2024 Software Intelligence Awards go to Marsh McLennan, Wells Fargo, Broadridge, and Accenture
May 16 2024 - 9:00AM
CAST, the software intelligence leader, has announced the winners
of the 2024 Software Intelligence Awards, recognizing organizations
trailblazing the use of software intelligence technology, such as
CAST Highlight and CAST Imaging.
“These awards spotlight the achievements of IT organizations
embracing the power of software intelligence to steer, de-risk, and
accelerate strategic imperatives, such as cloud modernization,
compliance, engineering efficiency, and sustainability,” said CAST
founder and CEO Vincent Delaroche. “Their success is a testament to
the pioneering spirit and technological prowess that define the
software intelligence community.”
The winners in the four categories are:
Marsh McLennan – Software Health
Marsh McLennan has strategically consolidated its technology
operations into a central and shared organization, aimed at
enhancing the speed and efficiency of development, maintenance, and
support for its hundreds of custom-built applications. In
navigating the complex software landscape, identifying outdated
components, and prioritizing areas for technical debt reduction
posed near intractable challenges. Through the implementation of
automated software intelligence gathering across the portfolio, the
IT organization swiftly and tangibly enhanced the overall health of
its own software, bolstering the agility and resilience of critical
business processes.
“Being able to understand the health and technical debt of our
whole portfolio of applications has been invaluable,” said Marsh
McLennan Global CIO Paul Beswick. “It has allowed us to focus our
efforts on the biggest blockers to our technology strategy and
dramatically reduce the amount of obsolescence in our software
estate.”
Wells Fargo – Cloud Maturity
Wells Fargo streamlined their approach to cloud migration by
automating the analysis and planning for thousands of home-grown
applications using software intelligence technology. That
drastically cut planning time, offering insights into the cloud
maturity of the software based on facts. Applications were
automatically segmented into modernization paths like Refactor and
Rebuild, with migration blockers identified, and remediation advice
provided. Once on the cloud, software intelligence technology was
used to pinpoint best-fit native services for optimizing cloud
resource utilization. The result: a highly efficient, data-driven
cloud adoption strategy, transforming Wells Fargo's software
landscape.
Broadridge – Open Source Safety
Broadridge underwent a rapid transformation in managing its vast
array of custom applications using tens of thousands of open-source
software (OSS) components. Leveraging software intelligence
technology to ‘shift up’ OSS risk control, they streamlined their
processes, reducing approval times from days to minutes.
Establishing a centralized open source risk ‘control tower’
provided comprehensive visibility into the intellectual property
exposures and security vulnerabilities inherent to OSS, ensuring
compliance with stringent audit requirements, without disrupting
software development.
Accenture – Software Intelligence
Innovation
Accenture’s use of software intelligence technology supported
the intelligent automation of software delivery at scale. “This
innovation helped to reshape knowledge transition, application
modernization, and managed delivery processes,” said Accenture’s
Global Technology Delivery Leader Aditi Kulkarni. “By integrating
software intelligence into its digital transformation services,
Accenture has accelerated application modernization for cloud
environments and optimized software operations, resulting in
improvements in cost efficiency and speed to market.”
About CAST
CAST has pioneered the emerging market category of software
intelligence. Its technology analyses mission-critical software and
provides MRI-like insights into the applications, enabling digital
leaders to transform, improve, and control their software estate
with speed and confidence. Visit castsoftware.com.
For more information, please contact Stephanie Watkins at s.watkins@castsoftware.com.