Discovery-Led Application Modernization at Enterprise Scale

Industry: Telecom & Media 

Client Size: Fortune 100 Enterprise 

Region: North America 

Challenge

The client managed a complex portfolio of legacy applications spread across on-premises infrastructure and early-stage cloud environments. Many applications lacked documentation and were tightly coupled, creating challenges in modernization planning. The organization needed to reduce technical debt, improve agility, and shift to cloud-native architecture—without risking business continuity.

Solution

CNET Global Solutions delivered a structured modernization program rooted in intelligent discovery and phased execution, including:

  • Comprehensive infrastructure and application dependency discovery
  • Modernization readiness scoring and application portfolio rationalization
  • Refactoring of priority .NET applications to Azure App Services
  • Introduction of containers, Infrastructure as Code, and DevSecOps pipelines
  • Roadmap development for staged modernization aligned to business value

Outcomes 

  • 30% increase in visibility into applications and infrastructure dependencies
  • 15% of legacy applications retired post-assessment, reducing operational overhead
  • 10-week successful refactoring and cloud deployment of first pilot application
  • Established scalable cloud-native foundation for continuous modernization