Is your legacy system costing you money? 10-question check

Ten questions, two minutes. You get a score, a risk band and three concrete actions — before giving us your email.

Question 1 of 10

How old is the core system?

Under 5 years 5–10 years Over 10 years

Is the language/framework still vendor-supported?

Yes, actively maintained Maintenance mode only End-of-life (VB6, old Delphi, Access…)

Can you hire people to maintain it?

Yes, the market has candidates Hard: few and expensive Practically impossible

How is the annual maintenance cost trending?

Stable Growing slowly Growing fast, nobody knows why

How often do incidents hit production?

Rarely Monthly, same classes of failure Weekly or worse

Are there automated tests?

Yes, meaningful coverage A few, not trusted None

Is there usable documentation?

Yes, reasonably current Outdated or partial It lives in one person's head

How many people can safely change the system?

Several, in-house One person or one vendor Nobody dares anymore

Do you have audit/compliance requirements?

No Yes, and we pass them with effort Yes, and the system puts them at risk

How much downtime can the business tolerate?

Hours, with planning Minutes None: it runs the operation

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