Fleet-wide desktop platform migration
End-of-life framework risk removed across the portfolio, faster builds and a clean path to future framework upgrades.
- WinForms
- VB.NET
- C#
- .NET 8 / 10
Modernization engineering for real businesses
Fade out the legacy.Fade in what comes next.
Legacy Fade rebuilds the software your company depends on, one safe step at a time. Desktop and web apps, APIs, databases, pipelines and Active Directory, moved onto a modern stack while the business keeps running on top of it.
- 30+ years in production software
- .NET Framework to .NET 10
- Zero big-bang rewrites
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- C#
- .NET 10
- .NET Framework 4.8
- ASP.NET Core
- Minimal APIs
- WebForms
- WinForms
- VB.NET
- Angular
- React
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- Express
- RxJS
- Signals
- SCSS
- REST
- Webhooks
- OpenAPI
- JWT
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect
- SQL Server
- T-SQL
- MySQL
- SQLite
- Dapper
- Stored Procedures
- Database Projects
- Azure DevOps
- YAML Pipelines
- MSBuild
- NuGet
- ClickOnce
- Code Signing
- Docker
- nginx
- Caddy
- IIS
- Windows Server
- Linux
- PowerShell
- Active Directory
- Group Policy
- gMSA
- Entra ID
- Microsoft Graph
- Keycloak
- Remote Desktop Services
- Serilog
- Quartz.NET
- MSTest
- Vitest
30+
Years shipping production software
15+
Legacy apps migrated in a single program
40+
Active projects owned across one stack
3
Published developer tools
The problem
Your oldest software is still making money.
It also runs on a framework that stopped getting updates, builds on one machine, deploys by copy and paste, and is understood by fewer people every year. Rewriting it all at once is how projects fail.
Legacy Fade takes the other route. We wrap the system you have, make it safe to change, and replace it piece by piece until the old stack can simply be switched off. Your users keep working the whole time.
What we fade
Every layer of the stack, modernized.
From a single stubborn desktop app to the pipelines, identity and data underneath an entire portfolio.
Desktop Application Modernization
Move WinForms and VB.NET apps onto modern .NET without pulling them out from under users.
ExploreWeb Application Modernization
Turn WebForms and jQuery pages into fast, accessible Angular or React front ends.
ExploreAPIs and Integrations
Replace file drops and re-keyed data with secure, observable APIs and webhooks.
ExploreIdentity and Active Directory
Clean up sign-in, service accounts and directory access, then give users self-service.
ExploreDevOps and CI/CD
Pipeline-as-code, shared templates and automated signing so shipping becomes boring.
ExploreData and Databases
Schema in source control, drift you can actually see, and a clean data access layer.
ExploreAutomation and Scheduling
Consolidate scattered scheduled tasks and watchdogs into one observable job hub.
ExploreInfrastructure and Hosting
Reproducible hosting, from Windows Server and IIS to containers with automatic TLS.
ExploreObservability and Reliability
Structured logs, monitors and health checks first, so every change is measured.
ExploreReporting and Documents
Keep aging report engines alive during the move, then replace them with services.
ExploreSecurity Hardening
Secrets out of code, signed releases, least privilege and a tighter network edge.
ExploreDeveloper Tooling
Internal tools, extensions and docs that make the next change easier for your team.
ExploreDrag the handle
Same data. Different decade.
Modernization is not a coat of paint. Behind the new screen sit typed APIs, automated deployments, structured logs and sign-in that your directory controls.
Business rules moved out of the UI and into tested services The same database, with access through clean data layers Works on any device, signs in with your existing accounts Shipped by pipeline, monitored in production
The fade
Five phases. No cliff edge.
Each phase leaves you better off than the one before, even if you stop there.
- 01
Discover
Inventory the applications, data, integrations and the people who depend on them. Map dependencies and rank risk so the plan starts where it pays off first.
- 02
Stabilize
Source control, repeatable builds, structured logging and tests. Make the legacy system safe to change before changing it.
- 03
Bridge
Put APIs and integration seams around the old system so new pieces can run beside it. Old and new share the load while trust is earned.
- 04
Rebuild
Replace capabilities one slice at a time on a modern stack, shipped through automated pipelines, measured with real usage.
- 05
Retire
Switch off what is no longer needed, archive what must be kept and hand over documentation your team can own.
Track record
Built, migrated and running in production.
Shared pipeline template library
A force multiplier: every team that consumes the templates inherits the same signing, deployment and audit behavior.
- Azure DevOps
- YAML
- PowerShell
- MSBuild
Schema snapshots and environment drift reporting
Close to a thousand false flags reduced to a few dozen genuine differences, so the report is trusted and acted on.
- SQL Server
- Database Projects
- Azure DevOps
- C#
01
No big-bang rewrites
Incremental replacement keeps revenue flowing and lets each step prove itself before the next one starts.
02
Root cause over patches
When something breaks we find out why, and fix it where it starts so the same problem does not come back elsewhere.
03
Production is sacred
Changes are scripted, reviewed and reversible. Database changes come with preview queries, transactions and a backup plan.
04
You own the result
Clean code, documentation and pipelines your team can run without us. No lock-in, no mystery boxes.
Ready when you are
Tell us what is holding you back.
Describe the system, the pain and the deadline. You will get a straight answer on what it takes.
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