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Application Modernisation in Australia: The Complete 2025 Guide
Modernisation16 July 2026

Application Modernisation in Australia: The Complete 2025 Guide

A practical guide to application modernisation for Australian engineering leaders — covering patterns like strangler fig and re-architecture, architecture maturity trade-offs, and Australian-specific context including the Essential Eight and Hosting Certification Framework.

6 min readChris Kerr
Application Modernisation: The Strangler-Fig Pattern in Practice
Modernisation28 May 2026

Application Modernisation: The Strangler-Fig Pattern in Practice

Rewriting a legacy monolith from scratch is high-risk and rarely necessary. The strangler-fig pattern lets Australian engineering teams modernise .NET and Java applications incrementally — shipping value continuously while reducing risk. Here is how it works in practice.

12 min readChris Kerr
Application Modernisation Services Australia: Mid-Market Guide
Modernisation10 May 2026

Application Modernisation Services Australia: Mid-Market Guide

Application modernisation transforms legacy systems into scalable, maintainable platforms that support business growth. This comprehensive guide covers strategic approaches, technical considerations, and practical steps for Australian mid-market companies looking to modernise their applications.

7 min readTom O'Brien
Modernising .NET Legacy Applications: A Practical Migration Path
Modernisation7 Apr 2026

Modernising .NET Legacy Applications: A Practical Migration Path

.NET Framework modernisation is critical for Australian enterprises, but the challenge is doing it without breaking production systems. The strangler fig pattern offers a safe, incremental approach to migrate legacy applications to modern .NET 8.

7 min readChris Kerr