Strangler (Fig) Pattern

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The cutover

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Proxy

You could migrate all functionality from an old technology solution to new one in a series of releases that focused on nothing else. Some companies will do that as there is a lot of sense to getting your house in order before doing anything else.

https://paulhammant.com/2013/07/14/legacy-application-strangulation-case-studies/

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