Happy New Year from all of us at STEP Software! If your 2026 resolutions include better coffee, less meetings that, ‘could have been an email’, and finally fixing that ‘older than your youngest exec’ legacy system, you’re in good company. As new year budgets are finalized and strategies are set, we’re seeing IT decision-makers and business leaders focus on several key priorities — and a few shared concerns. Our first blog of the year offers up a snapshot of what’s on the radar for tech leaders and business leaders alike. Backed by current industry insights and a sprinkling of incite...

Why You Should Budget For it in 2026. If modernizing your legacy software feels like rebuilding a castle while simultaneously holding your IT team and company infrastructure together from within its crumbling walls; RPA (Robotic Process Automation) may be the practical catapult you didn’t know you needed. Its not going to replace your castle, but it can build an automated set of drawbridges around it, giving you wins now and options for bigger bets later. What Is RPA, Anyway? RPA or Robotic Process Automation is software or “bots” that mimic human actions, a digital employee...

UI Legacy modernization, the cheap(er), faster, and a shockingly effective way to update your legacy system without breaking the bank or doing a full rip and replace. Let’s face facts, you know your legacy system is showing its age; there are wrinkles and grey hairs, but the bones are still strong. The problem here is how it looks on the outside is costing you time, people and budget. Now imagine telling your CFO you can fix slow software, calm angry users, and resolve a deluge of support tickets —  without rewriting the whole thing, buying another expensive platform, or staging a...

There is no disputing that AI has the potential to create efficiencies, lower headcount and help charter a business into the future, but at the expense of what? Many organizations who’ve trimmed or replaced junior roles with AI are discovering those cuts bought short-term savings and long-term headaches. Businesses are facing slower delivery, higher vendor spend, talent pipeline collapse, and HR headaches that no amount of acetaminophen can resolve. On this weeks’ blog we dive into the causes, the financial math, the biggest operational problems, and pragmatic fixes business leaders can...

In 2023 we published the Artificial Intelligence Glossary: The Top 15 Definitions You Need To Know, and promised to update the list as AI evolved. With cyber crime predicted to grow 15% annually over the next 5 years, arming yourself and your stakeholders with relevant terms is your first line of defense to ensuring your business stays protected. This leads us to our last post for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a new list of a dozen terms IT pros wish you knew about AI and cybersecurity. Let’s dive in: 1. Adversarial Machine Learning (AML) Adversarial Machine Learning (AML) is a...