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How Anthony Nolan modernised its legacy infrastructure

How Anthony Nolan modernised its legacy infrastructure

Modernizing legacy software and infrastructure is hard. Really hard.
Nobody wants to be lumbered in a clunky inefficient system. But “slaying the monolith” is easier said than done.
Just ask Anthony Nolan. Increasingly hampered by its existing technology, the stem cell transplant charity was struggling to iterate and facing increasingly high levels of friction.
So what do you do? Build a totally new piece of technology? Or rewire the existing system? Turns out, it’s a bit of both.
In our latest episode, Softwire’s Ben Below details how the organisation successfully embarked on a modernisation journey:
In this episode, Ben explains how:
  • Changing technical strategy with a system in production
  • Key considerations when moving towards microservices
  • How the “strangler pattern” approach can help balance modernisation efforts

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30 September 2024

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"I have done loads of different things, which is great as I get bored easily..." Zoe graduated from Cambridge in 2000, having studied mathematics and was one of our first employees. The variety of her career progression embodies everything great about our culture. She joined us as a developer and made her mark on virtually every position in the company including project manager, consultant, business development and operations manager. Zoe also has a career as an actor, has published three books, recently won an award for her portfolio career and previously a World Ladies Backgammon Championship. She describes herself as a fan of sleeping and eating, especially cake and chocolate.

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