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Optimizing the Digital Core: A Guide to Application Portfolio Optimization
In today’s fast-evolving digital landscape, enterprises grapple with bloated, inefficient application portfolios that drain resources and hinder innovation. Optimizing the Digital Core provides a comprehensive roadmap for IT leaders, architects, and business executives to transform their application landscapes into agile, cost-efficient, and business-aligned assets.
This practical guide demystifies Application Portfolio Optimization (APO), offering a structured approach to assess, rationalize, and modernize IT systems. Readers will learn how
Inventory and analyze applications using data-driven techniques
Identify redundancies, legacy risks, and cost-saving opportunities
Apply proven models (TIME, 6R, BCG Matrix) for rationalization
Prioritize modernization (cloud migration, refactoring, retirement)
Implement governance frameworks for continuous optimization
Packed with real-world case studies, actionable templates, and visual dashboards, the book bridges the gap between strategy and execution. Key takeaways
✔ 10–30% cost reduction through systematic optimization
✔ Faster digital transformation by eliminating technical debt
✔ Risk mitigation for compliance and security
✔ Alignment of IT spend with business outcomes
Whether preparing for cloud adoption, post-merger integration, or IT cost reduction, Optimizing the Digital Core equips organizations to build a future-ready application portfolio.
Ideal for: CIOs, Enterprise Architects, IT Managers, and Digital Transformation Leaders.
This practical guide demystifies Application Portfolio Optimization (APO), offering a structured approach to assess, rationalize, and modernize IT systems. Readers will learn how
Inventory and analyze applications using data-driven techniques
Identify redundancies, legacy risks, and cost-saving opportunities
Apply proven models (TIME, 6R, BCG Matrix) for rationalization
Prioritize modernization (cloud migration, refactoring, retirement)
Implement governance frameworks for continuous optimization
Packed with real-world case studies, actionable templates, and visual dashboards, the book bridges the gap between strategy and execution. Key takeaways
✔ 10–30% cost reduction through systematic optimization
✔ Faster digital transformation by eliminating technical debt
✔ Risk mitigation for compliance and security
✔ Alignment of IT spend with business outcomes
Whether preparing for cloud adoption, post-merger integration, or IT cost reduction, Optimizing the Digital Core equips organizations to build a future-ready application portfolio.
Ideal for: CIOs, Enterprise Architects, IT Managers, and Digital Transformation Leaders.
77 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 9, 2025
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