When considering systems to prioritize for infrastructure modernization efforts, federal agencies need to consider a number of factors, such as system age, size, scope, availability and performance requirements. Some areas of the government—for example the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service—have systems that date back as far as the 1960s or 1970s. In fact, 20- or 30-year old systems are not uncommon across the rest of the federal government. While most of these systems have undergone some level of evolution over the years, such efforts vary widely in terms of scope and impact, leaving many systems running on aged infrastructures or relying on outdated architectures and designs. Many older systems were designed around limitations such as storage considerations that no longer apply, resulting in overly complex or poorly performing structures. By replacing the underlying database with a modern foundation such as PostgreSQL, agencies can eliminate the complexity of those now-irrelevant limitations. The result is faster performance and more resilient applications that better serve the needs of a modern government.