The Hidden Risk Of Legacy Tech: IT Owning The Inevitable Fallout
CIO, Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
IT isn't the only organization that has legacy stuff to contend with. Non-IT legacy stuff provides a useful metaphor for IT architects and their planning efforts.
If your IT architecture is like nearly everyone else's IT architecture, you're stuck with IBM's IMS, largely because it's hard to get rid of.
But if you think that's a problem, take a tour of the Mississippi River here in Minneapolis. Or just read about it here: 'Feds, state of Minnesota both deny responsibility for hidden hazard beneath St. Anthony Falls.'
St. Anthony Falls (pictured above) was, for a very long time, an essential ingredient of Minneapolis' commerce infrastructure. Among its contributions: It powered a lock and dam to support barge traffic, while powering sawmills, flour mills, textile mills, and hydroelectric generation.