It’s no surprise that reducing technical debt is now a C-suite mandate that permeates every level of the IT organization; being able to quantify its cost, identify some critical technology areas that warrant your team’s attention, and develop clear plans for modernizing without business disruption are critical.

In this white paper, we examine:

• Why technical debt is so serious
• The “last bytes standing” causing technical debt in enterprises
• The actual and opportunity costs of technical debt
• Warning signs, and how to identify technical debt
• Where to start reducing technical debt for the greatest reduction in costs and increase in business velocity