise Deliver Value Realisation
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