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Source Technologies:

VB6 and VB.NET

Modernize VB to C#/.NET
C#

Modernize C# to Web with Blazor
WebForms

Modernize ASP.NET WebForms to Blazor
MS Access

Modernize MS Access to Blazor
PowerBuilder

Modernize PowerBuilder to Blazor
Clarion

Modernize Clarion to C#/.NET
Technology Services
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Modernization, automated.

GAPVelocity AI Studio helps you move from outdated tech stacks to the latest desktop, web, and cloud platforms—smarter, faster, and with less risk.

Choose a platform to see migration options:

Source Technologies:

VB6 and VB.NET

Modernize VB to C#/.NET
C#

Modernize C# to Web with Blazor
WebForms

Modernize ASP.NET WebForms to Blazor
MS Access

Modernize MS Access to Blazor
PowerBuilder

Modernize PowerBuilder to Blazor
Clarion

Modernize Clarion to C#/.NET

Technology Services

Transformation Services

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Case Study

From Desktop to Cloud with VELO

AI-Powered Migration: WinForms to ASP.NET Blazor

A mid-market manufacturer modernizes a mission-critical quoting application, moving from a desktop-bound C# legacy system to a cloud-hosted, multi-user web platform.

Project Highlights
4,600+
Lines in Single Form
60%
Cost Savings
Weeks
To Engineering Ready
100%
Data Integrity
Executive Summary

The Situation

A mid-market manufacturer relied on an aging Windows desktop application for its critical pressure vessel and tank quoting operations. Originally written in VB6 and auto-migrated to .NET Framework 4.8, the application was desktop-bound, single-user, and impossible to access remotely.

Using VELO, the application was re-architected as a modern ASP.NET 9.0 Blazor web application backed by cloud-hosted PostgreSQL on Azure. The migration delivered multi-user support, web-based SSO authentication, and a scalable platform within a budget that would not have supported a traditional rewrite.

The Transformation
🖥️
Before
VB6 → .NET 4.8 WinForms
☁️
After
ASP.NET 9.0 Blazor + Azure
The Results

A Competitive Advantage, Delivered Within Budget

The migration was delivered within a budget that would not have supported a traditional rewrite. The modernized platform delivers faster time to quote, giving the company a competitive advantage.

Shared system access replaces individual desktop installations, enabling better collaboration across the organization and eliminating the bottleneck of single-user access.

Looking Ahead
The modern Blazor platform is now the foundation for inventory integration and future business expansion.
Business Transformation
Single User
→
👥
Multi-User Web Access
Any browser, any device
Desktop Only
→
☁️
Cloud-Hosted on Azure
PostgreSQL + App Service
No Auth
→
🔐
Enterprise SSO
Microsoft Entra ID
No APIs
→
🔗
Integration Ready
Modern REST APIs
Understanding the Options

Comparing Modernization Approaches

For a project of this scope, here's how the three most common approaches compare.

Estimated Cost
Timeline
Key Trade-off
🔧 Manual Rewrite
$800K – $1.2M
18–24 mo
Maximum control; highest cost and schedule risk
🤖 Generic AI Tools
$500K – $900K
12–18 mo
Lower cost; quality varies, significant rework
⚡ Purpose-Built AI
$320K – $480K
4–6 mo
Fastest for pattern-driven; best for .NET legacy

Why this client chose VELO: Budget constraints ruled out a full rewrite, and early experiments with generic AI showed inconsistent results on complex engineering formulas. Fixed pricing and deterministic validation made it the right fit.

The Challenge

A Business Outgrowing Its Tools

As the company grew, the limitations of its legacy quoting system became a competitive liability.

🔒

Desktop-Bound Access

Estimators were tethered to individual desktop installations. No remote access, no multi-user capability, no shared data.

🔀

No Integration Path

With no API or modern data layer, the application couldn't connect to the company's evolving inventory and ERP systems.

🧩

Tangled Architecture

UI logic, business rules, and database access were intertwined throughout. VB6 idioms like goto statements persisted everywhere.

📐

Undocumented Formulas

Pressure vessel engineering calculations full of magic numbers, duplicated across multiple locations, with no specification to validate against.

legacy_codebase_analysis.log
4,600+
Lines in Single Monolithic Form
VB6 → C#
Auto-Converted Legacy Code
Zero
Documentation on Formulas

"Without VELO, this migration requires a team large enough to manually trace thousands of lines of monolithic, undocumented business logic and reverse-engineer engineering calculations full of magic numbers. That is a lot of expensive senior developer hours on discovery alone, before any new code gets written."

The VELO Approach

Hybrid AI for Legacy Transformation

VELO combines specialized AI agents with deterministic validation to ensure every output compiles and runs.

Why This Project Was Ideal for VELO

This was re-implementation, not greenfield: translating known WinForms screens and documented calculations into Blazor components. This is pattern-driven work where VELO's purpose-built agents deliver the most value.

Unlike generic AI tools that lose context mid-project or hallucinate in complex logic, VELO maintains persistent memory across the entire codebase while applying rigorous validation at each step.

VELO Hybrid AI Architecture
🤖
Agentic AI
Pattern-driven transformation
+
✓
Deterministic
Compiler-grade validation
+
👤
AI Squad
Expert engineering review

How VELO's Agents Were Applied

1
🔍
Scout Agent
Analyzed 4,600+ line monolith, mapped dependencies, identified transformation patterns
2
📐
Architect Agent
Proposed Blazor Server architecture with PostgreSQL data layer and Entra ID auth
3
⚙️
Translation Agent
Converted WinForms to Razor components, VB6 idioms to modern C# patterns
4
✓
Quality Agent
Generated unit tests, validated compilation, verified calculation parity
👤
Human Engineers Complete the Final Mile
AI handles high-volume transformation; engineers handle judgment calls
Testing strategy and scenario design
Architectural decisions and product ownership
Validation of engineering formulas
Final UX refinement and QA

"VELO compresses the discovery and translation phases, letting a smaller team move at a pace that traditional staffing cannot match at this price point."

Key Takeaways

Lessons From This Migration

🎯

Blazor is a Natural Target for .NET Legacy

Full-stack C# means business logic ports directly, keeping the team in a single language and ecosystem while gaining modern web capabilities.

💡

VELO Unlocks Constrained Budgets

By compressing discovery and translation, VELO lets smaller teams deliver enterprise-grade results on budgets that couldn't support traditional rewrites.

🔄

Hybrid AI Works Best for Pattern-Driven Work

Re-implementation of known screens and logic into modern frameworks is where VELO delivers the highest leverage.

👤

Human Judgment Remains Essential

Architecture, testing strategy, scope management, and domain validation still require experienced engineers.

🚀

Modernization Creates a Platform, Not Just a Replacement

The real value extends beyond the initial migration. It's the integrations, expansions, and capabilities the modern platform now makes possible.

"The takeaway is not that AI replaces engineering teams. It is that VELO lets smaller teams punch above their weight on the right kinds of projects."

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