A demarc extension is the process of connecting your organizationâs network to a data lineâsuch as a T1, DSL, or POTSâprovided by the telephone company or another vendor.
Legacy system. In computing, a legacy system is an old method, technology, computer system, or application program, of, relating to, or being a previous or outdated computer system.. Often a pejorative term, referencing a system as legacy means that it paved the way for the standards that would follow it.
Driving the need for change is the cost versus the business value of legacy systems, which according to some industry polls represent as much as 85-90% of an IT budget for operation and maintenance. Monolithic legacy architectures are antitheses to modern distributed and layered architectures.