May 31, 2020
We have already discussed a score of issues, but in this blog we would be discussing some important technical issues which are enough to give business owners sleepless nights. Yes, you heard it right we would be talking about the risks associated with running FoxPro applications.
On growing security issues – FoxPro is primarily a file-based data base system hence it gets impossible to have heightened security without hampering the functionalities. The database tables can also be accessed from outside the applications thereby making it insecure. GDPR cannot be installed in FoxPro since there is no room for data security. So, who would want to run applications in software knowing there’s no security and a potential threat is awaits each moment?
Not compatible with Web & Mobile - FoxPro is not compatible while working natively on web. There are methods in which FoxPro can be made web enabled however these methods are not of much use. The biggest problem is that FoxPro is not mobile compatible and most of the users now prefer mobile applications. FoxPro fails to cater to extend services required for social networks and other platforms. FoxPro thus ruins the entire fun by not being compatible with web, mobile, social networking sites and other modern platforms.
Costly and difficult Infrastructure & Maintenance- When applications get old they tend to still use the old environment. This old environment comprises the legacy systems, databases, libraries etc. The maintenance cost of old applications is exorbitant, even the infrastructure to support the same is equally high. It is practically getting impossible to find professionals with FoxPro development skills these days which makes the maintenance process even more difficult. Imagine a business pulling out an extravagant amount of money in maintain the software and then not being able to restore it at the time of crisis owing to lack of skilled technical person? Isn’t that a very big risk?
Hence to mitigate such risks most companies are migrating their applications from FoxPro and we are helping such companies with smooth migration with our expertise.