Case Study: a large automotive distributor accelerates modernization discovery with Stride

a large automotive distributor accelerates discovery in weeks with Stride

A large automotive distributor in Latin America faced significant growth constraints due to its mission-critical but outdated VB.NET desktop application. The legacy system, built on 1990s libraries, was risky to change and could not be updated or deployed without manual intervention. Leadership wanted to modernize it into a secure, cloud-native web platform but lacked clarity on the scale, cost, and risks involved. They turned to Stride for a solution.

Stride applied its 100x modernization tooling to provide deep visibility into the system, tracing the application and database to surface hidden dependencies and architectural flaws. The team built a working prototype of a web-based architecture and developed automation for future work. This analysis prevented potentially millions in wasted spend by exposing a flawed data model early, giving the client a clear path forward and the foundational understanding needed to reassess their modernization effort for long-term success.