DevOps for Legacy Systems: Strategies for Successful Integration

Abstract

The integration process for DevOps with legacy systems faces considerable difficulties because more organizations adopt DevOps practices for software delivery speed and agility. Modern workflows find it difficult to integrate legacy systems because they commonly use old technologies together with complex architectural frameworks and limited automation capabilities.. This article looks at ways of successfully bringing together DevOps and legacy systems, focusing on key challenges and practical solutions. Focus key areas will be on refactoring and re- platforming legacy applications; automation of deployment pipelines; containers for portability systems; and continuous testing and monitoring. Continuing to tackle the issue, the paper further propagates views on how cultural and organizational change can provide levers for adopting DevOps practices in the context of re-architecting legacy systems, especially collaboration between development, operations, and legacy system teams. The article looks at real-world case studies and provides practical examples that will give actionable insights into how organizations are modernizing their infrastructure without losing the integrity and functionality of a legacy system. An analysis of DevOps integration with legacy systems confirms that progressive methodological implementation while tackling risks through multidimensional tool selection results in successful alignment.