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Legacy Systems and AI?

Legacy Software + AI?

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What Tech Leaders Need to Know Before Jumping on the AI Bandwagon  For many organizations, legacy software systems are both mission-critical and increasingly difficult to manage. These systems often sit at the heart of business operations, yet struggle to keep pace with modern demands, integrate poorly with new tools, and are costly to maintain. Traditionally, updating or replacing these systems has been a slow, high-risk endeavor. But, with the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), tech leaders now have a powerful new option to support, modernize, and even revitalize legacy...

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AI Adoption

AI Adoption in B2B Business — And the Challenges It Creates for Tech Leaders

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer an experimental tool—it’s now a core driver of innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage for B2B companies across virtually every industry. From automating workflows to generating predictive insights, AI is enabling organizations to streamline operations, improve customer experiences, uncover risk and unlock new revenue streams.  However, while the promise of AI is vast, its adoption brings complexity and concern; especially for senior technical staff and IT leaders tasked with integrating it responsibly and effectively. In...

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Tackle Tech Debt

The True Cost of Technical Debt — And How IT Leaders Are Tackling It in 2025 

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In today’s digital-first economy, the pressure to innovate faster than the competition is unrelenting. But in that urgency, many organizations find, when looking back, that they cut corners; choosing short-term fixes over scalable, sustainable solutions. The result? Technical debt — a growing challenge that affects productivity, innovation, business continuity and even client relationships.  While some technical debt is strategic and manageable, much of it becomes a silent killer, slowly eroding an organization’s ability to evolve. In 2025, IT leaders are treating tech debt as a...

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Knowledge is Power

Stability at Speed, Innovation at Scale: Explore What We Can Do for You

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At STEP Software we know that choosing a software development partner is a critical business decision. Whether you’re looking to modernize legacy systems, build a custom platform from the ground up, or scale your digital infrastructure, it’s essential to understand who you’re working with and what they bring to the table.   That’s why we’ve created an updated Capabilities Deck, now available for download directly from our website. It’s designed to give you a clear, concise overview of our technical expertise, industry experience, and the value we deliver on every...

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time for a software audit

Software Audits — and Why You Should Get One

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In today’s complex technology landscape, organizations rely on countless software systems—some developed in-house, others bought or integrated over time.  Software is rarely a one and done situation and unless you are doing deep audits of your tech stack regularly an organization has no way of knowing if they are at risk. Knowing how secure, efficient, and compliant your software is,   quality code that is valuable intellectual property are only a few benefits of a software audit.  In the time of cybercrime and malicious actors proactive auditing is your best safety net...

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A Guide to Custom Software

A Business Executive’s Guide to Custom Software Vendors

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Whether a corporate strategic plan is driving your search for a custom software vendor, or your legacy system needs life support, finding a vendor that aligns with your vision and budget does not have to be an arduous task.  Often when business executives begin researching custom software vendors, they’re looking for partners who can deliver value, minimize risk, and support long-term growth.  But software vendors often speak a different language and being able to cut through the jargon is critical to project success.   After 20 years in business, supporting some...

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CIO & CTO Strategic Concerns: June 2025

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As summer 2025 approaches tech execs and boards are discussing strategic initiatives for 2026 and beyond. As CIOs and CTOs navigate the complex strategic concerns of 2025 it is shaping the changes needed for Q3 and Q4 of this year and subsequent quarters to follow. The rapid technological change, economic pressure, regulatory scrutiny, and growing demands for agility and innovation are only increasing the optics on technical strategic initiatives.   We’ve created a detailed summary of the concerns we are finding in our research as well as what our Advisory Division clients are...

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legacy software

This is Your Legacy: Integrate new technology with your existing software 

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In the fast-paced world of tech, the appeal of replacing legacy software systems with sleek, modern alternatives can be compelling. Buzzwords like “digital transformation” and “cloud-native” are dominating boardroom conversations, and vendors are encouraging businesses to take an ‘out with the old and in with the new’ approach. However, this mindset often overlooks a critical truth: integrating new technology while maintaining and optimizing legacy systems can often be a more strategically sound choice and a fiscally responsible one, for many organizations.  Legacy Systems: The...

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Time to Stability

Time to Stability™ – It’s all about how quickly you stop worrying

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Time to Stability™  is how we measure success at STEP.  It’s our gold standard promise to our clients, it’s how quickly you stop worrying. Others may use a cheeky marketing term, offer bloated promises or fake metrics, but at STEP we use the tools that lead to success. For over 20 years CIO’s, CTO’s and IT leaders have reached out to us when they are in a state of chaos. Issues like a COBOL system not integrating with newer software, or a team about to blow a timeline on a critical software project. They call us with their frustrations around operational inefficiencies and problems with...

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Reflecting on 2024 and the Year Ahead

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Last year our end of year message highlighted tech trends that we’d been keeping an eye on; this year we continue to keep track of what’s important in our industry. It’s been a year of many repeated trends as well as several very exciting newcomers. Let’s have look at what we’ve been monitoring: AI continues to be the biggest trend as business leaders embrace its power to increase productivity, customer experience and profitability. Cybersecurity and the rising frequency of cyberattacks highlighted the need for stronger preventative measures and more innovative ways of...

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