Case Study: Mercer strengthens software resiliency and cuts tech debt with CAST Highlight

Mercer gains 12-month advance notice of end-of-life technologies with CAST

Mercer, a global consulting firm, faced the challenge of managing a large and complex portfolio of custom applications with growing technical debt. Manual tracking of technology obsolescence was fragmented, making it difficult to ensure software resiliency. To gain objective insights, they utilized CAST Highlight from the vendor CAST.

The solution involved deploying CAST Highlight to automatically analyze applications for resiliency, technical debt, and efficiency. These insights were integrated into dashboards and workflows. As a result, Mercer now proactively monitors all applications, avoids production outages, and identifies end-of-life technologies 12 months in advance. CAST also enabled prioritized tech debt reduction and a pilot using generative AI for automated code remediation.

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