Portfolio Rationalization After Mergers and Acquisitions
IN-COM September 9, 2026 Application Management, COBOL Posts, Impact Analysis, Information Technology, Refactoring, Tech TalkThe target company’s billing system was flagged as redundant in week three of the integration workstream. The acquirer had its...
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Establishing Maintainability Index Metrics for COBOL Applications
IN-COM July 28, 2026 Applications, COBOL Posts, Data Modernization, Enterprise Modernization, Legacy SystemsThe Maintainability Index (MI) is one of the most widely used composite metrics in software quality measurement. It condenses three...
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Hybrid Cloud Strategies for COBOL Applications in Regulated Industries
IN-COM July 27, 2026 COBOL Posts, Industries, Legacy SystemsCOBOL still runs an estimated 95% of ATM transactions, 80% of in-person point-of-sale transactions, and the core processing logic of...
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Replatform or Rearchitect? How to Choose the Right Modernization Path for Legacy COBOL
IN-COM July 23, 2026 COBOL Posts, Code Review, Impact AnalysisTwo organizations with COBOL portfolios of similar size make different modernization decisions. One replatforms: moves COBOL programs to cloud infrastructure...
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How to Detect Redundant File Opens and Closes in COBOL: A Static Analysis Approach
IN-COM July 22, 2026 COBOL Posts, Code Analysis, Impact Analysis, RefactoringFile handling in COBOL is deceptively simple on the surface. You declare a file in the ENVIRONMENT DIVISION, describe its...
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How to Map JCL to COBOL and Why It Matters
IN-COM June 15, 2026 COBOL Posts, Data, Data Modernization, Impact Analysis, Impact Analysis Software, Tech TalkEvery enterprise mainframe runs two intertwined languages that most modern developers have never written. COBOL implements business logic, calculations, file...
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