Feature on wiwo.de: Replacing Legacy Systems Without Downtime

Falktron on wiwo.de

In August 2026, wiwo.de – the portal of the German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche – published a feature on our core topic: replacing legacy systems without downtime. The piece was created as part of a media cooperation and answers the questions management teams ask us most often in a first conversation.

What it covers

The article addresses three points along the typical decision path: When does old software become a risk? – the warning signs, from rising maintenance costs to retiring know-how and security gaps. Why is the switch easier to calculate today than it used to be? – modern analysis and migration methods turn the dreaded mega-project into plannable stages. And finally, how the change succeeds without interrupting ongoing operations – with parallel operation instead of a big-bang cutover, just as we handle it in our own projects.

In the article, CEO Matthias Mut explains what really matters in analyzing, migrating, and modernizing grown software – and why the cost of waiting is usually underestimated.

Read on

Read the full article here: Replacing legacy systems without downtime with Falktron (wiwo.de)

Our page on renewing old systems and our guide to the warning signs for legacy system replacement show how we approach this. To assess your own system: book a 30-minute intro call.