Robison is the author of "Application Rationalization: Burning Fat and Building Muscle," a 32-page Burton Group report released this week that outlines a program for dealing with the common problem of too many applications doing too little work.
If you have only a vague inkling of what application rationalization might be, the analyst says he is not surprised. While the concept of going through and weeding out unnecessary applications isn't new, and is part of the consulting practice of Burton and other analyst firms, it is not a popular practice. It doesn't have the buzz of SOA, Ajax or agile programming. Perhaps it lacks a sexy name.
