Hear how FHLBNY is leveraging Unqork to break free from tech debt and empower tech teams—and even business analysts—to quickly build modern apps
In this engaging fireside chat, Unqork’s Gary Hoberman and Michael Radziemski, SVP & CIO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY), explore how the bank is getting off the endless technical debt treadmill of Java upgrades and quickly building secure, modern apps that increase efficiencies and advance the bank’s mission.
“We were on this treadmill with Java—we were barely keeping up. And at some point, I said, ‘We’re done. We’re not going to spend any more money just to stay in place,’” said Radziemski.
Then, he and his team discovered Unqork. He was impressed by how it aligned with his commitment to an enterprise architecture to drive efficiency, innovation, and business outcomes.
“With the help of Unqork, it’s likely that we will replace 100% of our Java apps over the course of time, and every single one gets off the treadmill,” said Radziemski. “We are no longer coming back three years later to upgrade, then again three years after that, and so on.”
In addition to legacy modernization, he discussed other ways Unqork is unlocking innovation to advance the bank’s mission:
- Faster time to market. His team has rapidly scaled the delivery of applications built on Unqork, earning praise from business users who are now empowered with long-requested tools and capabilities.
- Unqork’s security advantage. Unqork’s shared security model means that security patches and updates requested by one Unqork customer are immediately available to everyone else—with no further changes to their applications.
- Empowered business users. Because development in Unqork is 100% visual, business users at the bank have begun developing and launching their own applications, while the IT team can ensure all the necessary guardrails are in place. Radziemski expects to see more business-led innovations in the future.
“Unqork is helping us empower more people to deliver value, which is really what the mission of a bank’s tech team is really all about,” concluded Radziemski.