Introduction
Legacy systems are often the biggest barrier to digital transformation. While they’ve served well for years, their limitations are clear—hard to scale, difficult to maintain, and slow to adapt to modern business needs. Many enterprises continue to run critical workloads on aging monolithic applications, especially built on .NET.
At Rootquotient, we’ve seen this story unfold across industries. That’s why we’ve built a solution to help teams move faster with greater confidence. Our Automated Legacy Code Modernization System makes it easier for engineering teams to convert legacy systems into modern, cloud-native architectures using a secure, automated, and scalable approach—fully built on AWS.
Why Modernization Still Feels Out of Reach
Enterprises know they need to modernize, but getting started is the hardest part. The complexity of large, tightly coupled codebases makes analysis slow and prone to human error. Even when teams begin migration, it’s hard to know where to draw boundaries, what to prioritize, and how to track progress across a fragmented toolchain.
Some common roadblocks include:
- Limited visibility into architectural dependencies
- Manual and time-consuming code analysis
- Uncertainty around how to safely break up monolithic systems
- Security and compliance risks during transformation
- Lack of repeatable processes to scale modernization efforts
Our platform was designed to directly address these challenges—by guiding teams with a structured workflow and automation built for enterprise needs.
A Closer Look at Rootquotient’s Modernization System
Our solution enables teams to securely upload legacy codebases and receive guided modernization recommendations. Within minutes, it analyzes the structure of the application, identifies architectural bottlenecks, and prepares assets that support a transition to microservices.
Key Highlights:
- Secure upload process that protects sensitive source code throughout
- Step-by-step orchestration of the entire analysis and transformation pipeline
- Architectural insights that help teams visualize and understand legacy patterns
- Refactoring recommendations delivered in a usable, developer-friendly format
- Clear UI feedback and downloadable results to keep stakeholders informed
All of this is packaged within a simple, web-based interface that engineering teams can use without needing to manage any underlying infrastructure.
Powered by AWS, Designed for Scale
Every component of the system is built using AWS native services. That includes:
- Lambda functions and Step Functions for orchestrating analysis tasks
- S3 buckets for secure file storage and result management
- Cognito for authentication and role-based access
- CloudFront for fast global distribution of the user interface
- CloudWatch and CloudTrail for observability and audit trails
The result is a serverless architecture that scales automatically, keeps costs low, and ensures high availability across environments.
What Sets This Apart
Unlike generic code analysis tools, our system is built specifically for modernization. It’s not just about scanning files. It helps identify how applications are structured, where services can be carved out, and how teams can break up legacy systems in a thoughtful and maintainable way.
The built-in workflow helps eliminate guesswork, streamline review cycles, and create modernization playbooks that can be reused across business units or projects.
Real Business Impact
In early tests, our system has cut down code analysis and report preparation time by over 60 percent. For example, a medium-sized codebase with around 200 files can be processed and packaged in under 7 minutes from upload to result delivery.
Teams using the platform have reported:
- Faster decision-making on what to refactor
- Reduced dependency on tribal knowledge
- Clearer alignment between engineering and architecture teams
- Stronger visibility into progress and modernization status
Final Thoughts
Modernizing legacy applications doesn’t have to be an overwhelming project. With the right structure, automation, and visibility, organizations can approach modernization with clarity and confidence.
At Rootquotient, we’re helping enterprises evolve faster, not by replacing developers, but by empowering them with the right tools, built on trusted cloud infrastructure.
